I-Holland America Line iwine Umklomelo Wezokuvakasha Wokuziphendulela Kumaholidi Abalulekile

SEATTLE – I-Holland America Line ithole indondo yendawo yokuqala namuhla emcimbini we-Responsible Tourism Awards obuxhaswe ngabakwaVirgin Holidays. Umcimbi obubanjelwe e-World Travel Market eLondon uhlonipha izinkampani zezokuvakasha ngokuqhuba ibhizinisi eliyimpumelelo kuyilapho zihlonipha izindawo nemiphakathi.

I-Holland America Line iwine indondo yendawo yokuqala ye-Best Cruise noma i-Ferry Operator.

"I-Holland America Line ibhekane ngokuphumelelayo nemithelela yemvelo yebhizinisi layo," kusho u-Justin Francis, umqondisi we-Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2008. "Banciphise ukukhishwa kwe-dockside ngamaphesenti angu-20, basungula futhi baqalisa uhlelo lokuqeqesha "Ukugwema Imikhomo" , yandise ukugaywa kabusha kwezinto ngamaphesenti angu-50, futhi yethula ubuchwepheshe obusha bokukhuhla.”

Imiklomelo yethulwe emcimbini wesidlo sasemini okhethekile owawungoNovemba 12 ngokuhambisana neWorld Travel Market eLondon.

“Siyajabula ukuqashelwa yi-Virgin Holidays ngemizamo yethu eqhubekayo yokusebenza ngendlela ehambisana nenhlalo nemvelo,” kusho uRichard D. Meadows, CTC, iphini likamongameli omkhulu, izinhlelo zokumaketha, zokuthengisa nezivakashi. "Sihlala sibuyekeza, siqapha, futhi sithuthukisa ukusebenza kwethu, futhi sizibophezele ekunciphiseni indawo yethu yemvelo."

Amandla ogu
I-Holland America Line ibambisene nePort of Seattle, i-US Environmental Protection Agency, i-Seattle City Light, kanye ne-Puget Sound Clean Air Agency ukufaka izindawo zikagesi ogwini e-Port of Seattle's cruise Terminal 30. Kuze kube manje, i-Holland America Line isihlomise ezintathu. Imikhumbi ye-Vista-class – ms Oosterdam, Nksz Noordam, Nksz Westerdam – kanye nomphathi omkhulu uNksz Amsterdam. Amandla ogwini enza imikhumbi ikwazi ukucisha izinjini zayo zikadizili futhi ixhume kugridi kagesi yasendaweni, esebenzisa amandla ahlanzekile aphehlwa ngamanzi.

Ukugwema Iziteleka Zomkhomo
Ukuze kusizwe ekululameni nasekuqinisekiseni ukuphepha kwazo zonke izinhlobo zemikhomo, i-Holland America Line, ngokubambisana ne-NOAA's Fisheries Service kanye ne-National Parks Service, isungule futhi yethula “Ukugwema Iziteleka Zomkhomo,” uhlelo olubanzi nolusebenzisanayo lokuqeqesha olusekelwe kukhompyutha. Zonke izikhulu zedeski ze-HAL zisithathile isifundo.

I-Sea Water Scrubber
Ucwaningo olunzulu lokungenzeka luyaqhubeka ngokubambisana nama-ejensi alawulayo wendawo, i-United States Environmental Protection Agency, i-Environmental Canada, kanye ne-Holland America Line ukuze kuthuthukiswe futhi kuhlolwe isihlihlisi samanzi olwandle ukuze sisetshenziswe emikhunjini. Uma kuphumelele, izihlikihli ezinjalo zizonciphisa i-sulphur dioxide kanye nokukhishwa kwe-particle-matter. I-scrubber njengamanje igibele u-ms Zaandam futhi ukuhlolwa kusaqhubeka.

Izinkampani zezokuvakasha ziqokwa ngabahambi. Kulo nyaka zingaphezu kuka-1,900 izinkampani zezokuvakasha eziqokwe emikhakheni engu-13. Owokugcina ugcwalise uhlu lwemibuzo enemininingwane futhi abawinile bakhethwa yithimba lamajaji.

Mayelana Nemiklomelo Yezokuvakasha Enesibopho Samaholide Wamaholide
Yasungulwa nguJustin Francis, umqondisi ophethe we- responsibletravel.com ngo-2004, i-Responsible Tourism Awards, exhaswe yi-Virgin Holidays iyona encintisana kakhulu emhlabeni wonke futhi iwukubambisana phakathi kohla lwemibhalo lokuhamba nge-inthanethi olune-directtravel.com; Abalingani bemidiya base-UK iTelegraph Travel, Geographical Magazine, BBC World News, kanye neWorld Travel Market abangaba umcimbi wokwethulwa. Iphuzu eliyinhloko lemiklomelo ukuthi zonke izinhlobo zezokuvakasha - kusukela endaweni eyodwa kuya kwezivamile - zingakwazi futhi kufanele zisetshenziswe ngendlela ehlonipha futhi izuzise izindawo kanye nabantu bendawo.

Ukuze uthole okwengeziwe, vakashela ku-http://www.responsibletourismawards.com/.