I-European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) kanye nedolobha lase-Athens bajoyina amandla ukuze bakhuthaze ezokuvakasha enhloko-dolobha yaseGreece, evame ukubizwa ngokuthi 'isizinda sempucuko yaseNtshonalanga'. Ngomhla zingama-22 kuMbasa ithimba labathengi abacishe babe ngu-60 abangochwepheshe, abaqashwe yi-ETOA, bazoza e-Athens ukuze bavakashele futhi babambe iqhaza ku-workshop lapho umthengi ngamunye ezoba nochungechunge lwemihlangano efika kwengama-32 nabahlinzeki bendawo abafanelekile. , njengamahhotela nezindawo eziheha izivakashi.
Umcimbi, obizwa nge-Travel Trade Athens, usebenzisa uhlelo lokuqokwa kwe-ETOA, olunikeza ishejuli yemihlangano yomuntu ngamunye esekelwe ezidingweni ezithile zabahlinzeki nabathengi. Ukuze i-Athens ihlanganise lesi sici se-workshop kuyintuthuko enkulu ekuhlanganyeleni phakathi kwendawo okuyiwa kuyo kanye nabantu abayithengisa emhlabeni jikelele.
Kanye nokuxhumana okunjalo okuhlelekile kwe-Travel Trade Athens ihlinzeka izithunywa ngokuvakasha kokuzijwayeza okuhlanganisa nezindawo zokuma e-Benaki Museum, National Gardens, Greek Parliament kanye ne-Digital Planetarium entsha. Isidlo sasemini sinikezwa endaweni yokudlela i-Aegli Zappiou.
U-Tom Jenkins, uMqondisi Omkhulu we-ETOA uthi “I-ETOA yasungulwa yilezo zinkampani ezigxile ekuletheni amakhasimende avela emhlabeni wonke eYurophu. Laba bantu bathengisa amadolobha, amakhasimende abo azi ukuthi isiko ledolobha laseYurophu lalihlukile. Phakathi kwamadolobha aseYurophu i-Athens iyazigqaja. Kube yindawo okufanele uyibone iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezintathu futhi siyalamukela ithuba lokukhombisa lokho. ”
UGeorge Broulias, Ilungu loMkhandlu Wedolobha lase-Athens noMongameli we-ADDMA ugcizelele ukuthi: “IDolobha lase-Athene liyakujabulela ukusingatha nokuhlela ndawonye umhlangano wokuqala weTravel Trade Athens, ngokubambisana ne-European Tour Operators Association. Ukusebenzisana kwethu ne-ETOA, umlingani ohloniphekile nohlonipheke kangaka emkhakheni wezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke, kukhombise ukuba wusizo olukhulu emizameni yeDolobha yokukhombisa i-Athene, ngempumelelo nangokuthembekile emphakathini womhlaba wonke wezingcweti zezokuvakasha.
IDolobha lase-Athens, emzamweni walo wokuthuthukisa umnotho wezivakashi zeDolobha futhi lisungule i-Athene phakathi kwezindawo ezithandwa kakhulu eYurophu, lilandela uhlelo oluthuthukisiwe lokumaketha nokukhangisa. Uchungechunge lweTravel Trade Athens luyisinyathelo esibaluleke kakhulu nesibalulekile ekufinyeleleni lo mgomo”.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- On 22nd April a delegation of nearly 60 professional tour-operator-buyers, recruited by ETOA, will come to Athens for a familiarisation visit and to take part in a workshop where each buyer will have a series of up to 32 meetings with relevant local suppliers, such as hotels and visitor attractions.
- Our cooperation with ETOA, such an esteemed and high profile partner in the field of tourism internationally, has proven to be a valuable asset to the City's effort to showcase Athens, effectively and reliably to the international tourism professionals' community.
- For Athens to incorporate this workshop element is a major development in the engagement between a destination and the people who sell it around the world.