ILondon iyakuthokozela ukwamukela abameleli abangaphezu kwe-1,200 abavela ku-Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) okwenzeka kusukela ngoSepthemba 26-28. Kungokokuqala emlandweni we-TAAI weminyaka ecishe ibe ngu-60 ukuthi inhlangano ibambe umhlangano wayo waminyaka yonke ngaphandle kwase-India nase-Asia.
I-India iyimakethe eyisivakashi eyinhloko esafufusa yaseLondon neBrithani. Kule minyaka emibili elandelanayo, izivakashi zaseNdiya eziya eLondon ziye zadlula ezaseJapane, kanti i-India kulindeleke ukuthi ikhiqize abavakashi abaphuma ngaphandle abayizigidi ezingu-60 ngo-2020. Vakashela iLondon, isikhungo senhloko-dolobha yezokuvakasha, izibikezelo zokusebenzisa imali ezivakashini zaseNdiya zizokwenyuka ngaphezu kuka-50. % kuya ku-£229 wezigidi phakathi kwamanje neMidlalo Yama-Olympics kanye Nabakhubazekile Yase-London 2012.
I-Travel Agents Association of India imele abenzeli bezokuvakasha baseNdiya abangaphezu kuka-2,500 nabanye abamele ezokuvakasha abathonya ingxenye enkulu yemakethe yezokuvakasha ephumayo ekhulayo evela komunye weminotho ekhula ngokushesha emhlabeni. Abavakashi baseNdiya abangaphezu kuka-95% babhukha kwezokuvakasha, futhi ngokubamba umhlangano, iLondon inethuba elihle lokukhombisa idolobha neminikelo yalo yezivakashi.
Vakashela i-London iwine isicelo sokusingatha ingqungquthela ye-TAAI ngoMashi walo nyaka ihlula i-Cairo, i-Dubai ne-Korea, futhi umhlangano uwodwa ubiza ngaphezu kuka-£1.3 wezigidi emnothweni wenhloko-dolobha. Ukuvakasha okuningi okuvela eNdiya kulindeleke ukuthi kwenziwe ngenxa yokubamba umhlangano. Amadolobha adlule abambe iqhaza abone ukwanda okungama-30% kwezokuvakasha kwangaphakathi okuvela enkomfeni yaseNdiya.
Isikhulu esiphezulu se-London, u-James Bidwell, uthe, “Ukusingatha le ngqungquthela kuwukuwina okukhulu e-London, futhi siyajabula ukwamukela izivakashi zethu ekuqaleni kwalo mcimbi obalulekile waminyaka yonke ekhalendeni le-TAAI. ILondon iyindawo ehamba phambili emhlabeni yokuvakasha kwamanye amazwe, futhi sizimisele ukugcina lo mfutho lapho sibhekene nemboni yezokuvakasha yomhlaba wonke ehlakazekayo. Njengoba izindawo ezintsha okuyiwa kuzo ziqhubeka nokukhula nezomnotho ezisafufusa zikhuphuka, iLondon neBrithani kudingeka zizivumelanise nengxube eshintshayo yezivakashi. I-India iyimakethe ebalulekile yaseLondon, futhi kubalulekile ukuthi sikwazi ukuthonya imibono yemboni yabo yezokuvakasha. Ingqungquthela ye-TAAI yezinsuku ezintathu iyithuba elihle lokukhombisa iLondon neBrithani kubahambi bakusasa.”
Phakathi nengqungquthela yaminyaka yonke, abameleli ababalulekile abavela embonini yezokuvakasha yaseNdiya bazobe bexoxa ngezindaba eziningi zokuhamba ezifana nobuchwepheshe, izitayela nezimakethe ezintsha zohambo oluya ngaphakathi nangaphandle.
Umongameli we-Travel Agents Association of India u-Challa Prasad uthe, “Kusuka ezindlini zombuso ze-Rastrapathi Bhavan eNew Delhi kuya ehhovisi lomqoqi wesifunda othobekile ekhoneni eliwubhuqu e-India, indawo encane yaseLondon ingabonwa futhi izwakale yonke indawo. I-Indian Travel Congress 2008 izoba inkundla ekahle yokushintshisana kwebhizinisi phakathi kwe-Indian and local trade trade. KumaNdiya, iLondon iyisango lemvelo eliya eYurophu naseMelika, futhi nginesiqiniseko sokuthi iLondon Congress izoba yisizinda samathuba amasha embonini yezokuvakasha kuwo womabili la mazwe.”
Umhlangano we-TAAI uzobe usezindaweni eziningi e-London okuhlanganisa i-Cumberland Hotel, i-Lord's Cricket Ground, i-Central Hall Westminster, i-QEII Centre kanye ne-National Maritime Museum.
Ibonisa iminikelo yamasiko yase-London phakathi nomhlangano, izithunywa zizobona amaculo ayikhethelo avela ku-English National Ballet kanye nemikhiqizo ehamba phambili yase-West End.
