Abaholi bemboni yezokuvakasha kwezenkolo kuMbukiso Wokuvakasha Womhlaba Wezenkolo kanye Nenkomfa Yezemfundo esanda kuphothulwa babika kangcono kunezibalo ezilindelekile futhi babikezela ukuqhubeka nokuqina kwezokuvakasha ezisekelwe enkolweni ngenxa yokuzibophezela phakathi kwabathengi bokuvakasha bezenkolo.
Izibuyekezo ezinhle nezibikezelo zabahlanganyeli be-WRTA Expo - okuhlanganisa abameleli abavela eSwitzerland, eCyprus, eTurkey, ePalestine, Israel, Germany, Greece naseJordan - kuqinisekisa okutholwe embikweni wakamuva we-World Tourism Organization, ochaze ukuthi ukuvakasha kwezenkolo kufakazele ukukhuthazela ingcindezi yokuwohloka komnotho emhlabeni wonke ngenxa yokuthi akubonwa njengokunethezeka kodwa kunalokho ukuhamba ngenjongo.
“Ngenxa yesimo sokuvakasha okungokwenkolo, kuye kwabonakala kunwebeka futhi kunamandla, ngisho nasemnothweni wamanje” kusho uKevin J. Wright, umongameli we-World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) nosihlalo we-Expo.
Njengoba abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-300 behamba minyaka yonke ngezizathu zezenkolo nezokuvakasha kanye nemali engenayo edlula amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-18 minyaka yonke, ukuvakasha kwezokholo sekuphenduke imboni yomhlaba wonke ebalulekile. I-WRTA ibika ukuthi ezokuvakasha zokholo namuhla zingaphezu nje kohambo olungcwele, njengoba lihlanganisa abahambi ohambweni lwemikhumbi, amaholide amavolontiya, uhambo lokuzidela, amaholide okuzijabulisa, nezinkomfa nemicimbi. Eqinisweni, ukuhamba ngokwenkolo akugxili lapho uya khona, kodwa ngenjongo yohambo: ukuqinisa ubudlelwane nokholo.
Amaphuzu avelele oMbukiso wesibili waminyaka yonke:
• U-Keith Powell, umbhali kanye “nomvuseleli webhizinisi,” ukhumbuze izithunywa ze-Expo ukuthi “zinamandla amangalisayo nomthwalo wemfanelo wokushintsha izimpilo” ngokuhlangenwe nakho kohambo olushintshayo.
• UDkt. Khouloud Daibes, ungqongqoshe wezokuvakasha kanye nezinto zakudala wasePalestine, ubambe iqhaza kuMbukiso we-WRTA unyaka wesibili ilandelana. Ubike ukwanda kohambo oluya ePalestine futhi wamemezela ukuzibophezela kwakhe ekusizeni abahlinzeki bezokuvakasha bakhe iphothifoliyo yokuvakasha yezenkolo yasePalestine esimeme futhi ehambisanayo.
• Iphaneli ye-Holy Land, umcimbi wokusayinwa koMbukiso we-WRTA, waphinde wabonisa izibuyekezo ezivela kubameleli Bamazwe EBhayibheli. UMesut Ozbe weHhovisi Likahulumeni WaseTurkey Amasiko Nezokuvakasha ubike ukuthi i-10% yezivakashi ezivakashela eTurkey ziza ngezinjongo zezenkolo. U-Eliezer Hod, umqondisi wesifunda saseNtshonalanga we-Israel Ministry of Tourism, utshele izethameli ukuthi “ugxile ngokuphelele ohambweni lobuKristu oluya kwa-Israyeli.” UNayef H. Al-Fayez, umqondisi ophethe we-Jordan Tourism Board, ubike ukuthi iBethaniya ngaphesheya kweJordani - indawo evamile yokubhapathizwa kukaJesu - iheha abantu baseMelika abaningi kunanoma isiphi esinye isizwe ngaphandle kwamazwe angomakhelwane beJordani. Izikhulu zaseGreece naseCyprus zibike imboni ekhulayo yenkolo yokuhamba ngomkhumbi eMedithera, futhi yanda ukuduma kwezivakashi ezindlini zezindela kuwo womabili la mazwe.
