Izihloko ezithi “Ukwenza umhlaba ube luhlaza” zibambe imidiya ngokugqama okuthakazelisayo okuhlanganisa izindinganiso zokulinganisa ezididekile ezisetshenziswa yizindawo okuyiwa kuzo, izindaba ezitholakala kalula, ukukhuthazwa kokuphumelela nokusungula abaholi, noma izindaba ezintsha nezintsha zokusimama.
Unyaka wezi-2007 bekuwunyaka oqhakambisa ezokuvakasha ezisimeme. Ilethe umlilo wangaphakathi ovutha kancane emithonjeni yezindaba futhi kamuva yafinyelela ku-crescendo ngezindaba eziningi ezilotshwayo mayelana nokongiwa kwemvelo ngo-2008. Ngonyaka odlule, abezindaba babone izinhlelo zokusebenza ezihlukahlukene eziluhlaza kanye nemikhuba engcono kakhulu. Abezindaba baphinde babona ukuqhuma kwezindaba eziluhlaza kanye nokugxila okujulile eGreenland: izingqimba zayo zeqhwa ezincibilikayo, imiphumela yokukhulisa indawo epholile kanye nezinguquko ze-polar eziphawuleka ukuthi zithinte iplanethi yonke njengoba kubonakala ngezinguquko ezinkulu kumazinga okushisa angu-1.4 degrees emhlabeni wonke kanye no-4.5 degrees eduze ezigxotsheni.
“Ngakho ufuna ukuzwa ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu? Hamba eGreenland. Ngenxa yento eyenzakalayo eGreenland, indawo ebiyiwa kuyo ebikade igqugquzela ukushushumbiswa kwezinja nokuzingela izimvu zamanzi manje isikhuthaza amaphakheji okudoba kanye ne-kayaking yasolwandle. Ukuhamba nge-adventure eGreenland kushintshe kakhulu. Yize kunemisebenzi embalwa esekelwe eqhweni, kuningi i-kayaking olwandle ngoba manje sekuneqhwa lasolwandle,” kusho uPaul Bennett, umbhali weNational Geographic Adventure kanye nomsunguli we-Context Travel, ongumhleli wezingqungquthela zokuhamba zabahambi emadolobheni ayisishiyagalombili emhlabeni jikelele. e-ASTA's TheTradeShow ebibanjwe muva nje e-Orlando, eFlorida.
Ezokuvakasha bezilokhu zikhula ngesilinganiso samaphesenti angu-9.5 ngonyaka emhlabeni wonke futhi ezokuvakasha ezisimeme bezilokhu zikhula ngezinga elisondela kumaphesenti angu-25 kanti izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zabo bonke abavakashi baseMelika zithi balindele ukuthi amahhotela enze okwengeziwe ukuze avikele imvelo namasiko endawo. Ngenxa yalokho, yonke inkampani yezokuvakasha izibiza luhlaza ngomzamo wokukhanga abahambi abaqaphela imvelo.
Imithombo yezindaba yezokuvakasha ibigxile ezindabeni zekhabhoni. Ukufakwa kobuphathi kanye nezokuvakasha kuba yinto okugxilwe kuyo njengoba imboni yezokuvakasha ithuthuka; ubuphathi bamaphrojekthi amaningi kube yinto ekhathaza kakhulu ibhizinisi lokuhamba eliluhlaza kanye nemidiya eluhlaza. Imithelela kumasiko endawo/ ekwandiseni amasiko kanye nendlela abaninimasheya bezokuvakasha bendawo abangabamba iqhaza ngayo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ezokuvakasha ziyabuya futhi zakha izisekelo zamasiko nemiphakathi yendawo.
Ebuphathini, iningi lentuthuko yezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke isethwe ezindaweni ezihlanzekile. “Bheka ezokuvakasha ezinakekela izinkuni, noma amaphrojekthi okuhlanza (njenge-Everest Expeditions eyakhipha amabhodlela kadoti noma iphrojekthi yokuhlanza efana neThames 21), amaphrojekthi okulondoloza imvelo (afana neLapa Rios eCosta Rica noma eKapawi ) noma izinhlelo zokubuyisela emuva (ezifana ne-Lindblad noma i-Intrepid), kusho umsunguli we-Context Travel.
Ekulandeleni umthelela kwezenhlalo-mnotho, abezindaba bebezobheka umthelela ophelele wemizamo yezokuvakasha esimeme, okuhlanganisa nendlela ecatshangelwe kahle neshiwo kubanikazi bamasheya bendawo, ubambiswano kanye nokwabelana ngenzuzo (Kapawi), ukugwema ukuxhashazwa (Masai), nezixuku. Yebo zixuku.
