I-PATA Youth Symposium, ebibanjwe nguMnyango Wezokuvakasha, ePhilippines, ibibanjwe ngosuku lokuqala lwePATA Annual Summit 2019 ngoLwesine, Meyi 9 eRadisson Blu Cebu eCebu, ePhilippines.
Ihlelwe yiPacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Human Capital Development Committee ngaphansi kwendikimba ethi 'Progress with a Purpose', umcimbi ophumelele kakhulu wamukele ababambiqhaza abangaphezu kwama-200 nabafundi basekhaya nabakwamanye amazwe abavela ezikhungweni zemfundo ezingama-21 eziqhamuka ezindaweni eziyi-18 kubandakanya i-Australia; I-Austria; ECanada; China; IGuam, eU.SA; India; I-Indonesia; EJapan; I-Korea (ROK); I-Lao PDR; IMacao, China; EMalaysia; Maldives; EPhilippines; IRwanda; ESingapore; Thailand, nase-Uzbekistan.
Ukuvula umcimbi wokwandisa ulwazi ngezokuvakasha okusimeme nokubaluleka kwawo esifundeni sase-Asia Pacific, izihambeli zamukelwe nguMqondisi Wezokuvakasha woMnyango Wezokuvakasha uShahlimar Hofer Tamano, inkulumo yakhe eyisihluthulelo egxile kokunikezwa komkhiqizo wezokuvakasha okusimeme kanye nokubaluleka kwawo ku ukukhula kwezokuvakasha ePhilippines.
Ngemuva kokuqonda okuvela lapho kuzobanjelwa khona, umphathi we-PATA uDkt Mario Hardy unike amandla ababambiqhaza ngeqhaza labo kwezokuvakasha okusimeme nokuthi bangadlulisela kanjani izindlela zamasu wokuxazulula izingqinamba ezifanele ekuphathweni kwamandla.
Ukuqinisa ukuqwashisa kwezithunywa nokufuna ukwandiswa kolwazi, uDkt Markus Schuckert, uSihlalo, iKomidi Lokuthuthukiswa Kwabantu, iPATA kanye noProfesa Ohlangene, iSikole Sehhotela Nezokuvakasha Mgmt, I-Hong Kong Polytechnic University, ukhuthaze izethameli ukuba zisebenzise isikhathi sazo ngesikhathi umcimbi wokuhlangana nabantu abasha abavela kwezinye izindawo futhi babelane ngezindaba zabo kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho kwabo nabamele imboni abahlukahlukene abakhona.
UJulieane “Aya” M. Fernandez, uMsunguli, uProject Lily Philippines, ufake isimemo sokuthatha izinyathelo ezingqondweni zezihambeli, ebanikeza umsebenzi wokuba bahlose ukwenza umsebenzi oncomekayo. Ngokukhuthaza kwakhe ukuqeda ubumpofu, ukonga imvelo ngokuphathwa kahle kwemfucuza, ukunika abantu amandla nokuqeda ukucwaswa kokungalingani, UNksz Fernandez ugcizelele isidingo sokubambisana esigxile ezinhlelweni ezivimba imibono yenqubekela phambili nenhloso.
UMaja Pak, uMqondisi Ophethe, iBhodi Yezokuvakasha yaseSlovenia, unikeze ucwaningo lokuthi kwenzeka kanjani lapho eya khona afaka imibono yokuzimela ekushintsheni kwabo nasekushintsheni okukhulayo kusuka ekumaketheni okuyiwa khona kuye kubaphathi.
UDkt Robin Yap, uSihlalo Emeritus, iTravel Corporation, iSingapore, noJC Wong, iNxusa Elincane Lezokuvakasha Kwezokuvakasha, i-PATA iqhakambise isidingo sokwamukelwa kwemikhuba yezokuvakasha esimeme ngokuvezwa nokubandakanyeka nabanye ababambiqhaza bemboni.
Kuvalwa lo mcimbi, uCarma Chan, uMdali Wokuqukethwe & Umhleli, i-PATA, ukhuthaze intuthuko esekwe emphakathini, egqamisa ukubaluleka kokunikela kanye nezokuvakasha ezibambe iqhaza.
Lo mcimbi ubuye wafaka nengxoxo ehlanganayo ephendula lo mbuzo, 'Ukwazi ukuthi ezokuvakasha kanye nokusimama kuxhumene kakhulu, yini izifundiswa, ohulumeni, kanye nezinhlangano zezokuvakasha ezingakwenza ukuqhubeka nokunika amandla ochwepheshe abasha bezokuvakasha ukuzulazula ezindabeni eziphathelene nokusimama kwemvelo, amasiko kanye nomphakathi? '.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Opening the event on augmenting awareness on sustainable tourism and its significance in the Asia Pacific Region, the delegates were welcomed by the Department of Tourism Regional Director Shahlimar Hofer Tamano, whose keynote speech focused on the Central Visayas Region's sustainable tourism product offerings and its relevance to the growth of tourism in the Philippines.
- The event also featured an interactive roundtable discussion addressing the question, ‘Knowing that tourism and sustainability are intrinsically linked, what can academia, governments, and tourism organizations do to further empower young tourism professionals to navigate issues around environmental, cultural, and social sustainability.
- I-PATA Youth Symposium, ebibanjwe nguMnyango Wezokuvakasha, ePhilippines, ibibanjwe ngosuku lokuqala lwePATA Annual Summit 2019 ngoLwesine, Meyi 9 eRadisson Blu Cebu eCebu, ePhilippines.
