URob Rankin ungumongameli omusha ozayo we Inhlangano Yezokuvakasha Engenayo - e-Ireland.
Leli qembu linabasebenzi abangama-32 abahola phambili baseIreland abahambela ukuvakasha ngokuhlanganyela abahambisa izivakashi ezingama-750,000 esiqhingini sase-Ireland bevela emhlabeni wonke. Laba opharetha bezokuvakasha abangenayo bahlinzeka ngokuvakasha kweqembu, izinhlelo zamaholide kanye nezinhlelo zokuzihambela futhi I-MICE (Umhlangano, Incentive, Conference & Event) ibhizinisi kuzo zonke izingxenye zezwe.
UMengameli ophumayo we-ITOA uDarren Byrne, obesesebenze kule nhlangano eminyakeni emibili edlule, uthe, “kuyangijabulisa ukudlulisela uchungechunge lwehhovisi kuRob.” Lokhu kwenzeke emhlanganweni weqembu ngoJanuwari 25, 2020, eDromoland Castle Hotel ngaseShannon.
Isungulwe ku-1978, i-ITOA ibambisana neFailte Ireland, iTourism Ireland kanye neTourism Northern Ireland futhi iyilungu le-Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC).
Ebiza i-ITOA “ngokungangabazeki ukuthi ingomunye wososeshini abahlonishwa kakhulu kwezokuvakasha e-Ireland,” uRankin uthe uhlonishwe ngokuqokwa njengomengameli webhodi asebenze kulo kusukela ngo-2014.
“Njenganoma yisiphi isikhathi ebhizinisini, sibhekana nezinselelo ezinjengokungaqiniseki ngaseBrexit, ukukhathazeka kwezokuphepha kwamazwe omhlaba, futhi-ke, sidinga ukuthuthukela esimeni sebhizinisi esisimeme. Ngakho-ke angicabangi ukuthi kuzoba nesikhathi esimnyama eminyakeni emibili ezayo, ”kusho uRankin.
URuth Andrews, oyi-CEO ye-ITOA, uqaphele ukuthi uRankin “ube negalelo elikhulu kule nhlangano selokhu ajoyina futhi waba yilungu lesigungu esiphezulu ngo-2014. Ngiyazi ukuthi uzoletha umfutho omkhulu nentshisekelo ekusebenzeleni amalungu nokumela i-ITOA. Ezokuvakasha zase-Ireland zibonisa ukubaluleka nobungqabavu balo mkhakha obalulekile oletha izivakashi ezingama-750,000 zamaholide nezokuvakasha kwamabhizinisi e-Ireland minyaka yonke.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- I know that he will bring great energy and enthusiasm in serving the members and representing the ITOA within Irish Tourism demonstrating the importance and vibrancy of this important sector that delivers 750,000 holiday and business tourism visitors to Ireland annually.
- Ruth Andrews, CEO of ITOA, noted that Rankin “has been a strong contributor to the association since joining and becoming a member of the executive board in 2014.
- Ebiza i-ITOA “ngokungangabazeki ukuthi ingomunye wososeshini abahlonishwa kakhulu kwezokuvakasha e-Ireland,” uRankin uthe uhlonishwe ngokuqokwa njengomengameli webhodi asebenze kulo kusukela ngo-2014.
