Ngokuhambisana ne I-United Nations (UN) Izinjongo Zokuthuthukiswa Okusimeme (SDGs), the IPacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) imemezele itimu yayo yango-2020: 'Ubambiswano lwakusasa'. Njengoba kuphawuliwe kuma-SDGs, ukusebenzisana kwezinhloso yikona okugxilwe kakhulu kwe-Sustainable Development Goal 17 - Ukuqinisa izindlela zokuqalisa nokuvuselela ubambiswano lomhlaba wonke lwentuthuko esimeme.
Lesi simemezelo senziwe yi-CEO ye-PATA uDkt. Mario Hardy phakathi Nomhlangano Webhodi Le-PATA ngoMgqibelo, Septhemba 21 e-Nur-Sultan, e-Kazakhstan, obubanjwe ngokubambisana ne-PATA Travel Mart 2019.
“Umhlaba ubona izinguquko ezimangalisayo kwezenhlalo, ezombusazwe, ezemvelo nezomnotho, ikakhulukazi maqondana nomonakalo ongenakulungiseka emhlabeni wethu obangelwe ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Ngokumelene nalesi simo, kunesidingo esiphuthumayo sokusebenza ekuthuthukiseni imboni yezokuvakasha neyokuvakasha enomthwalo wemfanelo futhi esimeme,” kusho isikhulu se-PATA uDkt. Mario Hardy. “Izinselelo esibhekene nazo zinzima futhi zidinga ukuxhumana kubo bonke ababambiqhaza bemboni kuyo yonke imikhakha. Kuphela ngemizamo ebumbene lapho singalondoloza futhi sivikele umhlaba ngenxa yezizukulwane ezizayo.”
Ekusebenzeni njengomgqugquzeli wokuthuthukiswa okunomthwalo wemfanelo kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha ukuya, ukusuka nangaphakathi kwesifunda sase-Asia Pacific, i-PATA isalokhu izibophezele ezindabeni zokusimama nokuzibophezela komphakathi ngokwakha ubudlelwano nezinhlangano ezinomqondo ofanayo ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukukhula okuzinzile, ukubaluleka kanye nekhwalithi yokuvakasha kanye nokuvakasha ukusuka-nangaphakathi, isifunda.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Ajenda yowezi-2030 yentuthuko Esimeme, eyamukelwa yiNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene, ihlinzeka ngohlelo olubalulekile lokuthula, ukuchuma, abantu kanye neplanethi. Emgogodleni wawo kukhona ama-SDG ayi-17, okuyikhwelo lokuthi wonke amazwe nezinhlangano zithathe isinyathelo sokuqeda ubumpofu, ukulwa nokungalingani nokungabi nabulungisa, futhi kuxazululwe ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu ngo-2030.
Ukuze kuzuzwe lezi zinhloso i-PATA iyasiqonda isidingo sokusebenzisana nomkhakha kahulumeni kanye nezinkampani ezizimele futhi imema bonke ababambiqhaza bezokuvakasha ukuthi bamukele inhlalakahle yomhlaba futhi ngokuhlanganyela babambe iqhaza ekuzuzweni kwama-SDG ngaphansi kombono we-PATA wezi-2020: 'Ubambiswano Lwakusasa'.
Ingqikithi yaminyaka yonke izongena kuyo yonke imisebenzi yeNhlangano yonyaka wekhalenda, futhi isetshenziswe ukuze iqhubekisele phambili ukuhleleka kwamasu okukhulu kanye nokuhlela okuthuthukile phakathi kwawo wonke amayunithi ebhizinisi e-PATA. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-PATA izosebenzisa izinhlelo ezihlanganisa ingqikithi njengomkhankaso we-PR onezici eziningi ukuze uqhubekisele phambili ukuqwashisa kwabezindaba ngesidingo sekusasa elisimeme, phakathi komphakathi wamalungu kanye nobubanzi.
Ngokuvumelana nombono wayo wonyaka ozayo, ubudlelwano bakamuva beNhlangano phakathi kwe-ADB Ventures ne-Plug and Play buzohlinzeka ngesinyathelo sokuqala se-PATA ukuze inikeze amandla amalungu ayo okwamukela izihambi ukuze ashiye umthelela omuhle emazweni, ezindaweni okuyiwa kuzo, emiphakathini yendawo kanye nendawo ezungezile.
