The International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) kanye ne-American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) bamemezele namuhla ubambiswano olwandisiwe olufaka isaphulelo sobulungu samabhizinisi ajoyina zombili izinhlangano.
Zombili lezi zinhlangano zinomlando omude ohlanganisa umhlaba wonke, zinamalungu e-IGLTA atholakala emazweni angaphezu kuka-80 futhi enza ibhizinisi emazweni angaphezu kwe-100, kanye ne-ASTA enamalungu emazweni angu-125.
"Siyaziqhenya kakhulu ngokubambisana kwethu ne-ASTA futhi sijabule ukusebenzisa lobu budlelwano ukuze sinikeze amalungu ethu amathuba amaningi," kusho uJohn Tanzella, uMongameli/i-CEO ye-International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association. “I-ASTA ihola indlela kwezemfundo kubacebisi bezokuvakasha, ingxenye ebalulekile yobulungu bethu, futhi sinezinsiza ezidingekayo ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukuqonda okwengeziwe kokuhamba kwe-LGBTQ phakathi kwamalungu abo. Ngokwabelana ngolwazi, bonke abahambi abasebenzisa amalungu e-ASTA ne-IGLTA bazozuza.”
“I-ASTA iyakuthokozela ukukhulisa ubudlelwano obunesikhathi eside nozakwethu i-IGLTA. Inhlangano ihambisana nenjongo yethu yokusebenza njengesisetshenziswa esithenjwayo emphakathini wezokuvakasha kusukela kubaluleki bezokuvakasha kuya kubahlinzeki, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, umphakathi ojikelezayo. Ngalobu budlelwano, sithemba ukusiza amalungu ethu akhonze kangcono umhambi we-LGBTQ futhi sibheke phambili ekuboniseni lobo buchwepheshe ku-ASTA Global Convention ezayo e-Washington, DC ngobukhona be-IGLTA, ” kusho u-Zane Kerby, uMongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-ASTA.
Amalungu abeluleki bokuvakasha be-International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association azothola isaphulelo kubulungu be-ASTA. Imihlomulo iyatholakala nakubahlinzeki. Wonke amalungu e-ASTA azothola isaphulelo esilinganayo emalini yobulungu be-IGLTA nezaphulelo ezengeziwe ezitholakala kubaluleki bezohambo. Izinhlangano futhi zihlela ama-webinars azokwabelana ngolwazi lwemboni ngezihloko ezifana nezimiso zokuziphatha zabeluleki bezokuvakasha kanye nemikhuba ehamba phambili yokuthengiswa kohambo lwe-LGBTQ.
Hlangana ne-IGLTA ku-ASTA Global Convention, Ithebula #T10, 21-23 Agasti e-Washington, DC ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nalolu hlelo olusha lobulungu nokuba yingxenye yenhlangano yomhlaba wonke ehamba phambili ezinikezele ekuthuthukiseni uhambo lwe-LGBTQ. UMongameli/u-CEO we-IGLTA uJohn Tanzella uzobamba iqhaza kuphaneli yeSeshini Ejwayelekile yangomhla zingama-22 ku-August “Ezokuvakasha Namalungelo Abantu.”
Mayelana ne-IGLTA: I-International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association ingumholi womhlaba wonke ekuthuthukiseni uhambo lwe-LGBTQ kanye neLungu Lenxusa eliziqhenya le-United Nations World Tourism Organization. Umgomo we-IGLTA ukuhlinzeka ngolwazi nezisetshenziswa kubahambi be-LGBTQ nokuqhubekisela phambili ezokuvakasha ze-LGBTQ emhlabeni jikelele ngokubonisa umthelela wazo omkhulu wezenhlalo nezomnotho. Ubulungu be-IGLTA buhlanganisa izindawo zokuhlala ezinobungani ze-LGBTQ kanye ne-LGBTQ, izindawo, abahlinzeki besevisi, abasebenzeli bezokuvakasha, abahlinzeki bokuvakasha, imicimbi kanye nemidiya yezokuvakasha emazweni angaphezu kuka-80.
Mayelana ne-ASTA: Amalungu e-ASTA (American Society of Travel Advisors) amelela amaphesenti angu-80 azo zonke uhambo oluthengiswa e-United States ngokusebenzisa isiteshi sokusabalalisa se-ejensi yezohambo. Kanye namakhulu amalungu azinze emazweni omhlaba, ingummeli ohamba phambili emhlabeni wonke wabacebisi bezokuvakasha, imboni yezokuvakasha kanye nomphakathi ojikelezayo. Umlando we-ASTA wokumela imboni yezokuvakasha usukela emuva ekusungulweni kwayo ngo-1931 lapho yethula ngenhloso yokusiza ibhizinisi lokuthengisa uhambo ngokumelela okuphumelelayo, ulwazi olwabiwe kanye nokuthuthukiswa kochwepheshe.
