UNWTO umphathi wethula ngokusemthethweni iNamibia Tourism Expo 2020

Ngomhlaka 4 Novemba 2020, uNobhala Jikelele we Inhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene Yezokuvakasha (UNWTO), UZurab Pololikashvili, wethule ngokusemthethweni umcimbi omkhulu wezokuvakasha eNamibia, iNamibian Tourism Expo 2020. Ingqikithi yale minyaka ingu-10 degrees South. Kulo mcimbi, uNobhala-Jikelele ushayele iNamibia ihlombe ngokuba ngelinye lamazwe ambalwa emhlabeni abambe umbukiso wezokuvakasha phakathi kwesifo i-Covid-19 kanye nokuba ngelinye lamazwe ambalwa emhlabeni ukuvulela abavakashi bamazwe omhlaba. Uphinde wethula ne-Covid-19 Tourism Safety Protocols and Guidelines Toolkit yokuqinisekisa izindlela ezingezinhle zokuvikela iCovid-19 ngumkhakha wezokuvakasha eNamibia.

Ngokokuqala ngqa, uMnu.Pololikashvili ubevakashele ngokusemthethweni izinsuku ezintathu ukuyosiza ekuqiniseni isu lokuvuselela ezokuvakasha eNamibia futhi ehlonipha nemizamo yasendaweni kuze kube manje yokonga izimpilo zabantu nemisebenzi. Uvakashele iPhini likaMongameli, uMhlonishwa. UNangolo Mbumba futhi waqinisekisa ukusingathwa kwe'Brand Africa Conference 'eNamibia NGO-3. Wabuye wabelana ngemizamo ehleliwe yokuxhasa izinhlelo zokongiwa kwezokuvakasha zokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha zasemakhaya. IBrand Africa iyinhlangano yezizukulwane ngezizukulwane ezogqugquzela i-Afrika enkulu ngokuqhakambisa isithombe esihle nge-Afrika, igubha ukwehluka kwayo nokushayela ukuncintisana kwayo. Unobhala Jikelele ugcizelele ukubaluleka kokwenza ikhono lezokuvakasha e-Afrika libonakale kakhulu emhlabeni ukukhuthaza izivakashi ukuthi zivakashele ukudala amathuba emisebenzi nokuvikela impilo.

Ngesikhathi sokuhlala kwakhe, wavakashela indawo ye-UNESCO yamagugu omhlaba ogwadule lwaseSossusvlei olubizwa ngeNamib Sand Sea. Iwukuphela kogwadule olusogwini emhlabeni oluhlanganisa izindunduma ezinkulu ezithonywa inkungu. Ngemuva kwalokho, wandiza waya kwenye yezindawo eziheha izivakashi eNamibia, iSwakopmund lapho ethula khona incwajana yaseNamibia ethi Gastronomy, okuwuhlelo UNWTO ubesebenzisana neNamibia ukuqhakambisa i-African Gastronomy emhlabeni. Uphinde wavakashela isiza sase-Ramsar Wetland echwebeni lase-Walvis Bay lapho azwakalisa khona ukuthakasela ngenqubekelaphambili ye-Namibia kwezokuhlukahluka kwemvelo.

UNobhala Jikelele umangazwe izindawo ezihlukile zaseNamibia ezingafani namasiko ahlukahlukene. Uthe kufana nokubona umhlaba ezweni elilodwa njengoba ubona izingxenye ezahlukahlukene zomhlaba eNamibia nokuthi kwenza iNamibia ifanelwe izivakashi eziningi kakhulu ezingazivakashela. UMnu Pololikashvili uthi unesiqiniseko sokuthi iNamibia ikulungele ukufika kwabavakashi bamazwe omhlaba ngoba izwe liphephile ngokwezokuphepha kwabavakashi kanye nokuvikela kweCovid-19.

UMnu Pololikashvili unesiqiniseko sokuthi imboni yezokuvakasha yaseNamibia isezandleni ezinhle okuyiqinisile njengoba emangazwe yilo mkhakha osezingeni eliphezulu ngokwenhlangano nezindawo zokuhlala. Ubengabona ukuthi ngendlela izinto zakhe zokuhamba eNamibia zazihlelwe kahle futhi zisezingeni eliphezulu.