Ababambiqhaza abathathu abakhulu abavela embonini ye-Greek MICE bahlanganyele ukuze bakhuthaze i-Greece njengendawo yezinkomfa nemicimbi yekhwalithi ephezulu. I-Alliance yakhelwe ukuthuthukisa umthelela wezomnotho wemboni yemihlangano ngokuxhuma izifunda zaseGreece, ukudala amathuba emisebenzi kanye nokukhuthaza ukutshalwa kwezimali.
I-Greek Meetings Alliance entsha izonweba futhi ikhulise ukusebenzisana okungakahleleki okwesikhathi eside phakathi kwezinhlangano ezinkulu emkhakheni wemihlangano nemicimbi: i Idolobha lase-Athens/Le yi-Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau, i-Hellenic Association of Professional Conference Organizers & Destination Event Specialists (HAPCO & DES) kanye ne-Thessaloniki Convention Bureau (TCB).
Imemorandamu esungula i-Greek Meetings Alliance yasayinwa phakathi nomgubho eHholo Lekhonsathi lase-Megaron Athens ngo-Okthoba 25. Ukusayinwa kweMemorandamu kwalandelwa ingxoxo ngekusasa lezokuvakasha ezingqungqutheleni nomthelela wako kwezomnotho ohlanganisa abaholi ababili bemboni ababalulekile u-Ray Bloom, Usihlalo we Iqembu le-IMEX, kanye noSenthil Gopinath, oyi-CEO ye-ICCA.
NgoNovemba 18th i-GMA yethulwa ngokusemthethweni eThessaloniki ngesikhathi sombukiso wezokuvakasha ePhiloxenia Helexpo. Izikhulumi zazihlanganisa i-CEO ye-Athens Development and Destination Management Agency u-Epameinondas Mousios, uMongameli we-Hellenic Association of Professional Conference Organiser & Destination Event Specialists (HAPCO & DES) uSissy Lignou, kanye noMongameli Webhodi Labaqondisi be-Thessaloniki Convention Bureau, u-Yiannis Aslanis.
Zombili izethulo ziphinde zalandelwa yingxoxo yephaneli yabantu abathathu ababalulekile be-GMA. Lona nguNobhala Jikelele we-Athens – CVB International Relations Officer, u-Efi Koudeli, i-Hellenic Association of Professional Conference Organizers & Destination Event Specialists (HAPCO & DES) UNobhala Jikelele u-Antonia Alexandrou kanye noMqondisi Ophethe we-Thessaloniki Convention Bureau u-Eleni Sotiriou bethule izinjongo ze-GMA nohlelo lokusebenza olusekelwe ezinsikeni ezinhlanu. : I-GMA Recognition Establishment, Education, Extroversion and Grow Sustainability.
Izethulo kuwo womabili amadolobha bezihanjelwe yinani lezikhulu ezisemthethweni ezihlanganisa i-Athens Μayor Kostas Bakoyannis, iPhini likaNgqongqoshe wezokuVakasha uSofia Zacharaki, umongameli we-GNTO u-Angela Gerekou kanye nonobhala jikelele we-GNTO u-Dimitris Fragakis kanye nePhini LoMbusi Wezokuvakasha, Isifunda SaseMakedoniya Emaphakathi u-Alexandros Thanos.
Umfelandawonye waqala ukwakheka phakathi nalolu bhubhane futhi waqala wagxila ekwakheni iphothifoliyo yemicimbi ebonakalayo ngenkathi imboni ye-MICE ibhekene nenkinga engakaze ibonwe. NgoJulayi 2020, umfelandawonye waphothula inhlolovo yokuqala yokuqopha umthelela walolu bhubhane kubalingani bemboni ye-Greek MICE. Lokhu kwalandelwa imihlangano emibili exubile ukwethula imiphumela yocwaningo kanye nokudingida isu lekusasa lemboni yemihlangano.
