Imboni yezokuvakasha e-Bahamas idinga ukulungiswa ukuze ihlale iyindawo ehamba phambili yezivakashi esifundeni, ngokusho kukaNobhala-Jikelele we-Caribbean Tourism Organization uVincent Vanderpool-Wallace.
Ngesikhathi ekhuluma ne-Bahamas Chamber of Commerce's Business Education and Development Seminar ngoLwesibili, uMnu. Vanderpool-Wallace uthe izivakashi zikhathele yizinto zakudala ezifanayo lapho zivakashela i-Bahamas futhi zifuna okuhlangenwe nakho okusha.
“Maningi amafilimu kaJames Bond adalwe lapha eBahamas ngokwengxenye noma ewonke ukwedlula noma iyiphi enye indawo emhlabeni,” esho.
“Kodwa hamba uzame ukuthola uhambo lukaJames Bond lapho abantu bengaya khona babone izindawo zangempela nazo zonke izinto ezenziwayo. Esinye sezizathu ezenza abantu abeza lapha ngemikhumbi yokungcebeleka bangehli emikhunjini ingoba izinkambo ezifanayo abazithole ngesikhathi begcina lapha ziyafana namuhla.”
Uthe izibalo zikhomba ukuthi u-51% wabavakashi abavakashela eBahamas bake bavakashela le ndawo futhi abaningi babo bayenqaba ukwehla emkhunjini ngoba bekholelwa ukuthi akukho okusha eNassau.
UMnu. Vanderpool-Wallace uphinde waphakamisa ukuthi i-Bahamas kufanele isebenzise idumela layo lamazwe ngamazwe njengomholi kwezokuvakasha kanye nezinsizakalo zezezimali futhi isebenzise amasemina kanye namathuba okuqeqesha ukudweba ochwepheshe bangaphandle kule mikhakha e-Bahamas.
“Ngikubona kumangalisa. Kungani singenzi isiqiniseko sokuthi usuku nosuku simema abantu ezinkundleni zemidlalo yeshashalazi eCable Beach noma eParadise Island ukuze sikhulume nabo ngalokho okutholakalayo nalokho okunikezwayo ezinkonzweni zezezimali?” ebuza.
Uphinde wathi ezokuvakasha kwezempilo nezempilo zizoba wusizo olukhulu emkhakheni wezokuvakasha.
“Uma ubheka ukufuduka kwabantu e-US bebheke eningizimu kuyacaca ukuthi abantu bathi nsuku zonke 'sifuna ilanga eliningi' futhi bakusho lokho ngoba bacabanga ukuthi isipiliyoni sokunikeza impilo, ” kusho uMnu. Vanderpool-Wallace. “Ngakho ithuba lokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha kwezempilo nempilo likhulu kakhulu.”
Uthe ezokuvakasha zemfundo zizobhekwa njengento ebalulekile ekuhlukaniseni imboni kanye nokwakha isithunzi seBahamas njengesikhungo semfundo.
UMnu. Vanderpool-Wallace wengeze ngokuthi abantu emhlabeni wonke sebezwile kakade ngezinto i-Bahamas okufanele zinikeze yona. Kodwa-ke uthe abantu baseBahamas kumele manje babanikeze amathuba okuthi bazibonele ngesikhathi bekuleli.
Uthe into yokuqala okumele ibekwe eqhulwini ekukhangiseni ezindaweni eziseduze neThe Bahamas ngaphambi kokukhomba ezinye izifunda emhlabeni. UMnu. Vanderpool-Wallace uthe indlela engcono kakhulu yokuba i-Bahamas imakethe umkhiqizo wayo wezokuvakasha iwukugxila 'kumaqoqo' ayo.
"I-Bahamas ivele ibe nesithunzi somhlaba wonke endaweni yezokuvakasha futhi into okufanele uyenze ukuthola indlela yokwenza amandla akho aqine," esho.
Unobhala-jikelele we-CTO uthe uma i-Bahamas ibingagxilisa umkhiqizo wayo wezokuvakasha ezintweni ezilethe udumo emhlabeni jikelele esizweni izoheha izinkulungwane zabantu abanentshisekelo kulezo zindawo futhi ibe 'iqoqo' lamazwe ngamazwe kuleyo ndawo efana nendlela. IHollywood isiphenduke iqoqo labalingisi nabenzi bamafilimu.
UMnu. Vanderpool-Wallace uthe ezokuvakasha zingaphezu kwalokho abantu baseBahamas abakucabangayo, wengeza ngokuthi akuwona umsebenzi noma imboni, kodwa umkhakha wezomnotho.
“Uma uzithola usesimweni lapho ummeli eluleka omunye wabathuthukisi ukuthi eze azobheka ingxenye ethile yempahla acabanga ukuyibeka phezu kwayo, lowo mmeli usembonini yezokuvakasha,” usho kanje.
UMnu. Vanderpool-Wallace uthe kubalulekile ukuthi abantu baseBahamas baqale ukubona ezokuvakasha ngalo mbono ngoba lapho lo mkhakha ubhekwa ngale ndlela “kukhona okumangalisayo okwenzekayo.”
Uthe uma ongoti bemikhakha eyahlukene sebekwazi ukusebenzisa amakhono abo ukucija imboni yezokuvakasha futhi bahlomule mathupha ngomsebenzi wabo yilapho ezokuvakasha sezithathe ubuso obusha zanikeza amathuba amasha.
I-Business Education and Development Seminar umcimbi waminyaka yonke osingathwa yi-Bahamas Chamber of Commerce.
NgokukaMongameli weChamber of Commerce u-Dionisio D'Aguilar, umhlangano walo nyaka ubuhanjelwe abantu abasha abaningi kunanini ngaphambili ngenxa yoHlelo LokuQalisa Intsha Lomnyango Wentsha.
Lolu hlelo luhlinzeka ngezibonelelo kosomabhizinisi abancane.
Ngokusho kukaMnuz D’Aguilar, bangaphezu kuka-10 osomabhizinisi abasebasha abafake izicelo zosizo kulolu hlelo.
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