I-IGLTA Foundation ibambisene ne I-Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) ukunikeza ithuba eliyingqayizivele kumfundi wezokuvakasha waseHong Kong Polytechnic University ukuthi athamele I-International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association ye-35th Annual Global Convention, ehlelelwe uMeyi 9-12 eToronto, eCanada.
U-Thanakarn (Bella) Vongvisitsin ukhethiwe ukuthi athamele le ngqungquthela, ebhekwa njengomcimbi ohamba phambili wezemfundo nokuxhumana embonini yezokuvakasha ye-LGBTQ yomhlaba wonke.
"I-IGLTA Foundation ihloniphekile ukusebenzisana nenhlangano evelele njenge-PATA ukunikeza amathuba kubantu abasha abafanelekayo ekuphishekeleni kwabo ukuqonda okwengeziwe nokuqinisa ezokuvakasha zomhlaba wonke ze-LGBTQ," kusho uSihlalo weBhodi le-IGLTA Foundation, uGary Murakami, CMP, CMM. ye-MGM Resorts International. “Sikholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi ukufinyelela emfundweni namathuba okuxhumana e-IGLTA Annual Global Convention kuyinsika yemizamo yeSisekelo futhi ukusebenza ne-PATA kuwukhiye wempumelelo yethu.”
U-Thanakarn (Bella) Vongvisitsin, isakhamuzi sase-Thai, usebenza ngeDokotela Wefilosofi (PhD) eSikoleni Sokuphathwa Kwamahhotela Nezokuvakasha (SHTM) e-Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Umfundaze wenkomfa uhlinzeka ngohambo olukhokhelwe zonke izindleko kanye nokubhaliswa kwengqungquthela emcimbini.
“Kuwudumo lwami olukhulu nethuba kimi ukuthi ngiklonyeliswe nge-PATA/IGLTA Scholarship eyeseka ngokugcwele uhambo lwami lokuhambela umhlangano omkhulu wezokuvakasha we-LGBTQ emhlabeni wonke,” kusho uNksz Vongvisitsin. “Ngijabule kakhulu ukuhlanganisa okuhlangenwe nakho kwami okuqondile njengommeli we-LGBTQ, ilungu lomphakathi we-transgender kanye nesizinda sami socwaningo kwezokuvakasha nokuphatha izihambi ukuze nginikele ngokugcwele ocwaningweni lwezokuvakasha lwe-LGBTQ. Nginomuzwa wokuthi lo mfundaze uyisiqalo kimina, futhi leli thuba lizongisiza ukuthi ngifunde imikhuba emihle kochwepheshe bezokuvakasha be-LGBTQ.”
Lona unyaka wesithupha i-IGLTA Foundation inikeze ngoHlelo lwayo lwe-Building Bridges Scholarship kubafundi bezokuvakasha kanye nosomabhizinisi abancane, futhi kungokwesibili inhlangano engenzi nzuzo isebenzisana nenye inhlangano kulo msebenzi. I-IGLTA kanye ne-PATA bakha ubudlelwano ngo-2015 futhi inqubo yokufaka isicelo salolu xhaso oluhlanganyelwe yayivulekele abafundi abafunda ezikhungweni zemfundo ezingamalungu e-PATA International.
“I-PATA inenkolelo eyisisekelo yokuthi bonke ababambiqhaza bezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha banezwi elilinganayo okufanele lizwakale, futhi siyaqhubeka sisebenzela ukusungula amabhuloho abo bonke abantu abathakazelayo abavela kuwo wonke amazwe ukuze bafinyelele futhi bazwelane bodwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, besilokhu singabagqugquzeli abaqinile bokuthuthukiswa kongoti bezokuvakasha abasebasha esifundeni. Lo mfundaze ugqamisa ukuzibophezela kwethu kuyo yomibili le mizamo,” kusho isikhulu se-PATA uDkt. Mario Hardy. “Ngithanda ukuhalalisela uBella ngokuqokelwa leli thuba elihle lokuqonda kabanzi imboni yezokuvakasha kanye nezokungcebeleka, kanye nomthelela omkhulu othinta izitabane nokuvakasha kwezitabane ezinawo kwezenhlalo nakwezomnotho emhlabeni wonke.”
