Cishe izithunywa ezingu-400 nezikhulumi zamazwe ngamazwe zizohlangana e-Kochi kusukela ngo-March 21 kuya ku-March 24 e-Le Meridien International Convention Centre ukuze zifunde mayelana nentuthuko yakamuva kanye nezinqubo ze-Responsible Tourism.
Izikhulumi ezivela emazweni angaphezu kuka-20 okuhlanganisa i-UK, iJalimane, iGambia, iNingizimu Afrika, iMalaysia, iSri Lanka kanye neBhutan zizoxoxa ngezihloko ezinhlobonhlobo ezifana nokuthuthukiswa komnotho wendawo kanye nokunciphisa ubumpofu, ukuthatha umthwalo wokusimama kwendawo okuyiwa kuyo, ukusiza ngezokuvakasha kanye nendima kahulumeni - kazwelonke kanye nendawo.
UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha-Kerala, uMnu. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan uthi ukukhetha kwe-Kerala njengendawo kuwukuhlonipha imizamo yoMbuso Yezokuvakasha Enesibopho. “I-Kerala isebenzise ngempumelelo izinqubo ze-Responsible Tourism futhi iyikhaya lezinhlobo ezimbalwa zokusebenza zezinqubo ze-Responsible Tourism, ezinegalelo ekucebiseni imvelo nomphakathi wendawo. Ngicabanga intuthuko yesikhathi esizayo eKerala ethatha indlela enomthwalo wemfanelo”.
Le ngqungquthela yesibili yamazwe ngamazwe 'Yokuvakasha Okuzibophezele Ezindaweni Eziya kuzo' iklanyelwe ukuqwashisa abanikazi bamahhotela, abanikazi bamahhotela, ohulumeni, abantu bendawo kanye nezivakashi ukuthi bazibophezele futhi bathathe izinyathelo zokwenza ezokuvakasha zisimame. Ukukhathazeka kwalabo abasembonini yezokuvakasha mayelana nombono omusha wokuvakasha okunomthwalo wemfanelo kanye nezokuvakasha ezinomthwalo wemfanelo kuzophendulwa ochwepheshe asebeyifezile eminingi yale miqondo emisha.
UDkt. Venu V., uNobhala, we-Kerala Tourism uthi le ngqungquthela izonikeza ithuba elihle kakhulu kubahlanganyeli ukuthi bafunde ngalokho okuye kwafinyelelwa emhlabeni wonke ku-Responsible Tourism kanye nendlela yokuqhubela phambili i-ajenda e-Kerala. “Kuzosisiza ukuthi sihambisane nezitayela zamazwe ngamazwe eziya emikhubeni ehamba phambili futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo, sizuze inzuzo yemakethe. Sikutholile ukuhlanganyela okuvela kubantu abaqavile bamazwe ngamazwe okuhlanganisa noDkt. Harsh Varma, uMqondisi Wosizo Lwentuthuko-UNWTO, uNkz. Fiona Jeffrey, uSihlalo-World Travel Mart, uMnu. Renton de Alwis, uSihlalo weBhodi lezokuvakasha e-Sri Lanka kanye noMnu. Hiran Cooray, uNobhala kanye noMgcinimafa we-PATA, phakathi kwabanye”.
Izihambeli zizothola ithuba lokuvakashela amasayithi ahlukahlukene e-Kerala okuhlanganisa izindawo zokuhlala, izindawo zamagugu, amapulazi nosomabhizinisi bendawo njengezibonelo zezinqubo zokuvakasha ezinomthwalo wemfanelo. IKumbalangi, Fort Kochi, Kumarakom kanye neMattancherry ngezinye zezindawo ezizokhonjiswa. Abasebenzi emkhakheni wezokuvakasha e-Kerala bazophinde babelane ngolwazi lwabo ekwenzeni uMbuso indawo yokuvakasha enesibopho.
Le Ngqungquthela izoholwa ngokubambisana nguDkt. Venu V., uNobhala, we-Kerala Tourism kanye noProf Harold Goodwin, uMqondisi weSikhungo Samazwe Ngamazwe Sezokuvakasha Eziziphendulela (i-ICRT) e-Leeds Metropolitan University,
I-Responsible Tourism ngomqondo wayo omsulwa imboni ezama ukwenza umthelela ophansi endaweni ezungezile namasiko endawo, kuyilapho isiza ukungenisa imali, ukuqashwa, kanye nokongiwa kwezimiso zemvelo zendawo. Kuyimboni ezwelayo kokubili kwezemvelo namasiko.
Le ngqungquthela ilandela iNgqungquthela Yezokuvakasha Yokuqala eyabanjelwa eKapa, eNingizimu Afrika ngo-2002. Ihlelwe yi-Kerala Tourism kanye ne-International Centre for Responsible Tourism (India) kanye ne-India Tourism njengozakwethu.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Responsible Tourism in its purest sense is an industry which attempts to make a low impact on the environment and local culture, while helping to generate income, employment, and the conservation of local ecosystems.
- , Secretary, Kerala Tourism says the conference will provide an excellent opportunity for participants to learn about what has been achieved worldwide in Responsible Tourism and how to move the agenda forward in Kerala.
- Cishe izithunywa ezingu-400 nezikhulumi zamazwe ngamazwe zizohlangana e-Kochi kusukela ngo-March 21 kuya ku-March 24 e-Le Meridien International Convention Centre ukuze zifunde mayelana nentuthuko yakamuva kanye nezinqubo ze-Responsible Tourism.
