EBANGKOK, Thailand: UGiovanni Bisignani, umqondisi jikelele kanye nesikhulu esiphezulu se-International Air Transport Association (IATA), uncome igalelo eliyingqayizivele lePacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) embonini yezokuvakasha yalesi sifunda.
Kusho uBisignani, “Iminyaka engu-60, i-PATA ibambe iqhaza elikhulu ekuthuthukisweni okumangalisayo kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha esifundeni sase-Asia Pacific.”
Njengoba i-Asia Pacific manje eyimakethe yezindiza enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, uzwakalise ithemba elikhulu ngokukhula kwesikhathi esizayo esifundeni. “I-IATA ikhuthaza ukuqhubeka kwezindiza njengemboni ephephe nakakhulu, eluhlaza, nenenzuzo eyengeziwe. Ukuphumelela kwendiza kuyasiza ekuqhubekiseni ukukhula kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha okuletha izinzuzo ezibanzi kwezomnotho,” ephawula.
Ngalolu hlelo, uthe i-IATA ibheke ngabomvu eminyakeni engu-60 ezayo yokusebenzisana ne-PATA.
U-Bisignani ungumholi wesibili wemboni yomhlaba wonke oncome i-PATA phakathi nonyaka wayo weminyaka engama-60. UDavid Scowsill, umongameli kanye nesikhulu esiphezulu, iWorld Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), muva nje ichaze i-PATA “njengephakathi kweziphathimandla ezihamba phambili kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha,” njengoba ibeke isifunda sase-Asia Pacific ebalazweni lembulunga yonke lezokuvakasha.
Umgubho weminyaka engama-60 we-PATA kanye neNgqungquthela yenzeka kusukela ngo-Ephreli 9-12, 2011 e-China World Hotel, e-Beijing. Ithatha indikimba ethi, “Building Tourism: Past. Phrezenta. Ngokuqhubekayo,” le ngqungquthela iyisizinda somkhankaso we-PATA wonyaka wonke wemicimbi nemisebenzi yeminyaka engama-60.
Iqala impilo njengeqembu elincane lochwepheshe bezokuvakasha abashisekayo emuva ngo-1951, i-PATA isikhule yaba inhlangano yobulungu enamandla nenamandla, eqhuba ukukhula kwezokuvakasha okunesibopho esifundeni sonke sase-Asia Pacific.
Phakathi neminyaka engama-60, kuholele ekuthuthukisweni kwesifunda sase-Asia Pacific kusuka endaweni eyaziwa kancane, engakathintwa emhlabeni, kuya kulokho namuhla - indawo yokuvakasha ekhula ngokushesha, ejabulisa kakhulu emhlabeni. Ngo-2020, i-PATA ilindele ukuthi abafika emazweni angaphandle bazokhuphukela ezigidini ezingama-530.
Umgubho Weminyaka engama-60 we-PATA kanye neNgqungquthela kuzoba umcimbi obalulekile emkhakheni wezokuvakasha nokuvakasha wase-Asia Pacific futhi okufanele uhambele noma ubani onentshisekelo ekuthuthukisweni okuqhubekayo kwalesi sifunda esishukumisayo.
Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nokugubha iminyaka engu-60 kwe-PATA, noma ukubhalisela Umgubho Weminyaka engama-60 kanye Nenkomfa, vakashela: www.pata60.org.
