I-Africa Travel Association (ATA) imemezele ukuthi izobamba iNgqungquthela Yayo Yonyaka yama-34 e-Cairo ngoMeyi 2009. Lesi simemezelo senziwe nguNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha waseGibhithe u-Zoheir Garranah, kanye nomqondisi omkhulu we-ATA u-Edward Bergman.
Lo mcimbi uhlelwa uMnyango Wezokuvakasha wase-Egypt ngokubambisana ne-Egypt Tourist Authority (ETA) futhi uzoba yinhloko-dolobha yaseCairo kusukela ngoMeyi 17-22, 2009.
“Kungokukhulu ukuziqhenya ukuthi manje sisebenzisana ne-ATA ukwamukela umhlaba e-Egypt eNgqungqutheleni Yonyaka ye-ATA,” kusho uNgqongqoshe u-Garranah. "Sibheke ngabomvu ukwamukela umhlaba ezweni lethu."
“I-ATA ibheke ngabomvu ukuxoxisana nongoti bezokuvakasha abahamba phambili emhlabeni ukuze balethe umhlaba e-Afrika,” kusho uBergman. “Ngokuhlanganisa amandla ayingqayizivele e-Egypt okuthola amanani aqopha umlando wabavakashi abafikayo kanye nekhono le-ATA lokuhlanganisa abaholi bemboni abahlukahlukene ukuze balolonge i-ajenda yezokuvakasha e-Afrika, lo mhlangano wamazwe ngamazwe unesithembiso esimangalisayo nethuba loshintsho ezwenikazi lase-Afrika kanye nezimakethe zomhlaba.”
Ikhongolose yase-Egypt yakhela empumelelweni yobudlelwano obunesikhathi eside besizwe ne-ATA. NgoMeyi 1983, i-ATA yabamba ingqungquthela yayo yesishiyagalombili eCairo; eye-16 yaba ngo-1991. Ngo-1983, izwe lalisanda kwethula imizamo yokukhangisa. Ngo-1991, inani labafika kwezokuvakasha lase liphindeke ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili, okwasiza le mboni ukuba ibe insika yomnotho wezwe. Ngemva kokuphola kokufika kwezokuvakasha ngeminyaka yawo-1990, abavakashi abafikayo bafinyelela irekhodi eliphezulu elingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-8.6 ngo-2004 futhi, namuhla, ezokuvakasha ziwumthombo omkhulu wemali engenayo yemali yangaphandle e-Egypt. Ngokwakhela phezu kwalo mfutho, iziphathimandla zezokuvakasha zase-Egypt zihlela ukwamukela abafika bezokuvakasha abayizigidi ezingu-16 ngo-2014.
"Silindele ukuthi iCongress ka-2008 ngeke isize i-Egypt nje kuphela ukuthi ifinyelele imigomo yayo, kodwa futhi izosiza izwe ukuthi likhiqize ukukhula okwengeziwe kwezokuvakasha okuvela e-US nase-Afrika, kanye nase-Asia naseCaribbean" kusho uBergman.
Ingqungquthela, ezoba se-Cairo International Conference Centre (CICC), izothatha izinsuku ezinhlanu, ixoxisane nababambe iqhaza ezingxoxweni zokusebenzisana ngezihloko eziningi, njengokubambisana kwezimboni zamazwe ase-Afrika, ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda kanye namathuba okutshalwa kwezimali. Kuzophinde kubanjwe ama-roundtable ongqongqoshe, abahlinzeki-mpahla, abasebenzeli bezokuvakasha kanye nabaphathi bezokuvakasha, kanye nemicimbi ekhethekile yokuxhumana kanye nombukiso wemakethe. I-ATA's Young Professionals Network izobamba iqhaza kulo mcimbi. Ngokokuqala ngqa, i-ATA izophinde ihlele uchungechunge lwamathuba okuxhumana kanye nokufunda kubantu base-Afrika abahlala emazweni angaphandle njengengxenye ye-Africa Diaspora Initiative entsha.
“I-Egypt nayo iyisibonelo kwezinye izindawo zase-Afrika okufanele ziphendukele kuzo, ikakhulukazi njengoba utshalomali lwakwamanye amazwe nelaseGibhithe lusize ukuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha ngokusiza uhulumeni ukuthi agxile ezifundeni ezisogwini nokwakha ingqalasizinda yezokuvakasha, okuhlanganisa indawo yokuhlala kanye nezinsiza ezingcono zezindiza. Empeleni izithunywa ze-ATA zizofika esikhumulweni sezindiza esisanda kuvulwa e-Egypt,” kusho uBergman.
Ikhaya lezindawo zakudala kakhulu emhlabeni kanye nezikhumbuzo ezidumile, okuhlanganisa iGiza Pyramids, iGreat Sphinx, iNayile kanye neRed Sea coral reefs, kanye neSharm El Sheik resort, kanye nemakethe enkulu yeKhan El Khalily, iGibhithe imi izindawo ezihamba phambili zokuhamba zezwekazi. I-Egypt izohlela Usuku Lwezwe Lokusingatha Ingqungquthela yezithunywa, ezizothola ithuba lokuhlola ezinye zalezi zindawo zezokuvakasha, kanye nezinye eziningi. Ukuvakasha kwangaphambi nangemuva kwezwe nakho kuzohlinzekwa.
Ukulungiselela umcimbi, i-ATA yathumela ithimba e-Egypt ngo-August ukuze liyohlolwa indawo. Ithimba lahlangana no-Minsiter Garranah, usihlalo we-ETA u-Amr El Ezabi, kanye noMnu. Riad Kabil, unobhala jikelele we-Egypt Travel Agents Association, inhlangano enamalungu ayi-1,600.
Ngaphansi kwesibhengezo esithi “Connecting Destination Africa,” umcimbi we-ATA uzobe uhanjelwe ongqongqoshe bezokuvakasha base-Afrika, abaqondisi bamabhodi kazwelonke wezokuvakasha, abaholi bezinkampani ezizimele zase-Afrika, abamele ezokuvakasha, abezokuvakasha, izinhloko zezinhlangano ezingekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni, izifundiswa nabezindaba. , ozobhekana nezinselele zasekhaya nezomhlaba jikelele ezihlobene nokukhuthazwa kwezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele e-Afrika.
