BERLIN – Ibhukwe ngokugcwele! Ngo-2009 i-ITB Berlin izohlinzeka ngokuqinisekiswa okumangazayo kokubaluleka kwayo njengombukiso wezohwebo ohamba phambili embonini yezokuvakasha. Kusukela ngo-March 11-15, 2009, abaphathi abanobulungiswa balindele izinkampani nezinhlangano ezibonisayo ezingaba ngu-11,000 ezivela emazweni angaphezu kuka-180 emahholo angu-26 e-Berlin Exhibition Grounds. Naphezu kwesimo somnotho esinzima emhlabeni wonke, ngo-2009 isidingo sisadlula ukunikezwa. I-Messe Berlin ilindele isibalo esikhulu nakakhulu sezivakashi zezohwebo zamazwe ngamazwe ku-ITB Berlin Convention, umhlangano omkhulu kunayo yonke emhlabeni walolu hlobo, oqhubeka ngesikhathi esifanayo.
UDkt. Martin Buck, umqondisi we-ITB Berlin, wathi: “Imibukiso emikhulu yezohwebo yamazwe ngamazwe iyinkomba enokwethenjelwa yesimo sezimboni ezimele. Uma sibhekene nesizinda sokuwohloka okuphawulekayo komnotho womhlaba kanye nokulindelwe ngokungangabaziyo, i-ITB Berlin yalo nyaka ibaluleke kakhulu kunangaphambili kubakhangisi bayo kanye nezivakashi zayo zezohwebo. Ngalesi sigaba, i-ITB Berlin izokwazi ukufeza indima yayo njengenkundla yokuxhumana kanye nethuluzi lokumaketha. "
Emasontweni ayisithupha ngaphambi kokuqala kwe-ITB Berlin, lo mbukiso wezohwebo ubika ukuthi ukubhaliswa kusezingeni eliphezulu ngokumangalisayo, naphezu kwezinkinga zezomnotho nezezimali emhlabeni jikelele. Phakathi kwabakhangisi abazobe behlangene nabavakashi bezohwebo kanye nomphakathi kuzoba ngabavela esizweni esisha kunazo zonke emhlabeni: iKosovo. Izwe lase-Afrika iGabon selibuyile njengombukisi ngemuva kokungabikho kweminyaka embalwa, kanye neTajikistan neTurkmenistan. Ngo-2009, i-Middle East ibika ukwanda okuqhubekayo kwezokuvakasha. I-Emirates yase-Abu Dhabi kanye neQatar manje inohlu olubanzi kakhulu lwezindawo ezikhangayo nezinsiza. Okwesibili, inkampani yezindiza i-Emirates iletha ukuma kwayo okumangazayo, ngesimo sembulunga, eBerlin. Inani elandayo labavakashi abavakashela e-USA liphinde libonakale ezinhlelweni zababukisi baseMelika: I-New York neFlorida zizobe zithatha izindawo ezinkulu zokubukisa. Izifundazwe zaseJalimane ziza eBerlin zilindelwe lukhulu kulo nyaka. Zonke izikhala ezitholakalayo zibhukhiwe emahholo asetshenziswa yizifundazwe.
Esinye sezici ezivelele ze-ITB Berlin yalo nyaka i-European Capital of Culture 2010. I-RUHR.2010 isifunda esibambisene nombukiso wokuhweba wezokuvakasha omkhulukazi emhlabeni. Njengesifunda esibambisene nabo, i-Ruhr izobe ihlela imicimbi yokuvula ngoMashi 10, 2009 e-International Congress Center (ICC) Berlin futhi izomelwa ngesikhathi sombukiso ngemicimbi yamasiko ehlukahlukene kanye nenjabulo yokudla. Ukwengeza, i-European Capital of Culture RUHR.2010 kanye nezinto zayo eziningi ezikhangayo zizobonakala ngesikhathi sohambo olusemthethweni lombukiso ukukhombisa ukuthi yini eyenza leli dolobha elikhulu libe yindawo evelele.
