The Inhlangano Yezokuvakasha YaseCaribbean (CTO) ihloniphe izinhlangano zezokuvakasha eziyisishiyagalombili ezivela emazweni angamalungu e-CTO ngemiklomelo yazo ephezulu yokwamukela imigomo esimeme yezokuvakasha. Imiklomelo yethulwa mhla zingama-29 kuNcwaba ngesikhathi kuvalwa i-CTO Ingqungquthela yaseCaribbean Yokuthuthukiswa Kwezokuvakasha Okuqhubekayo e-St. Vincent naseGrenadines.
Kulandela inqubo yokwahlulela eqinile eyenziwe yithimba lamajaji ahloniphekile, kuzo zonke izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha kanye nemikhakha ehlobene nayo, abawine imiklomelo eyisishiyagalombili baqokwe kwabangu-38 abangenele futhi bami kanje:
• Ukwenza kahle kakhulu ku-Sustainable Tourism Award kuqhakambisa umkhiqizo noma umzamo onomthelela eqophelweni elingcono lempilo endaweni futhi ohlinzeka ngolwazi oluyingqayizivele lwesivakashi. Owinile: I-True Blue Bay Boutique Resort eGrenada.
• I-Destination Stewardship Award ihlonipha indawo eyilungu le-CTO eyenza izinyathelo eziqinile ekulawuleni ezokuvakasha okusimeme ezingeni lendawo. Ophumelele: IGuyana Tourism Authority.
• Umklomelo Wokongiwa Kwemvelo uncoma noma yiliphi iqembu, inhlangano, ibhizinisi lezokuvakasha noma indawo ehehayo esebenzela ukuvikela izinsiza zemvelo kanye/noma zasolwandle. Owinile: I-Kido Foundation eCarriacou, eGrenada.
• Umklomelo Wokuvikela Amasiko Nokuvikela Amagugu uhlonipha inhlangano yezokuvakasha noma umkhankaso onegalelo elikhulu ekuvikeleni nasekukhuthazeni amagugu. Owinile: Ikomidi leMaroon neStringband Music Festival eCarriacou, eGrenada.
• Umklomelo Wezindawo Zokuhlala Ezisimeme uhlonipha izindawo zokuhlala izivakashi ezincane noma eziphakathi nendawo (amagumbi angaphansi kwama-400). Umnqobi: Karanmabu Lodge, Guyana
• I-Agro-Tourism Award ihlonipha ibhizinisi elihlinzeka ngomkhiqizo wezokuvakasha wezolimo ohlanganisa izici zokudla/ukukhiqizwa kwezolimo, umkhiqizo wokupheka kanye nolwazi lwezivakashi. Owinile: Copal Tree Lodge, Belize
• Umklomelo Wemihlomulo Yomphakathi uhlonipha inkampane ephethe ezokuvakasha ngendlela ezuzisa isikhathi eside indawo okuyiwa kuyo, abantu bendawo kanye nezivakashi. Umnqobi: Jus' Sail, Saint Lucia
• I-Tourism Social Enterprise, umklomelo okhethekile oqaphela isinyathelo somuntu noma iqembu/inhlangano ebhekana nezinkinga zomphakathi ngokusebenzisa imibono emisha yokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha. Owinile: Richmond Vale Academy, St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Abaxhasi beMiklomelo Yezokuvakasha Esimeme YaseCaribbean bahlanganisa: I-Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Barbados; I-International Institute of Tourism Studies, i-George Washington University; Massy Stores, St. Vincent kanye neGrenadines; iMustique Company Ltd., iSt. Vincent kanye neGrenadines; National Properties Ltd., St. Vincent kanye neGrenadines; kanye neKhomishini Yenhlangano Yamazwe AseMpumalanga Caribbean (OECS).
“I-CTO iyakuthokozela ukubona nokukhuthaza izinhlelo zokusimama eziqalwa emazweni angamalungu ayo. Ababambe iqhaza embonini yezokuvakasha yomphakathi kanye nezizimele basaqhubeka nokubonisa intshisekelo nokuzinikela okusezingeni eliphezulu ekuthuthukisweni kwezokuvakasha okusimeme, okwenza lesi sifunda sibe esihamba phambili emhlabeni jikelele kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha,” kusho u-Amanda Charles, uchwepheshe wezokuvakasha osimeme we-CTO.
I-Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development, ngenye indlela eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Sustainable Tourism Conference (#STC2019), ihlelwe yi-CTO ngokubambisana ne-St. Vincent kanye ne-Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) futhi yayibanjwe zingama-26-29 Aug. 2019 Ihhotela i-Beachcombers e-St. Vincent nase-Grenadines.
I-St. Vincent kanye ne-Grenadines isingathe i-#STC2019 phakathi kwemizamo kazwelonke eqinile yokuya endaweni ehlaza, ekwazi ukumelana nesimo sezulu, okuhlanganisa ukwakhiwa kwemboni yokushiswa komhlaba e-St. I-Lagoon e-Union Island.
