Liholwa nguNgqongqoshe Wezangaphandle NezokuVakasha, uMnu. Sylvestre Radegonde, ithimba laseSeychelles lalihlanganisa uNkz. Bernadette Willemin, uMqondisi Jikelele Wezokumaketha Kwendawo, uNksz Karen Confait, Ezokuvakasha Seychelles' Umphathi wemakethe yase-United Kingdom (UK), uNksz Winnie Eliza, iMarketing Executive, kanye noNkz. Sandra Bonnelame, isikhulu sophiko lwe-Creative and Content Management, bobabili abavela ekomkhulu leTourism Seychelles.
Ukwengeza, ozakwethu abangu-11 abamele ukuhweba kwasendaweni, okuhlanganisa nommeleli weSeychelles Hospitality and Tourism Association, Creole Travel Services, Mason's Travel, 7° South, STORY Seychelles, Hilton Seychelles Hotels, Kempinski Seychelles, Laila – A Tribute Portfolio Resort, Savoy. I-Seychelles Resort & Spa, Ihhotela, Ihhotela L'Archipel kanye ne-Anantara Maia Seychelles Villas, nazo beziyingxenye yomcimbi wokukhangisa. Bakhulise ithuba lokuhlangana namakhasimende angaba khona futhi babe nemihlangano yebhizinisi nebhizinisi nabathengi bamazwe ngamazwe phakathi nomcimbi wezinsuku ezintathu.
E-London, uNgqongqoshe u-Radegonde kanye noNkk. Willemin nabo babambe imihlangano nabalingani abakhulu bezindiza kanye nabahwebi ukuze baxoxe ngezindlela zokugcina ukuxhumana kwendawo okuyiwa kuyo esiqhingini kuyilapho beqinisa imizila ekhona nokwandisa ukusebenzisana.
Ngesikhathi somcimbi, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha waseSeychelles ubambe iqhaza I-WTM 2023 ingqungquthela yongqongqoshe, ehlanganise oNgqongqoshe Bezokuvakasha ababalelwa ku-40 abavela emhlabeni wonke. Indikimba yalo nyaka okuxoxwe ngayo ibithi “Ukuguqula Ezokuvakasha Ngentsha Nezemfundo.”
Emzamweni wokuqinisa ubudlelwano phakathi kwe-Seychelles ne-Ethiopia, uNgqongqoshe u-Radegonde wahlangana no-HE Nxusa uNasise Challi, uzakwabo wase-Ethiopia, ukuze ahlole izindawo ezingase zisebenze ngokubambisana.
Kanye nethimba le-Tourism Seychelles, uNgqongqoshe u-Radegonde kanye noNkk. Willemin nabo bahlanganyele ezenzakalweni ezimbalwa eziseceleni, njengezingxoxo zethelevishini ku-BBC kanye ne-CNBC, kanye nemihlangano ne-Travel Trade Publications TTG Media, Travel Matters kanye ne-Travel Bulletin.
Ekhuluma kulo mcimbi, uMnu. Eddy D'Offay, omele iHotel Archipel ePraslin, uzwakalise ukwaneliseka kwakhe, wathi: “Njengomnikazi wenkampani encane ePraslin, ukwethulwa kwesitendi kube kuhle kakhulu, futhi ngiye ngahlangana mathupha nawo wonke ama-tour operators. Benginethemba lokuthi ngizohlangana. Ngafika lapha ngo-2013, futhi umcimbi wawumatasa. Nokho, ngingasho ukuthi imihlangano yalo nyaka ibengcono kakhulu kunalokho engikukhumbula eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, futhi sekukonke, ngibe ne-WTM enhle.”
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uNkk Willemin uthe:
"Kuyavuza ngempela ukuba umdlali obalulekile emcimbini obaluleke kangaka womkhakha."
“Ukuba yingxenye yomcimbi omkhulu kakhulu akusivumeli nje kuphela ukuthi sikhangise nge-Seychelles emhlabeni wonke kodwa futhi kusiza ukugcina ubukhona obuqinile obudonsa ukunaka kozakwethu ababalulekile. Ngemizamo yethu ehlangene, sigcina ngempumelelo i-Seychelles isendaweni esobala futhi sikhuthaza intshisekelo eqhubekayo endaweni yethu. Ngokubambisana, sakha umhlaba lapho izinto ezingasoze zalibaleka nezishintshayo zilindelwe, siqinisa iSeychelles njengendawo ephambili yalabo abafuna izigigaba ezishintsha impilo.”
I-World Travel Market London 2023 yavula iminyango yayo ngohlu olungajwayelekile lwababonisi abangaphezu kuka-4,000, okumaka omunye unyaka oyimpumelelo eSeychelles esigabeni sezokuvakasha samazwe ngamazwe.
