Iziqhingi ezimaphakathi nolwandle zaseSeychelles bezigxile kumadola azo okukhangisa ezokuvakasha ezimakethe zazo eziyinhloko zezivakashi, ikakhulukazi eYurophu. Kodwa lokhu manje kuyashintsha, futhi ukuze lingawabeki wonke amaqanda alo kubhasikidi ofanayo, izwe lingena ezimakethe ezintsha, ezisafufusa ezinamandla okukhula.
Isibonelo esinjalo iNdiya, iShayina, iMpumalanga Ekude, amazwe aseMelika, iMpumalanga Ephakathi, kanye namazwe e-GCC. ISeychelles isanda kuba seNdiya, enenye yezimakethe zokuvakasha eziphuma ngokushesha ezikhula ngokushesha emhlabeni. I-Mumbai ne-New Delhi ngokuhlangene zenza ama-47% abagibeli bamazwe ngamazwe, yingakho Ibhodi Lezokuvakasha lase-Seychelles (STB) likhethe ukuba semibukisweni ye-Outbound Travel Mart (OTM) eMumbai naseDelhi muva nje.
Ithimba layo beliholwa ngu-Amia Jovanovic-Desir noCliff Estico. Uhwebo lwasendaweni luphinde lwasekela lolu hlelo lokungena ezimakethe e-India futhi lwalumelwe u-Doris Coopoosamy wase-7 Degrees South, Noella Gappy wase-Mason's Travel, kanye no-Shamita Palit wase-Select Seychelles.
I-Desroches Island Resort iyona kuphela ihhotela elijoyine umkhankaso we-Indian Market, futhi lalimelwe nguRenee Leslie kanye no-Amanda Lang. Abamele i-Air Seychelles abavela kuwo womabili amahhovisi aseMumbai naseDelhi babekhona embukisweni nasezinkundleni zokuxhumana.
Indawo yaseSeychelles ihehe izivakashi eziningi zezohwebo nezabathengi, futhi impendulo yabonisa ukuthi kunokuntuleka kolwazi ngendawo okuyiwa kuyo kule makethe. Uhwebo lwaseNdiya lwalumagange ukuthola ulwazi oluzophakela amakhasimende awo.
Ama-niches omshado kanye ne-honeymoon angasebenza kahle kakhulu kule makethe, uma kubhekwa intshisekelo, futhi i-Seychelles nayo inalokho amaNdiya akubukayo lapho ehlinzeka ngemihlangano eyingqayizivele namaqembu okukhuthaza.
I-STB iphinde yahola umhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi owawuqondise abenzeli bezokuvakasha kanye nabasebenzi bokuvakasha kuwo womabili amadolobha. Ukuvela kwabantu abavela eMumbai kukho kokubili okuhle kanye neshabhu bekukuhle kakhulu, kunama-ejenti angaphezu kuka-80, nakuba umbukiso waseDelhi ungazange udonse isixuku esinjalo ngenxa yeminye imicimbi eyenzeka ngesikhathi esifanayo.
Abanye babalingani bathe bafuna ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mayelana nokuthi iSeychelles inikeza ini futhi bacela uhambo lokujwayelana ukuze bakhulise ulwazi lwabo ngemikhiqizo nezinsizakalo zezokuvakasha ezahlukene.
Ibhodi Lezokuvakasha laseSeychelles lithe lizoqhubeka nokubonakala kule makethe ngezinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi kanye nokuvakasha kwezohwebo, futhi lithemba ukuthi ngezixhumanisi zomoya ezengeziwe zokusebenzela imikhakha yaseMumbai naseDelhi, ingathola isabelo esihle semakethe.
"Imbewu itshaliwe, futhi sizoqhubeka sisebenza eNdiya, ngoba amandla makhulu kakhulu, futhi kunesidingo esikhulu sezindawo ezifana neSeychelles," kusho uNkz. Jovanovic-Desir.
Ubuye wengeza ngokuthi abavakashi bazwakalise isifiso sokubona izihlalo eziningi eMumbai naseDelhi "ngakho sidinga ukubeka iSeychelles kuwo wonke amadolobha abalulekile eNdiya futhi senze leyo makethe isisebenzele."
Uhambo lwezithunywa oluya e-India lusekelwe yi-Honorary Consul yaseSeychelles eMumbai uShiv Gorowa kanye noKhomishana Omkhulu wesiqhingi eDelhi, uMnu. Dick Esparon.
Ukuvakasha kokuqala kwe-Seychelles kule midlalo yezohwebo kwaba nomthelela osheshayo, njengoba izwe liwine Imiklomelo Yokuphuma Phambili ngezinto eziphrintiwe eziphrintiwe eDelhi kanye nendawo entsha ethembisa kakhulu eMumbai.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Ibhodi Lezokuvakasha laseSeychelles lithe lizoqhubeka nokubonakala kule makethe ngezinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi kanye nokuvakasha kwezohwebo, futhi lithemba ukuthi ngezixhumanisi zomoya ezengeziwe zokusebenzela imikhakha yaseMumbai naseDelhi, ingathola isabelo esihle semakethe.
- She added that tour operators have expressed a wish to see more seats out of Mumbai and Delhi “so we need to position Seychelles in all key cities in India and make that market work for us.
- The turnout from Mumbai for both the fair and workshop was very good, with over 80 agents taking part, though the Delhi show did not draw such a crowd due to other events taking place at the same time.