Kuncane okubhaliwe ngakho, kodwa izixuku ezeqile ezingena ezikhumbuzo/iminyuziyamu eYurophu isb. I-Mona Lisa, amathempeli namathuna ase-Egypt, i-mausoleum isb. i-Taj Mahal njll. empeleni kusheshisa ukuwohloka kwezindawo zezivakashi. “Asikhulumi ngokungahambi kodwa ukulawulwa ngempumelelo kokuvakashelwa kwezixuku nokugeleza kwezimoto,” kusho uBennett.
U-Bennett ukhombisa ukudumala ngemboni yezokuvakasha ngomkhumbi ethi ingcolisa ngendlela emangalisayo. "Ezokuvakasha ngemikhumbi yokuhamba ngezinyawo eVenice zilimaza kakhulu imvelo eVenice ngoba udoti ungaya kuphi? I-Venice ayikwazi ukumunca udoti. Yingakho umuntu ovamile waseVenetian enesaka elilinganiselwe likadoti ngosuku,” esho.
Ukuhamba ngokuluhlaza kuyinhloso elula "yokugeza i-greenwashing," okuyilokho u-Bennett akubiza ngokuthi umzamo wokusebenzisa iziqinisekiso eziluhlaza, njengokuthenga amakhredithi ekhabhoni, nokusho izinto eziningi eziwumbudane noma amanga ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukuvakasha okunethonya elikhulu, okuzikhandlayo njengokuzinzile nokuvumelana nendawo okuyiwa kuyo. . Izinkampani eziningi zenza sengathi ziluhlaza kanti azikho luhlaza ngempela. Bahlaza.
Abenzeli bezokuvakasha abagxile ekuhlaza, kanye nabemithombo yezindaba yezokuvakasha kufanele bahlole la mabhizinisi ezokuvakasha ohlwini olude lwezingubo zokufaka izicelo ezingenasisekelo ezihlanganisa ukuwashwa kwethawula lasehhotela, ukuthenga amakhredithi ekhabhoni ngaphandle kokunciphisa umkhondo womuntu, “izisekelo eziyizipoki” ngaphandle lapho abangazisebenzeli ngempela. i-carbon offset yanoma ubani, amaqhinga e-PR anobuqili kanye nokungabi bikho obala. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, kuwukuhlakanipha ngaso sonke isikhathi ukubonisana nezinhlangano eziqaphayo, izikhungo zokucwaninga kanye nezinkampani ezinikeza izitifiketi ezithuthukise indlela nezinhlelo zokuqinisekisa iziqinisekiso zebhizinisi lezokuvakasha eliluhlaza. Ezithembeke kakhulu kubalwa i-International Ecotourism Society (ehlonishwayo), iSustainable Travel International (esebenzayo), iGreen Globe (edumile) nezinhlelo zokuklomelisa ezinjengoConde Nast, kusho uBennett.
Abezindaba bafuna ama-engeli amasha ashisayo okuhlanganisa impumelelo yezobuchwepheshe efana nohambo lwemingcele ye-carbon ephansi (uhambo olude kwamanye amafutha), ukusebenzisa imithetho yezokuvakasha esimeme ezindaweni ezintsha, ukudlulela ngale kwezinhlangano ezisiza umphakathi kanye nezokuzithandela ukuze kwakhiwe ubudlelwano obuqhubekayo phakathi kwabahambi nezindawo, uphenyo. ubuntatheli busondela kumthelela wangempela wezindawo zokungcebeleka namahhotela amakhulu, kanye nokudalulwa kwezenzakalo eziwubukhazikhazi nomthelela wazo.
“Abezindaba bahlale befuna indaba enkulu. Ikhabhoni indlovu eluhlaza. I-Carbon iyi-SUV yemboni yezokuvakasha futhi abezindaba bahlala befuna isixazululo nezindaba ezinkulu njengendiza yokuhlola i-bio-fuel ye-Virgin Atlantic entwasahlobo ka-2008 phezu kwe-Atlantic. I-carbon footprint yomuntu ehamba ewela i-Atlantic inkulu kakhulu kunohambo lomuntu lwansuku zonke ukuya nokubuya emsebenzini. Indiza ewela i-atlantic inikela ngamathani angu-150 ekhabhoni, okufanayo nokushayela amamayela angu-500,000; ezokuvakasha zikhula kakhulu. Ngakho-ke bhekisisa okushoyo noma okwenzayo,” kucebisa uBennett.