Ngo-2017, imisebenzi ye-PATA yayigxile ku-Young Tourism Professional (YTP), igcizelela ukubaluleka kokutshala izimali ezinkulu ekuthuthukiseni nasekuthuthukiseni ulwazi namakhono abafundi abahileleke kwezokuvakasha, ukuphatha izihambi kanye nezifundo zeziqu ezihlobene. Inhlangano iphinde yagqamisa isidingo esibalulekile sokuthuthukisa nokusebenzisa izinkundla zokuqeqesha ezisebenzayo zama-YTP njengoba efuna ukwenza inqubekelaphambili yomsebenzi kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwamakhono. Phakathi nonyaka, i-PATA yethule isigaba sobulungu be-YTP Student, sinikeza inkundla yamalungu ezitshudeni ze-YTP ukuthi axhume kunethiwekhi yomkhakha obanzi we-PATA.
“Kusijabulisile ukuzwa ukuthi uNksz Bella Vongvisitsin nguyena odle umhlanganiso we-PATA-IGLTA Foundation Sponsorship,” kusho uSolwazi Kaye Chon, uDean, uSihlalo onguSolwazi kanye noSolwazi we-Walter Kwok Foundation we-International Hospitality Management, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, e-Hong. Inyuvesi yaseKong Polytechnic. “Yize kuwukuhlonipha ithalente lakhe, ukuzinikela nokusebenza ngokuzikhandla kwakhe, kumele sibonge i-PATA ngamathuba anikezwe izikhungo ezingamalungu ayo. Isikole Sokuphathwa Kwehhotela Nezokuvakasha saseHong Kong Polytechnic University siyaziqhenya ngokuba yilungu le-PATA futhi siye sasekela imizamo eminingi yeNhlangano ekuthuthukiseni ezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke.”
Ubambiswano oluyimpumelelo phakathi kwe-PATA ne-IGLTA buye lwavumela zombili izinhlangano ukuthi zabelane ngolwazi ngokucwaninga nangezincwadi, zihlinzeke ngokuhlanganyela ngokuhlanganyela emicimbini, zisekele izikhundla zokumela okuvunyelwene ngazo zombili, futhi zithuthukise ukufinyelela ukuze kuzuze amalungu azo zombili izinhlangano. Njengengxenye yobambiswano, i-IGLTA izohlinzeka ngezilinganiso zesaphulelo zabafundi ukuze bajoyine I-IGLTA 35th Annual Global Convention. Abafundi abanentshisekelo yokuya kufanele bathumele i-imeyili [i-imeyili ivikelwe].
Ngaphezu kwalokho, isikhulu se-PATA uDkt. Mario Hardy naye uzobe ethula inkulumo yosuku LGBT+ Travel Symposium eBangkok, eThailand kusukela ngoJuni 29-30. Umcimbi uhlelwe yi-Out There Publishing, kanti ozakwethu abasekayo bahlanganisa i-PATA ne-IGLTA.
Uhlelo lwe-IGLTA Foundation Building Bridges Scholarship Programme lwadalelwa ukusekela isizukulwane esilandelayo sabasebenzi bokuvakasha be-LGBTQ (kanye nabalingani). Abamukeli bemifundaze babamba iqhaza kulo lonke uhlelo lwengqungquthela ye-IGLTA, baqinisekise ukuthi bazothola ithuba lokuxhumana nabaholi bemboni yezokuvakasha abavela emhlabeni wonke, bathole ukuqeqeshwa kochwepheshe ezindaweni abazithandayo futhi bahambele izikhathi zemfundo.
