I-IGLTA imemezela i-American Express Travel njengozakwethu omusha

I-International LGBTQ+ Travel Association yamukelwe namuhla Ukuhamba kwe-American Express njengozakwethu wokuqala emhlabeni jikelele emkhakheni wezinsizakalo zezezimali. Ukubambisana kuqondanisa nemikhiqizo yokuvakasha eyaziwa kakhulu emhlabeni I-IGLTA ezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu lokusebenzisana futhi kwandise amathuba azo zombili izinhlangano ukuthi zibambe iqhaza ekuthuthukisweni kwezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele.

Isekelwe ekuzibophezeleni okuhlala isikhathi eside ekukhuthazeni isiko elibandakanya wonke umuntu nokwamukelayo elibonisa ukuhlukahluka kozakwabo, amakhasimende, nemiphakathi, i-American Express Travel ibe ngumholi wemboni iminyaka engaphezu kwe-100. Ubungcweti obujulile benhlangano nezinhlelo nezinzuzo ezikhethekile zinikeza Amalungu Ekhadi isevisi esezingeni lomhlaba ukuze abhukhe futhi ajabulele uhambo lwazo zonke izinhlobo.
 
Eminyakeni eyi-18 edlule, American Express uthole amaphuzu angu-100 ku-Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index, izinga elicabangela izinqubomgomo nezinqubo zenkampani ezisekela ukufakwa kwe-LGBTQ+. I-American Express futhi iyilungu le-Open For Business, umfelandawonye wezinkampani zomhlaba ezenza icala lezomnotho nelebhizinisi lokufakwa kwe-LGBTQ+ emhlabeni jikelele. Isu le-American Express's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) lihlanganisa ukugxila ekuthuthukiseni Ukuhlukahluka, Ukulingana Nokufakwa (DE&I) nokuzibophezela ekusekeleni abasebenzi abahlukahlukene, abalinganayo, nababandakanyayo, imakethe, nomphakathi.

Le nkampani ikhiphe umbiko wayo wokuqala Wokuhlukahluka, Ukulingana kanye Nokufakwa ngo-2021, obhala inqubekelaphambili yayo ekuzibophezeleni kwe-DE&I kanye nezinhlelo njengengxenye yoHlelo Lokusebenza Lwe-DE&I luka-$1 Billion.
 
“Silwela ukuhlanganisa ozakwethu abahlukahlukene abangasisiza sikhulise ukubonakala kwe-LGBTQ+ kuyo yonke imboni yethu futhi sakhe ukuxhumana okuhlanganisayo okuzozuzisa amalungu ebhizinisi lethu,” kusho. I-IGLTA Umongameli/u-CEO uJohn Tanzella. “Ukuthola ukwesekwa yi-American Express Travel, ngokufinyelela kwayo emhlabeni wonke nokuzibophezela ezinhlelweni ze-DEI ne-LGBTQ+, kuyingqopha-mlando ebalulekile emsebenzini wethu wokwandisa ukwamukelwa nokuqonda kwabahambi be-LGBTQ+ emhlabeni wonke.”
 
“Ukubandakanywa kwethu kuwumgogodla endleleni esenza ngayo ibhizinisi Ukuhamba kwe-American Express futhi igxile ezinhlelweni zethu ze-ESG,” kusho u-Audrey Hendley, uMongameli, i-American Express Travel. "Ukubambisana nenhlangano efana ne-IGLTA enenhlonipho enkulu embonini yonke kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile emgomweni wethu wokuqinisekisa ukuthi senza izinqumo ezifanele uma kuziwa ekuhlanganiseni nasekumeleleni umphakathi we-LGBTQ+."
 
Ngaphambi kokwenza lokhu kubambisana kube semthethweni, i-American Express Travel ibambe iqhaza I-IGLTA I-Foundation Think Tank ngokuhlukahluka, ukulingana, nokufakwa kwezokuvakasha, eyabanjwa ngoSepthemba 2021 e-Atlanta phakathi neNgqungquthela Yomhlaba wonke yenhlangano yama-37.

I-International LGBTQ+ Association ingumholi womhlaba wonke ekuthuthukiseni uhambo lwe-LGBTQ+ kanye neLungu Lenxusa eliziqhenyayo le-World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Umgomo we-IGLTA ukuhlinzeka ngolwazi nezisetshenziswa kubahambi be-LGBTQ+ nokwandisa ezokuvakasha ze-LGBTQ+ emhlabeni jikelele ngokubonisa umthelela wazo omkhulu wezenhlalo nezomnotho. Ubulungu be-IGLTA buhlanganisa izindawo zokuhlala ze-LGBTQ+ zokwamukela, izindawo oya kuzo, abenzeli bezokuvakasha, abahlinzeki bezokuvakasha, imicimbi, nemidiya yezokuvakasha cishe emazweni angama-80. Uhlelo lwe-Global Partner lwe-IGLTA luhlinzeka izinkampani ngokuqashelwa okuphezulu nokubonakala phakathi kwabahambi be-LGBTQ+ ngamathuba athuthukisiwe okukhangisa nawokuxhumana kuyo yonke inethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke yenhlangano.

I-American Express yinkampani yezinkokhelo edidiyelwe emhlabeni wonke, enikeza amakhasimende ukufinyelela emikhiqizweni, imininingwane kanye nolwazi olucebisa izimpilo nokwakha impumelelo yebhizinisi. Amakhasimende e-American Express Travel anokufinyelela ku-Travel Consultants angaphezu kuka-4,500 abakhona ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuze basize abathengi bahlelele, babhukhe futhi bazulazule ohambweni lwamanje noluzayo.