Umsunguli we-United Nations Foundation kanye noSihlalo u-Ted Turner ujoyine i-Rainforest Alliance, i-United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) kanye ne-United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) namuhla ukumemezela imibandela yezokuvakasha esimeme yokuqala ngqa emhlabeni wonke ku-IUCN World Conservation Congress. Inqubo entsha - esekelwe ezinkulungwaneni zezindlela ezihamba phambili eziqoqwe emazingeni akhona manje asetshenziswa emhlabeni jikelele - zenzelwe ukunikeza uhlaka olufanayo lokuqondisa umkhuba osafufusa wokuvakasha okusimeme nokusiza amabhizinisi, abathengi, ohulumeni, izinhlangano ezingekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni. kanye nezikhungo zemfundo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ezokuvakasha ziyasiza, kunokuba zilimaze, imiphakathi yendawo kanye nemvelo.
“Ukusimama kufana nesisho sakudala sebhizinisi esithi: 'awungeneleli kuthishanhloko, uphila ngokuzuza inzuzo',” kusho uTurner. “Ngeshwa, kuze kube manje, imboni yezokuvakasha kanye nezivakashi azikabi nalo uhlaka olufanayo lokubazisa ukuthi bayasifeza ngempela leso simiso. Kodwa iGlobal Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC) izokushintsha lokho. Lolu wuhlelo lokuwina – olulungele imvelo futhi lulungele imboni yezokuvakasha emhlabeni.”
"Ezokuvakasha zingenye yezimboni ezikhula ngokushesha futhi zibambe iqhaza eliqinile ekuthuthukisweni okusimeme kanye nokuqeda ubumpofu," kusho uFrancesco Frangialli, uNobhala-Jikelele weNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene Yezokuvakasha. “Bangaphezu kuka-900 million abavakashi bamazwe angaphandle abavakashile ngonyaka odlule futhi UNWTO ibikezela izivakashi eziyizigidigidi eziyi-1.6 ngonyaka wezi-2020. Ukuze kuncishiswe imithelela emibi yalokhu kukhula, ukusimama kufanele kuhumushe kusuka emagameni kuya emaqinisweni, futhi kube yimpoqo kubo bonke ababambiqhaza bezokuvakasha. Ngokungangabazeki umkhankaso we-GSTC uzoba isizinda esikhulu kuwo wonke umkhakha wezokuvakasha kanye nesinyathelo esibalulekile sokwenza ukusimama kube yingxenye yemvelo yokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha.”
Indlela yokunquma yathuthukiswa yi-Partnership for Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC Partnership), umfelandawonye omusha wezinhlangano ezingama-27 ezihlanganisa abaholi bezokuvakasha abavela emikhakheni ezimele, zomphakathi nezingenzi nzuzo. Ezinyangeni eziyi-15 ezedlule, ubudlelwano buxoxisane nochwepheshe bokusimama kanye nemboni yezokuvakasha futhi babuyekeza izitifiketi ezikhona ezingaphezu kuka-60 kanye nesethi yokuzikhethela yenqubo eseyenziwe kakade emhlabeni jikelele. Sekukonke, kucutshungulwe izindlela ezingaphezu kwezi-4,500 futhi abantu abangaphezu kuka-80,000, okuhlanganisa abalondolozi bemvelo, abaholi bezimboni, iziphathimandla zikahulumeni kanye nezinhlangano ze-UN, bamenyiwe ukuthi baphawule ngenqubo ewumphumela.
“Abathengi bafanelwe yizindinganiso ezamukelwa kabanzi zokuhlukanisa okuluhlaza kokuluhlaza. Lezi zindlela zizovumela ukuqinisekiswa kweqiniso kwezinqubo ezisimeme emahhotela nasezindaweni zokungcebeleka kanye nabanye abahlinzeki bezohambo,” kusho uJeff Glueck, isikhulu esiphezulu sezentengiso seTravelocity/Sabre, ilungu le-GSTC Partnership. “Bazonika abahambi ithemba lokuthi bangakwazi ukwenza izinqumo ukusiza imbangela yokusimama. Bazosiza futhi abahlinzeki abasabheka phambili abafanelwe udumo ngokwenza izinto ngendlela.”
