Ingqungquthela yesibili ye-Pacific Tourism Insights Conference (PTIC), ihlanganise ngempumelelo izithunywa eziyi-157 ezivela ezinhlanganweni ezingama-95 nezindawo eziyi-16 ukuze zibe nomthelela kushintsho futhi zabelane ngemicabango nemibono yazo ngekusasa lezokuvakasha ePacific.
Uhlelwe yiPacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) ngokubambisana neSouth Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) futhi isingathwe yiSamoa Tourism Authority (STA), umcimbi ubuseSheraton Samoa Aggie Grey's Hotel & Bungalows e-Apia, eSamoa ngoLwesithathu. , Okthoba 3, 2018.
Isikhulu se-PATA uDkt. Mario Hardy uthe, “Umcimbi walo nyaka uyaqhubeka nokuzibophezela kwethu ekunikezeni ukujula okukhulu ezinseleleni nasezindabeni zokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha esifundeni sasePacific. Izingxoxo eziqhamuke engqungqutheleni zagqamisa isidingo sokubambisana okukhulu phakathi kwezinkampani zikahulumeni nezizimele ekugcineni isiko eliyingqayizivele namagugu emiphakathi yendawo kanye nokuvikela imvelo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinhlangano zidinga ukusebenzisa kangcono lezi zimpahla ekukhuthazeni ubuhle bePacific.”
Izingxoxo zomcimbi zigxile ezihlokweni ezine ezibalulekile zemininingwane, intuthuko, ubuchwepheshe kanye nokusimama kanye negalelo labo ekufezeni izinjongo ze-Pacific Tourism Strategy 2015-2019, elihlinzeka ngohlaka lwamasu okusekela ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha e-Pacific.
Emazwini akhe okwamukela, uPapalii Sonja Hunter, uSihlalo we-SPTO kanye ne-CEO ye-STA, uthe, “Njengoba nazi ukuthi i-Pacific Tourism Insights Conference iwumphumela wobudlelwano obude nobubalulekile phakathi kwe-SPTO ne-PATA. I-Samoa igqugquzelwe ukubamba lo mcimbi ngoba siyasibona isidingo sokukhuthaza, ukusungula izinto ezintsha kanye nokunika amandla abantu bethu basePacific. Ngaphezu kwalokho, siyasibona isidingo sendawo yesifunda lapho abaholi bezokuvakasha basePacific abavela emkhakheni kahulumeni ikakhulukazi ababambiqhaza bemboni ezimele bengahlangana khona, baxoxe futhi bafunde okwengeziwe ezindabeni ezibalulekile zomhlaba ezithinta ikusasa lokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha esifundeni. "
Umcimbi ubufake izethulo ezivela ohlwini oluguquguqukayo lwezikhulumi zamazwe ngamazwe ezimele izinhlangano eziqashelwa impumelelo nobungcweti bokusungula izinto ezintsha nokucabanga okuphazamisayo. Izikhulumi zazihlanganisa u-Andrew Panopoulos, Umhlaziyi Omkhulu - Isikhungo Sezokundiza (CAPA); UChris Adams, uMphathi-Jikelele – iMiles Partnership (eNingizimu Pacific); U-Gina Paladini, Uzakwethu - u-Binumi kanye noMqondisi Ophethe - u-Tomahawk Jelena Li, iNhloko - i-BBC StoryWorks Australia & New Zealand; U-Jessica Quinlan, Umphathi Wezokuthengisa - Indawo Yokumaketha ye-Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands - TripAdvisor; UDkt Mario Hardy, i-CEO - i-PATA; UDkt. Susanne Becken, uMqondisi – iGriffith Institute for Tourism, kanye noThu Nguyen, Co-founder & CEO – Christina's Company Limited, Vietnam. Izikhathi zephaneli yenkomfa zenganyelwe nguPhil Mercer, Intatheli Yamazwe Ngamazwe ku-BBC World News, e-Australia.
Esephetha, isikhulu esiphezulu se-SPTO uChris Cocker uthe, “Njengesifunda, simaketha ngokuhlanganyela izindawo esiya kuzo emhlabeni wonke, futhi kuyasiza ukuthi sithole amakhono nolwazi olusetshenziswa izimakethe zethu. Sinenhlanhla embonini yezokuvakasha yesifunda ukuthi kwenye ingqungquthela sibe nezikhulumi nabantu abayizinsiza abangabaholi bomcabango abaqavile emkhakheni wabo wobungcweti obusukela ku-'Artificial Intelligence and Tourism' kuya 'ku-Social Media Implications on Destination Marketing'. Le ngqungquthela yenziwe yaba yimpumelelo ngokusebenzisana okubalulekile esinakho ne-PATA kanye ne-STA ababelana ngombono wethu wabantu basePacific abanamandla nabanolwazi abasebenza ndawonye ukuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha endaweni.”