Umsebenzi onzima usuvele ukhombisa imiphumela. I-Athens ijabulela ukuduma njengendawo yamazwe ngamazwe yemihlangano nemicimbi, ikleliswe endaweni yesi-6 eYurophu kanye neyesi-8 emhlabeni ngokocwaningo lwakamuva kakhulu lwe-International Congress and Convention Association. Ukwengeza, i-This is Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau yaqashelwa njenge-Leading City Tourist Board yase-Europe kuma-World Tourism Awards ka-2022. IThessaloniki, idolobha elisezingeni lesibili enyakatho, ikleliswe kwabangama-35 eYurophu nangama-47 emhlabeni ngokocwaningo olufanayo, iba indawo esafufusa enezakhiwo ezinhle kakhulu namandla amakhulu. I-HAPCO ne-DES ibonwa njengelungu elibalulekile ku-Global Task Force of PCOs ye-IAPCO futhi inyuse ukukhishwa kwayo.
Emazwini akhe, u-Senthil Gopinath waphawula: “Imboni yemihlangano iyisisusa sokuthuthukiswa kwenhlalakahle yezomnotho, futhi imizamo yokubambisana isiza ukudala ukukhula okuzinzile ngaphakathi kwemboni. Ukwakhiwa komfelandawonye phakathi kwababambe iqhaza embonini yemihlangano eGreece kuhlosiwe, kusenesikhathi futhi kugxilile. Egameni le-ICCA, ngifisela i-Greek Meetings Alliance impumelelo enkulu.”
IMeya yeDolobha lase-Athens, uKostas Bakoyannis, ugcizelele ukubaluleka kwemboni yeMICE ezinhlelweni zedolobha lomnotho wasekhaya. "Sikholelwa ngokujulile emandleni okubambisana ukuze kwandiswe iphrofayili ye-Athene njengendawo yamazwe ngamazwe yezingqungquthela nemicimbi," kusho u-Bakoyannis. “Leli yisu elisemqoka elixhumene kakhulu nokuthuthukiswa kwamadolobha. Ikhuthaza ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda yedolobha futhi kufanele ithathwe njengethuluzi elingenza ngcono izinga lempilo yabahlali.”
Ekhulumela uMnyango Wezokuvakasha WamaGreki, iPhini likaNgqongqoshe uSofia Zacharakis uthe: “Siseseka ngentshiseko lesi sinyathelo esiyingqayizivele. Lo mfelandawonye omusha uthumela umyalezo ocacile: ezokuvakasha zamaGreki zishaye konke okulindelwe kulo nyaka, kodwa ngeke siphumule, sizoqhubeka nokuqhubekela phambili ngamandla amakhulu. Umgomo uwukwakha ezokuvakasha ezisezingeni eliphezulu nezinokulinganisela. Ezokuvakasha ezinkomfeni zidlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu kule ntuthuko, ziletha izinselelo ezinkulu nazo ezingamathuba amahle. Sizimisele ukuwasebenzisa.”
Umongameli we-Hellenic Association of Professional Conference Organisers (HAPCO & DES) uSissy Lignou waphawula: “I-Greek Meetings Alliance ithumela umlayezo oshubile mayelana namandla okubambisana nekhono leGreece ukuba libe indawo ehamba phambili yenkomfa. Kusukela embonweni ozelwe phakathi kwesimo esinzima kakhulu sezwe kanye nezokuvakasha zamaGreki, lezi zinhlangano ezintathu ezihamba phambili zaqala uchungechunge lwezenzo ezihlanganyelwe namuhla esizenza ngokusemthethweni ngememorandamu yokubambisana. Inhlangano yethu izofaka isandla ngamandla nangentshiseko kulo mzila ojwayelekile.”
Umongameli Webhodi Labaqondisi Be-Thessaloniki Convention Bureau, u-Yiannis Aslanis wathi: “Lokhu kubambisana kufaka izici ezingcono kakhulu zemboni yemihlangano eGreece: ukuzivumelanisa nezimo, ubungcweti, ukusungula izinto, ukubambisana. Kochwepheshe beMICE, inani elikhulu lomnotho wezwe liyabonakala. Siyethemba ukuthi leli qiniso liba sobala ukuze sithole ukwesekwa imboni edingayo ezingeni likazwelonke futhi iqhudelane namazwe ngamazwe. Isinyathelo sethu esihlanganyelwe sokwakha umfelandawonye phakathi kwezindawo kanye nezingcweti ezimelela cishe yonke imakethe yezingqungquthela zaseGreece siqinisekisa ukubaluleka kokuhlela nezenzo ezingeni likazwelonke.”
