Emzamweni obalulekile wokugqugquzela ukusimama nokuzibophezela emkhakheni wayo wezokuvakasha, iSeychelles isibe ngokusemthethweni ilungu leGlobal Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).
The I-GSTC iyinethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke yabantu abanemiqondo efanayo nezinhlangano ezizinikele ekukhuthazeni izinqubo ezisimeme zezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke. Ukungena kwe-Seychelles kule nethiwekhi kubonisa ukuzibophezela kwayo ekufundeni kokuhlangenwe nakho kwezinye izizwe kanye nokwabelana ngezinqubo zayo ezisimeme, ngaleyo ndlela ibe nesandla ekusaseni elizinzile layo yonke imboni yezokuvakasha.
Ekhuluma ngobulungu be-GSTC, uNkz. Sherin Francis, onguNobhala Omkhulu wezokuVakasha, uthe akubona nje ubulungu be-Seychelles kodwa isimemezelo sokuqhubeka nokuzibophezela kwaleyo ndawo kwezokuvakasha okusimeme, njengoba i-Seychelles iqhubekisela phambili imizamo yayo yokusimama ngokwethula kwakamuva uhlobo lwe-Sustainable Seychelles.
“Siyajabula ukuba yingxenye yenethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke yabantu abanomqondo ofanayo abazinikele emibonweni efanayo nasekuthuthukiseni umkhakha wezokuvakasha onesimilo nokuziphatha. Sihlose futhi ukufunda kabanzi ngalokho okwenziwa ezinye izizwe futhi sikhuthaze futhi sifundise abantu ukuthi bangenza kanjani izinguquko ezinhle emiphakathini yabo futhi babe neqhaza ekusaseni elisimeme ngokwabelana ngolwazi lwethu olusimeme. "
I-Seychelles Sustainable Tourist Label (SSTL), okuwuhlelo olusimeme lokuphathwa kwezokuvakasha kanye nokunikeza izitifiketi olusebenza iminyaka eyishumi edlule, yakhelwe ukukhuthaza izinqubo zebhizinisi ezisebenza kahle neziqhubekayo. Isebenza njengesisekelo somkhiqizo omusha wendawo, owaziwa ngokuthi yi-Sustainable Seychelles brand.
Uhlobo lwe-Sustainable Seychelles luhlose ukuphakamisa ukusimama e-Seychelles kuya ezindaweni eziphakeme ezingakaze zibonwe ngaphambili, ngomgomo owabiwe wokulondoloza indawo izizukulwane ezizayo. Ngokugxila ekuzwaneni nasekuhlanganyeleni umthwalo wemfanelo, umkhiqizo ufuna ukunikeza imephu yomgwaqo ephelele ukuze kusetshenziswe futhi kuthuthukiswe izinqubo ezisimeme kuwo wonke umkhakha wezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha kanye nezimboni eziseduze. Ngokubambisana okukhuthazayo nokubamba iqhaza okusebenzayo, umkhiqizo unethemba lokuqinisekisa ukuthi i-Seychelles ihlala iyindawo yokuvakasha ehlanzekile futhi enakekela imvelo.
Ngokujoyina GSTC, Seychelles iqinisa ukuzinikela kwayo kwezokuvakasha okusimeme futhi izuza ukufinyelela kunethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke yezinsiza nobuchule obuzosiza indawo okuyiwa kuyo ukufeza izinhloso zayo zokusimama.
U-Randy Durband, oyi-CEO ye-GSTC, uzwakalise ukujabula ngokufakwa koMnyango Wezokuvakasha wase-Seychelles njengelungu le-GSTC. “Ezokuvakasha, uma kukhulunywa ngazo ngombono wokusimama, zinamandla okuba yisibani sezinguquko ezinhle, zivuse inqubekelaphambili yezomnotho wendawo kanye nokuhlanganisa imiphakathi yomhlaba wonke ngokuqonda. Sifisela iSeychelles impumelelo engcono ohambweni lwayo olubheke kwezokuvakasha esimeme.”
Mayelana Nezokuvakasha Seychelles
ITourism Seychelles iyinhlangano esemthethweni yokumaketha indawo oya kuyo eziqhingini zaseSeychelles. Izibophezele ekuboniseni ubuhle bemvelo obuhlukile beziqhingi, amagugu amasiko, kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho okunethezeka, iTourism Seychelles idlala indima ebalulekile ekuthuthukiseni iSeychelles njengendawo ehamba phambili yokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke.