Itholakala ku-www.gstcouncil.org, imibandela egxile emikhakheni emine ochwepheshe abayitusa njengezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ezokuvakasha ezisimeme: ukwandisa izinzuzo zezokuvakasha kwezenhlalo nezomnotho emiphakathini yendawo; ukunciphisa imithelela emibi kumagugu amasiko; ukunciphisa ukulimala kwezindawo zendawo; kanye nokuhlelela ukusimama. Ubambiswano lwe-GSTC lwakha izinto zokufunda namathuluzi obuchwepheshe ukuze aqondise amahhotela nabaqhubi bezokuvakasha ekusebenziseni le mibandela.
"I-American Society of Travel Agents ikubona kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba yingxenye yalobu budlelwano bomhlaba wonke obuhola indlela ekuchazeni kanye kanye ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba yinkampani yezokuvakasha esimeme," kusho uWilliam Maloney, oyiChief Operating Officer ye-ASTA. . “Njengenhlangano enohlelo lwayo Lwelungu Eliluhlaza, kungumsebenzi wethu ukuthi siqinisekise ukuthi izinyathelo zethu eziya ohlelweni lwabathengisi bezokuvakasha zihambisana nentuthuko emhlabeni jikelele. Le nqubo izohlinzeka amalungu ethu ngeziqondiso ezidingeka kakhulu zokuhlola ukuzibophezela kwabalingani bebhizinisi besikhathi esizayo kwezokuvakasha okusimeme kuyilapho benikeza abathengi ulwazi olucacile noluthembekile mayelana nokukhetha kohambo abakwenzayo.”
“Uhlelo lwe-Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria lumayelana nokuqondisa imboni endleleni esimeme ngempela - ehambisana nenselelo yesikhathi sethu: okuwukugqugquzela kanye nokudidiyelwa koMnotho Oluhlaza womhlaba wonke ochuma ngenxa yentshisekelo esikhundleni senhloko-dolobha yezomnotho wethu. -izimpahla ezibalulekile ezisekelwe emvelweni,” kusho u-Achim Steiner, uNobhala Jikelele weZizwe Ezihlangene kanye noMqondisi Omkhulu, i-United Nations Environment Programme.
“I-Rainforest Alliance ibungaza imiphumela ye-GSTC Partnership, esikholelwa ukuthi izosiza imboni yezokuvakasha izibeke endleleni esimeme,” kusho uTensie Whelan, uMqondisi Omkhulu we-Rainforest Alliance. “I-Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria ethuthukisiwe izobumba izidingo ezincane ezizofunwa yiSustainable Tourism Stewardship Council ezinhlelweni zokunikeza izitifiketi ezigunyaziwe futhi isize abahambi babe nesiqiniseko sokuthi bayasiza, hhayi ukulimaza imvelo.”
"Ubambiswano lwe-GSTC wumzamo wokusebenzisana wokuhlinzeka ngohlaka olufana oludingeka kakhulu kanye nokuqonda izinqubo ezisimeme zezokuvakasha," kusho u-Janna Morrison, iPhini Likamongameli Eliphezulu Lomthwalo Wemfanelo Womphakathi e-Choice Hotels International. “Ezokuvakasha ziyimboni ebalulekile nekhulayo eyeseka ukusimama futhi izohlomula ngokusobala kulolu hlaka olufanayo. Ekugcineni lo mzamo uzoba nomthelela omuhle emiphakathini nasemvelweni.”
"I-Expedia iyaziqhenya ngokusekela i-Partnership for Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria futhi izibophezele ekusebenziseni lezi zindlela njengezinga lokuqoka uzakwethu wokuvakasha 'oqhubekayo'," kusho u-Paul Brown, uMongameli we-Expedia Partner Services Group kanye ne-Expedia North America. “Abathengi namuhla bagqugquzeleke kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili ukufaka imikhuba eqhubekayo ezimpilweni zabo, kwa-Expedia siyakhuthazeka futhi futhi sizinikele ekubeni umholi ohambeni olusimeme. Siyaziqhenya ngabalingani bethu bezokuvakasha - amahhotela nabaqhubi bezokuvakasha - asebevele benza kahle kule ndawo, futhi sithemba ukuthi bazobekela ontanga yabo imingcele emhlabeni jikelele. Sithemba ukuthi abahambi bethu bazobona futhi bathokozele umsebenzi onzima ozakwethu abadlula kuwo ukuze bafeze lezi zidingo futhi bafinyelele izinga lokusimama.”
