Ezinguqulweni ezi-3 nje, i-PROUD Experiences, umcimbi odalwe yi-Reed Travel Exhibitions ukuze ugxile LGBTQ + umkhakha wezokuvakasha, uzenzele wona njengezwi lemikhiqizo yezokuvakasha yamazwe ngamazwe, izindawo okuyiwa kuzo kanye nolwazi ngokukhula ngo-2020 ngo-100% kusukela onyakeni wokuqala. Manje ngosayizi ophindwe kabili, njengoba u-80% wababuki uqinisekisiwe kusasele izinyanga ezingaphezu kwezingu-6, kuzoba namazwe angaba ngu-25 amelwe okuhlanganisa iMonaco, iPhilippines ne-India, nabahlanganyeli abavela emahhotela ezitolo ezifana nehhotela i-Orania Berlin, indawo yokudlela kanye nebha ukuya emthonjeni- usungule izinhlobo ezifana nezinkampani zokuhamba ngomkhumbi i-Seabourn ne-Crystal, i-Sea Dream, i-Uniworld kanye ne-Virgin Voyages.

USimon Mayle, onguMqondisi Womcimbi, uthe imboni yezokuvakasha yiyona ebambe lo mcimbi. “Ukwesekwa nokukhula kwe Okuhlangenwe nakho okuziqhenyayo khombisa isibikezelo se-WTO sokuthi ngo-2020 kuzoba nezivakashi ezingaba yizigidi eziyi-180 ze-LGBTQ+. Umcimbi wethu usiza labo abathintekayo ukuthi bahambisane nezindaba, izinkinga kanye nezitayela ezikhuthaza ukukhula komkhakha. Nge-1/3 yebhizinisi lesikhathi esizayo lale mboni elihlonza njenge-LGBTQ, lisekela iqiniso lokuthi ukube umphakathi we-LGBTQ ubuyisizwe ubungaba umnotho wesi-4 omkhulu emhlabeni.”

Abakhangisi abasha bayanezelwa ngaso sonke isikhathi, okuhlanganisa nethimba lamahhotela namabhodi ezokuvakasha avela eCannes, eFrance; eBangkok, eThailand; kanye neCosta Smeralda, Italy kanye neChina, Iceland neSwitzerland. Eminye imikhiqizo ezayo okokuqala ngqa i-XO Private, i-West Hollywood Travel + Tourism Board, i-Radisson Blu Hotel, ne-Maybourne. Izinkampani ezibuyayo - ezinye okwesithathu - zihlanganisa u-Aman noBelmond.

"Akuwona wonke umsebenzi, futhi izikhathi ze-masterclass ziyingxenye esemqoka Yokuzizwisa kwe-PROUD." Kwengeza uMayle.

"Ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi wonke umuntu ubamba lokho okwake kwaphikiswana ngakho ngonyaka odlule, sizoqala imfundo ngeseshini yokuvuselela ukuze senze wonke umuntu osembukisweni abe nolwazi lwakamuva." Kusho uMayle.

Izikhulumi ezihlanganisa Obaba Abangu-2 Abaphethe Imithwalo kanye no-Andrea Richardson, Inhloko Yokuxoxisana Kwamasiko Ehlukene e-Hilton, bazobheka ngokushesha izinkinga, izinselele namathuba emkhakheni wezokuvakasha we-LGBTQ+. Amanye ama-masterclass ohlelweni lwesikhulumi ahlanganisa "Kulesi sikhathi Ngonyaka Ophelile" - ukuhlola okushukumisa ingqondo yalokho okwenzekile, okuye kwaba nomthelela nokuthi lokhu kusho ukuthini ngekusasa. “Izifundo Ezivela Kwaphezulu” zizohlola izimo zezifundo ezivela ezinkampanini ezihamba phambili ezihamba phambili nezindawo okuyiwa kuzo ngemikhuba emihle yokuthengisa ye-LGBTQ+ nezihloko ezibonisa ukuthi ukuhlanganyela nomphakathi ohlukahlukene kangaka nokugcina ubuqotho kuzosiza kanjani amabhizinisi.

U-Ed Salvato, Umhleli we-Man About World kanye nomsekeli womcimbi, uthe “Sibona izitayela ezithakazelisa kakhulu zokuvakasha kwabesifazane abathandanayo. I-Out Adventures, okungenye yezinkampani ezihamba phambili zokuvakasha zabesilisa abathandana nezitabane, yethule umkhiqizo wokuvakasha wabesilisa abathandanayo abathandana nabo abathandana nabobulili obufanayo ngokubambisana nomgqugquzeli wezokuvakasha owaziwa kakhulu, u-Meg Ten Eyck.” Kubonakala sengathi izindawo eziningi kanye namabhodi ezokuvakasha aseqala ukuthatha ukungenisa izihambi okubandakanya bonke njengento ebaluleke kakhulu. U-Ed uyaqhubeka “I-Fort Lauderdale, i-NYC Company kanye ne-Discover Puerto Rico basonqenqemeni oluhamba phambili lokumaketha kubahambi be-LGBTQ+ abethule ukuqeqeshwa kokuzwela kwe-LGBTQ+ kanye nokuqeqeshwa kokuhlukahluka nokufakwayo kubahlinzeki bokwamukela izihambi ababhekene namakhasimende phakathi kozakwethu.”

Nakuba ibhizinisi, amanethiwekhi kanye nemfundo kuwumongo Wokuzithokozisa kwe-PROUD, kukhona nohlelo lwemidiya olusingathwa. Ababonisi banethuba lokuhlangana futhi bethule imikhiqizo namasevisi abo e-LGBTQ+ kwabezindaba, bekhuluma ngokuqondile nabangase babe izihambeli zabo zesikhathi esizayo ngalezi zincwadi neziteshi ze-inthanethi.

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Now double in size, with 80% of exhibitors confirmed more than 6 months in advance, there will be some 25 countries represented including Monaco, Philippines and India, with participants from boutique hotels such as Orania Berlin hotel, restaurant and bar to the well-established brands like cruise companies Seabourn and Crystal, Sea Dream, Uniworld and Virgin Voyages.
In just 3 editions PROUD Experiences, the event created by Reed Travel Exhibitions to focus on the LGBTQ+ travel sector, has established itself as the voice for international travel brands, destinations and experiences with a growth for 2020 of 100% since year one.
Our event helps those involved to keep up with the news, the issues and the trends that are powering the growth of the sector.