Umklomelo wokugqugquzela ukuqwashisa nokwamukela Umphakathi we-LGBT+ embonini yezokuvakasha yomhlaba wonke: ku-Annual Global Convention, ezoba kusukela zingama-24 kuya zingama-27 kuMbasa e-Hilton Midtown New York City, i-International LGBT+ Travel Association (IGLTA) izokwethula I-ITB Berlin ne-Vanguard Award.
Minyaka yonke, kanye ne-IGLTA Foundation (www.iglta.org/The-IGLTA-Foundation), inkampani esiza umphakathi ye-IGLTA, ibhodi yabaqondisi yethula i-IGLTA Honours. Abamukeli ngabantu, izinkampani noma izinhlangano ezithuthukise ubudlelwano phakathi komphakathi wezokuvakasha futhi zaqwashisa ngokuvakasha kwe-LGBT+ emhlabeni jikelele. I-LGBT Travel Pavilion yase-ITB Berlin yagubha ukuvela kwayo okokuqala emuva ngo-2010, futhi kusukela lapho isibe yisibonelo esibhekwe kakhulu sokwethulwa kwengxenye yokuvakasha yezitabane nezitabane embukisweni wokuvakasha wamazwe ngamazwe. Ngaphezu kwendawo ebanzi yokubukisa enendawo yayo yezingqungquthela, imicimbi esekelayo efana ne-LGBT+ Media Brunch, imicimbi yokuxhumana, izinkulumo ezifundisayo, i-LGBT+ ITB Convention Seminar - okusukela eminyakeni emi-2 futhi ihlanganisa nokuklonyeliswa kwe-ITB Pioneer Award -, kanye , kusukela kulo nyaka i-International LGBT+ Leadership Summit, iheha izivakashi eziningi.
Ukuzibophezela kwe-ITB kwenze kwaba nokwenzeka ukuphinda ubeke lesi sigaba e-ITB Asia e-Singapore futhi kuhlelwe i-International ITB Academies ngalesi sihloko muva nje eMalta nase-Japan.
"I-ITB Berlin iyaziqhenya ngokuba neqhaza elikhulu kulesi sihloko esibalulekile, nokuba ngumamukeli walowo mklomelo ovelele ngemizamo yayo eqhubekayo yokugqugquzela ukuqashelwa komhlaba wonke kohambo lwe-LGBT+", kusho uRika Jean-François, isikhulu se-CSR se-ITB Berlin kanye onesibopho sale ngxenye. “Okwaqala njengamavulandlela omphakathi ambalwa akhombisa lapha nalaphaya e-ITB Berlin eminyakeni edlule sekuphenduke inkundla eyaziwayo. Ngokubambisana nozakwethu i-Diversity Tourism sidale inkundla eyingqayizivele emhlabeni wonke. "
"Sesifinyelele eqophelweni manje lapho e-ITB Berlin sesidale enye yama-LGBT+ Travel Pavilions aphilayo futhi ahlukahlukene kakhulu ngangokunokwenzeka, ababukisayo kanye nabantu ababambe iqhaza emizuliswaneni yezingxoxo evela emhlabeni wonke", yindlela uThomas Bömkes, umxhumanisi we-LGBT+ I-ITB Berlin kanye noMqondisi Ophethe we-Diversity Tourism GmbH bachaze amathemba akhulayo ale makethe. U-Rika Jean-François wengeze wathi: “Lo mklomelo uzosinika amandla okuqhubeka nokuvikela abahambi be-LGBT+ ekubandlululweni kuwo wonke amazwe emhlabeni futhi siqinisekise ukuthi, njengazo zonke ezinye izihambi, bangavakashela izindawo lapho nabantu bendawo behlonishwa kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bakuphi. ubulili babo.” Thomas Bömkes waphawula, ukuthi amandla ezomnotho ale makethe yezokuvakasha awanakubukelwa phansi: “Ucwaningo luye lwabonisa ukuthi ukwamukela ukuhlukahluka kungaba nomthelela omkhulu empumelelweni yezomnotho yendawo oya kuyo.
Ukuvakasha kwe-LGBT kuye kwamelwa e-ITB Berlin kusukela ngeminyaka yamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye. Njengomphumela wenqubomgomo ye-CSR ye-ITB Berlin ekhuthaza ukuhlukahluka futhi ivikela amalungelo abantu kwezokuvakasha futhi ngenxa yentshisekelo ejulile evezwa abakhangisi nezivakashi, i-Gay & Lesbian Travel imenyezelwe ngokusemthethweni njengengxenye ngokwazo e-ITB Berlin 2010. Ukuvuleleka, ubuciko bokusungula kanye nokuxhumana okujabulisayo yizici ezivelele zalesi sigaba esibe ngesinye esibanzi kakhulu e-ITB Berlin. I-LGBT Travel Pavilion njengamanje izidla ngombukiso omkhulu kunayo yonke emhlabeni wemikhiqizo yemakethe yokuvakasha yezitabane noma yimuphi umbukiso wezohwebo emhlabeni.
