Ungqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, uMhlonishwa. Edmund Bartlett uthi, uNobhala Jikelele osanda kuqokwa we-United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) U-Zurab Pololikashvili, uzibophezele ekusekeleni ngokugcwele ukusungulwa kweSikhungo Sokusimama Kwezokuvakasha Emhlabeni Wonke e-Jamaica.
Lesi sikhungo, esamenyezelwa okokuqala ngesikhathi sisanda kuphothulwa UNWTO I-Global Conference e-Montego Bay Convention Centre, e-St. James, izonikezwa umsebenzi wokudala, ukukhiqiza nokukhiqiza amathuluzi, imihlahlandlela kanye nezinqubomgomo zokusingatha inqubo yokutakula.
Sizobandakanya ne-Sustainable Tourism Observatory, ezosiza ukuzilungiselela, ukuphatha kanye nokuthola kabusha izinkinga ezithinta ezokuvakasha nezisongela umnotho nempilo.
UNgqongqoshe, owahlangana noNobhala Jikelele ngoJanuwari 15 emcimbini UNWTO Indlunkulu eMadrid, yabelana ngokuthi “I UNWTO uzohola nathi esakhiweni siphume endaweni. Bazophinde basize ekuceleni izinsiza kubalingani abaningi bezizwe ngezizwe nakwamanye amazwe anentshisekelo ekwakheni ukusimama.
Zizosisiza futhi ukukhomba amazwe anobuthakathaka obufanayo njengakithi eCaribbean futhi anolwazi oluthile lokwakha amandla okubhekana nezehlakalo eziphazamisayo ezifana neziphepho ezinjengalezo ebesinazo muva nje, ukuzamazama komhlaba, ubugebengu obenziwa nge-inthanethi nokuhlaselwa nge-cyber, ubuphekula izindaba zezempilo eziwubhadane noma umqedazwe. ”
UNgqongqoshe uphinde wadalula ukuthi UNWTO izosebenzisa i-Jamaica njengesibonelo - ikakhulukazi amanethiwekhi amahlanu abalulekile we-Tourism Linkages initiative ehlanganisa: I-Gastronomy; Ukuthenga; Ezokuzijabulisa Nezemidlalo; Impilo kanye Nenhlalakahle; kanye noLwazi.
“I-Jamaica isibeke ijubane futhi UNWTO uthenge umqondo wethu. Sijabule kakhulu ngokuthi bazobheka ukwandisa nokuthuthukisa imodeli yezokuvakasha yaseJamaica njengesibonelo somhlaba wonke,” kusho uNgqongqoshe.
UZurab Pololikashvili wakhethwa ngokuvumelana ngo-22 UNWTO I-General Assembly ibanjelwe e-Chengdu, e-China, kulandela isincomo somhlangano we-105 UNWTO Isigungu esiphezulu. UyiNxusa lamanje lase-Georgia eSpain, Morocco, Algeria nase-Andorra futhi uzosebenza njengoNobhala Jikelele esikhathini sika-2018-2021.
UNgqongqoshe uBartlett njengamanje useMadrid, eSpain nomeluleki wakhe omncane uGis'elle Jones. Bahlelelwe ukubuyela kulesi siqhingi ngoJanuwari 17, 2018.