Ngomhla zingama-21 kuNhlangulana 2018, i-European Travel Commission (i-ETC), ibhodi lezokuvakasha laseFlemish i-VISITFLANDERS kanye ne-International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) bazosingatha iForamu Yezemfundo ku-LGBTQ Tourism. Lo mcimbi uhlose ukuqhubekisela phambili ulwazi kwezokuvakasha kwe-LGBTQ eYurophu, kuxoxwa ngesimo saseYurophu njengendawo ephephile neyamukelekayo yezivakashi ze-LGBTQ, siphenya izindlela ezintsha zokuqinisa ukuheha kwesifunda njengendawo evumelana ne-LGBTQ, nokuqonda ukuvela kwesikhathi esizayo kwe-LGBTQ ukuhamba.
Ngokubona ukubaluleka kwezomnotho nezenhlalo kwezokuvakasha kwe-LGBTQ, amabhizinisi ezokuvakasha nezindawo ongazihambela kuzo angaba yisisusa soguquko ekuqhubekeni nasekubhekaneni nezinkinga zenhlalo nezomphakathi zomphakathi we-LGBTQ nokwenza ngcono izimpilo zabahlali be-LGBTQ nabahambi base-Europe. Isithangami sizokwakha isikhala sokucobelelana ngolwazi nemikhuba emihle nokwandisa isibopho senhlalo kulo mkhakha; izonikeza izindawo namabhizinisi ukuqonda kanye namathuluzi okuqonda nokunakekela abahambi be-LGBTQ, ukwakha izipesheli ezibandakanya wonke umuntu eziphendula ukwehluka kwangempela kwesigaba, futhi babe ngamanxusa amalungelo abantu kanye nabagqugquzeli bokuthuthukiswa kwenqubomgomo ebandakanya wonke umuntu.
Le ngxoxo izosekelwa yiphrojekthi entsha yocwaningo ngokuhlanganyela ye-ETC ne-IGLTA Foundation kwezokuvakasha kwe-LGBTQ eYurophu, egxile esimweni samanje, amathemba namathuba ezokuvakasha kwe-LGBTQ eYurophu, ngokubheka izitayela zomhlaba wonke nokuziphendukela kwemvelo okulindelekile. Okutholakele kulo mbiko kuzokwethulwa ngesikhathi senkomfa ngumbhali wayo, uPeter Jordan. Imiphumela yombiko izohlinzeka ngohlaka nokusekelwa kwengxoxo yesithangami.
Lesi Sithangami sizoba seHilton Brussels Grand Place futhi sizosingathwa nguRobert Davershot. Lo mcimbi uzoqoqa amabhizinisi ezokuvakasha, amabhodi ezokuvakasha lapho eya khona ezingeni likazwelonke, lesifunda nelasekhaya, ahola izinhlangano zomhlaba, izinhlangano ezizimele zamalungelo abantu kanye nabenzi bezinqubomgomo ze-EU. Izikhulumi zifaka phakathi uPiet De Bruyn, uMkhandlu WaseYurophu; Peter De Wilde, uMongameli ETC kanye ne-CEO VISITFLANDERS; UThomas Bachinger, iBhodi Yezokuvakasha eVienna; UMattej Valencic, Isonto Eliphinki iSlovenia; noMateo Asensio, Turisme de Barcelona, phakathi kwabanye.
Lolu hlelo luzoqhubeka ngakusasa, mhla zingama-22 kuNhlangulana, ngokuvakasha kwezobuchwepheshe okuzohlinzeka ngokuqondisisa ngokuhlinzekwa kwezivakashi njengamanje nokunokwenzeka okulungiselelwe izivakashi ze-LGBTQ eBrussels. Uhambo oluqondisiwe lwedolobha laseBrussels kanye neRainbow Village luzoqeda ngesidlo sasemini esilula e-Mothers and Daughters pop-up bar lesbian enkabeni yedolobha.
