U-Juergen Thomas Steinmetz ubelokhu esebenza embonini yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha kusukela esemusha eJalimane, okokuqala njenge-ejenti yezokuvakasha futhi manje njengomshicileli wezincwadi zokuvakasha nezokuvakasha ezinethonya kakhulu nezifundwa kakhulu emhlabeni. Uphinde abe nguSihlalo we-International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP).
Wazalwa ngo-December 9, 1957, uThomas angabhekwa njengomphefumulo ozulazulayo, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo ubuntu obusebenza kanzima obuye waba isithonjana semboni yezindaba zokuhamba nezokuvakasha ngenxa yokuzibophezela emsebenzini wakhe.
Amava akhe ahlanganisa ukusebenza nokusebenzisana namahhovisi ahlukene ezokuvakasha kazwelonke nezinhlangano ezingekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni, kanye nezinhlangano ezizimele nezingenzi nzuzo, ekuhleleni, ekusebenziseni nasekulawuleni ikhwalithi yohlu lwemisebenzi nezinhlelo ezithinta ezokuvakasha, okuhlanganisa nezokuvakasha. izinqubomgomo nemithetho. Amandla akhe amakhulu ahlanganisa ulwazi oluningi lwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha ngokombono womnikazi webhizinisi elizimele ophumelelayo, amakhono amahle kakhulu okuxhumana, ubuholi obuqinile, amakhono amahle kakhulu okuxhumana, umdlali weqembu oqinile, ukunaka imininingwane, inhlonipho enesibopho sokuhambisana nazo zonke izindawo ezilawulwayo. , namakhono okululeka kuzo zombili izinkundla zepolitiki nezingezona ezombangazwe maqondana nezinhlelo zezokuvakasha, izinqubomgomo, nemithetho. Unolwazi olunzulu ngemikhuba yamanje nezitayela zasembonini futhi ungumlutha wekhompyutha ne-inthanethi.
Yiziphi izinsongo ezibhekene nemithombo yezindaba engathi sína futhi enochwepheshe kulesi sikhukhula senkundla yezokuxhumana?
STEINMETZ: Anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi ngiyawuqonda yini umbuzo wakho. Ngingacabanga ngezinselelo ezimbalwa. Ngenxa yenani elikhulu lokuthunyelwa kwenkundla yezokuxhumana, imidiya yobungcweti enemihlahlandlela yokuqinisekisa nokulinganisa ulwazi kungase kudingeke ukuthi isebenze ngesivinini esincane. Imithombo yezindaba ebucayi kufanele icacise ukuthi ihlukile ezinkundleni zokuxhumana. Kudingeka bakhiphe umlayezo oqhubekayo ukuze bagcine indawo yabo njengomthombo wezindaba othembeke kakhulu.
Ingabe indlu yemidiya yezokuvakasha neyokuvakasha kulula ukuyigcina, noma ingabe ukusimama kuba umbuzo?
STEINMETZ: Ukuzinza kuba inselele kunoma yiliphi ibhizinisi. Ngenani lemidiya emisha, inkundla yezokuxhumana, kanye ne-inthanethi,¬ imali engenayo yokukhangisa yehle kakhulu uma iqhathaniswa neminyaka ethile edlule. I-ETN, njengeminye imithombo yezindaba, ibheka amathuba okuthola imali “ngaphandle kwebhokisi” futhi ayincikile ekukhangiseni incwadi yezindaba.
Kungani ukhethe indlela enzima kangaka yokukhangisa izindaba zokuvakasha nezokuvakasha, kuyilapho abantu bethanda ukulalela nokufunda ngepolitiki, izinhlekelele, njll.? Akulula yini ukuthengisa izibhamu kunama roses?
STEINMETZ: Siyakwazi lokhu. Izinombolo nezindaba zezinhlekelele ziyathengisa. Siphinde sibheke izihloko zezindaba ezinhle namagama angukhiye ukuze sithole abafundi abaningi. Asiwathengisi ngempela “amarozi” – izihloko zethu zibucayi futhi ngezinye izikhathi ziyaqhuma ngokwemvelo. "Ama-roses"
izihloko eziningi zingezakhangisi.
Sitshele ukuthi yimiphi imibala oyithandayo nokuthi yikuphi ukudla othanda ukukudla.
STEINMETZ: NgiseHawaii, futhi sinokudla okuningi kwase-Asia. Ngiyathanda ukudla kwaseThailand, eNdiya/ePakistan, nokudla kwaseJapane. U-75% walokho engikudlayo awukona ukudla kwami kwendabuko yaseJalimane. Ngiyathanda ukudla okubabayo nokudla okusanda kuphekwa. Angimkhulu ngama-buffet nokudla okuphekwe ngaphambilini noma ukudla okusheshayo. Ngiyakuthanda nokudla kwase-Italy, kodwa udokotela wami wangitshela ukuthi ngingakudli kakhulu.
Thomas, yimuphi umlayezo ofisa ukuwuthumela kwabezindaba kanye nababambe iqhaza kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha?
STEINMETZ: Ngibe kuleli bhizinisi kusukela ngo-1978, futhi ngiyalithanda. Ibhizinisi lami nalo liwukuzilibazisa kwami. Angisoze ngaba usozigidi, kodwa ukusebenzelana nabantu emhlabeni wonke kanye nemboni yethu kumnandi kakhulu. Kuyimboni ebalulekile yokugcina ukuthula nokuqonda. Ezokuvakasha zingaba neqhaza ekuqondeni umhlaba, emhlabeni ovuleleke kakhudlwana, kanye nasezweni elinomthwalo wemfanelo.
Yiziphi izinjongo zakho empilweni? Waneliseke kangakanani ngomsebenzi wakho kanye nesimo esijwayelekile embonini yezokuvakasha?
STEINMETZ: Ngiyawuthanda umsebenzi wami. Ukwenza 24/7/365 akuyona into engizisola ngayo. Ngaba nabangane abaningi kulo mkhakha, futhi ngiyathanda ukuhlangana nabantu futhi ngijabulele umsebenzi wami. Ngangingakwazi ukucabanga ngenza enye into. Inhloso yami, vele, ukuqala ukonga imali yomhlalaphansi wami. Leli bhizinisi akulona ibhizinisi elikhokha kakhulu, ngakho lingaba inselele kwesinye isikhathi.
Uma ngikunikeza iholide lenyanga eyodwa, ungafisa ukulichitha kuphi - iyiphi indawo oya kuyo futhi ngani?
STEINMETZ: Ngingathanda ukuhlala ekhaya. Ngahamba izinsuku ezingu-170 ngonyaka odlule. Ngihlala kwesinye seziqhingi ezinhle kakhulu emhlabeni. Ngigqoka izikhindi nama-tee-shirt namaslipper usuku lonke, futhi ngibheke kwelinye lamabhishi amahle kakhulu ongawathola noma yikuphi. Uma ngihamba, ngijabulela amadolobha amakhulu njenge-Jakarta, i-Bangkok, i-Berlin, i-London, ne-Hong Kong -¬ angamadolobha engiwathandayo. Ngingajabulela nezifunda ezisezintabeni. Uhambo lwakamuva oluya eNepal beluyinto ejabulisayo.
Ngiyabonga kakhulu, Thomas, ngesikhathi sakho kanye nengxoxo. Ngiyabonga futhi.
[Inhlolokhono ishicilelwe okokuqala ngabe-The Region Initiative]
