The Ibhodi Yezokuvakasha yase-Afrika (i-ATB) kuyajabulisa ukumemezela ukuthi i-Southern Cross Experiences e-Faerie Glen, eNingizimu Afrika, isijoyine i-ATB njengelungu.

I-DMC kanye ne-consultancy yokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha, I-Southern Cross Experiences (PTY) Ltd., ngokugxila kwayo ezivakashini zamazwe ngamazwe, ibona amandla emiphakathi yase-Afrika enezindawo ezikhanga izivakashi ezingadayiswanga kahle nezingabalulekile kakhulu ukuze izuze kubavakashi baphesheya kwezilwandle ngokusebenzisa ingqalasizinda kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha kwezenhlalo nezomnotho. I-Southern Cross ithuthukise uhlelo olubizwa ngokuthi “The Southern Cross Heritage Tourism Development Programme” oluklanyelwe ukusekela le miphakathi ekubambeni iqhaza nasekuhlomuleni embonini yezokuvakasha yamazwe ngamazwe.

UDoris Woerfel, oyisikhulu esiphezulu kwaSouthern Cross Experiences, uthe: “Sibonile ukuthi konke ukuxhaswa ngezimali ezinhlelweni zezokuvakasha zase-Afrika ngeke kube nomthelela ekuthuthukisweni kwenhlalo-mnotho yabantu base-Afrika uma kungekho ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda, ukuthuthukiswa kwamakhono, ukuthuthukiswa kwamakhono, imfundo nolwazi. emlandweni namagugu esizinda noma indawo okuyiwa kuyo, futhi okokugcina ukusekelwa kokuxhuma laba bantu kubatshalizimali bamazwe ngamazwe, izimali zokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha, nezinhlaka zokumaketha ezifana nemibukiso yezohwebo kanye ne-e-marketing.

Emashumini eminyaka adlule, izindawo zokuvakasha zase-Afrika, ikakhulukazi izindawo zamasiko, ziphuthelwe ngamathuba abavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe nabavakashi abaya e-Afrika. Ngisho nezindawo ezidumile ze-UNESCO World Heritage ezifana neZimbabwe enkulu kanye noMbuso waseMapungubwe ziphuthelwe izinkumbi zabavakashi abavakashela izindawo zezilwane zasendle zase-Afrika ngenxa yokuntuleka okukhulu kwengqalasizinda ebonakalayo kanye nabantu.

"Inhloso yokujoyina i-ATB ukuletha bonke ubuchwepheshe nolwazi esinalo ukuze sisekele ukuqaliswa ngempumelelo nokusebenza kwesikhathi esizayo kwenhlangano ukuze kuzuze i-Afrika kanye nabantu bayo," kwengeza u-Doris.

UJuergen Steinmetz, oyilungu le-African Tourism Board Steering Committee futhi onguSihlalo we-International Coalition of Tourism Partners owaziwa nge-ICTP, uthe:

“I-Afrika idinga izwi layo embonini yezokuvakasha kanye nezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele. Ngamazwe angama-54, amasiko amaningi, kanye nokuheha okuningi, kuseyizwekazi ukutholakala. Umbono wethu ukuthi i-ATB isekelwe kuzindawo zonke eziyilungu nakuzo zonke izimakethe zomthombo. Lokhu kuzokwakha inethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke ye-Afrika futhi kuvumele zonke izisekelo ukuthi zisebenzisane.

“Simema ababambiqhaza ukuthi babe nekheli le-imeyili noma iwebhusayithi kwi-platform yethu. Lokhu kuzokhuphula ukuzethemba kubathengi futhi kunikeze ithuba amabhizinisi amancane naphakathi e-Afrika ukuthi enze ibhizinisi ezimakethe ezingumthombo.

“Ezokuvakasha zisho izibophezelo nokusimama, kanti ezokuvakasha zisho ibhizinisi, ukutshalwa kwezimali, futhi kufanele kusho impumelelo. Futhi yilapho iBhodi Yezokuvakasha yase-Afrika ingasiza kakhulu. Njengoba ikomidi lethu eliholayo selakhiwe, inhloso yeBhodi Yezokuvakasha e-Afrika ukuguqula lolu hlelo lube yinhlangano ezimele ngo-Ephreli 2019.

Isungulwe ngonyaka we-2018, i-African Tourism Board iyinhlangano ehlonishwa umhlaba wonke ngokusebenza njengesikhuthazi ekuthuthukiseni okuhamba phambili kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha kuye, kusuka, nangaphakathi kwesifunda sase-Afrika.

I-African Tourism Board iyingxenye ye- I-International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP).

Inhlangano ihlinzeka ngokukhuthaza okuhambisanayo, ucwaningo olunokuqonda, kanye nemicimbi emisha kumalungu ayo.

Ngokubambisana namalungu omkhakha wangasese nakahulumeni, iBhodi Yezokuvakasha yase-Afrika ithuthukisa ukukhula okuzinzile, inani, kanye nekhwalithi yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha kuye, kusuka, nangaphakathi kwe-Afrika.
Inhlangano inikela ngobuholi kanye nezeluleko ngazodwana futhi ngokuhlanganyela ezinhlanganweni ezingamalungu ayo.
Inhlangano yandisa amathuba okukhangisa, ezobudlelwano nomphakathi, ezotshalo-mali, ukufaka uphawu lwentengiso, ukukhuthaza, nokusungula izimakethe ze-niche.

Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi, Chofoza lapha.