• U-Greg Stielstra, umbhali we-Faith-Based Marketing and Pyromarketing, wabelane nezithunywa ze-Expo ngokubaluleka “kokusiza” imakethe yezenkolo, hhayi “ukuyithengisela”.
• Phakathi nenkulumo yakhe eyisihluthulelo enesihloko esithi “Yenza Unyaka Ka-2010 Ube Unyaka Wakho Ongcono Kunabo Bonke” (itimu esemthethweni ye-Expo 2009), uMongameli we-WRTA u-Wright wabelane ngezinhlelo zohambo lwakhe oluzayo oluya e-Armenia, okungenye yezindawo zokuvakasha ezisekelwe enkolweni ezivelayo.
• Ubusuku bokugcina benkomfa bubonise umcimbi ozikhethela owawuhanjelwe kahle we-“Tourism Rocks”, iphathi yomdanso ozohlomula ngayo iTourism Cares (http://www.tourismcares.org), inhlangano eyinhloko yemboni yezokuvakasha yokuphana yokulondoloza, ukongiwa, ukubuyiselwa kanye nemfundo, kanye ne-philanthropy esemthethweni ye-WRTA.
2010 I-Religious Travel Outlook
• Abasebenzi bokuvakasha balindele izivakashi ezingu-500,000 ze-Oberammergau Passion Play e-Germany, okwenzeka kanye kuphela eminyakeni eyishumi.
• ISpain isimemezele unyaka ka-2010 njengonyaka ongcwele ngenxa yokuthi umkhosi weSt James, July 25, uba ngeSonto, okusho ukuthi abaningi bazohambela eSantiago de Compostela, isonto layo elikhulu elinensalela yeSt. James the Apostle.
• Unyaka Wabapristi, lapho abafundisi abaningi bezenkolo nabapristi behambela e-Ars, eFrance, lapho uSt. John Vianney akhonza khona yonke impilo yakhe yobupristi, uyaqhubeka kuze kube nguJuni, 2010.
• Ukuvezwa okungajwayelekile kweShroud of Turin e-Italy kuzovulwa ngo-2010.
Abahlanganyeli abangaphezu kuka-550 - kuhlanganise nabathengisi abangu-300 nabathengi abangu-200 - bahambele i-World Religious Travel Expo kanye neNgqungquthela Yezemfundo ka-2009, eyayibanjwe Nov. 14-16 e-Atlantis Resort e-Reno, Nev. eTanzania naseTurkey, babambe iqhaza. Naphezu kokuwohloka komnotho okube nomthelela ekwehleni kwenani labantu abathamela izingqungquthela zezohwebo, inani lababekhona kwi-WRTA Expo lidlule izibalo zababekhona onyakeni wawo wokuqala ka-30.
I-WRTA Expo yahlanganiswa nomhlangano waminyaka yonke we-National Tour Association (NTA). Njengamanje, amaphesenti angama-35 abaqhubi be-NTA anikezela ngemikhiqizo yokuvakasha yezenkolo, futhi i-NTA ne-WRTA zifuna ukukhulisa ukukhula kukonke kwezokuvakasha kwezokholo ngokuletha womabili amathuba obulungu emfundo nokuthuthukiswa kochwepheshe.
I-WRTA Expo yangonyaka ozayo izophinde ibanjwe kanye nomhlangano we-NTA (Nov. 13-17) eMontreal, eQuebec, eCanada. I-WRTA isivele isiqalile ukwamukela umbukiso, abahambele umcimbi nokubhaliswa koxhaso Lombukiso Wokuvakasha Womhlaba Wezenkolo ka-2010.
I-WRTA Expo yaminyaka yonke ixhaswe yi-World Religious Travel Association, eyasungulwa ngo-2007 ngu-Wright. Incwadi yakhe yakamuva, ethi, The Christian Travel Planner (ekhishwe ngo-2008 nguThomas Nelson), iyincwadi yomhlahlandlela egcwele ukudlula zonke eyake yashicilelwa ohambweni olusekelwe ekukholweni. Inguqulo ebuyekeziwe ye-European Monastery & Convent Guesthouses yakhe yakhululwa ngo-2008 yi-Liguori Publications. (www.wrtaexpo.com, www.wrtareligioustravel.com.)
