UMongameli waseMelika u-Obama ukugxekile ukuhlasela kwamaphekula e-Orlando futhi wamema isizwe ukuthi sihlangane, kanjalo nabaholi base-United States abahlanganisa ababusi, izimeya, abaholi bomphakathi we-LGBT, nabaholi bezomoya, okuhlanganisa abefundisi bamaSulumane - ngaphandle koqokwe njengomongameli weqembu lamaRepublican, uDonald Trump. , osebenzise lesi sigameko njengokuhlasela uMengameli u-Obama efuna ehle esikhundleni.
Izinhloko zamazwe ngamazwe ziyaphuza ekuvumeni ukuhlasela kwamaphekula.
Ukubulawa kwabantu e-nightclub yezitabane e-Orlando, eFlorida, nakho bekuwukuhlasela okusobala embonini yezokuvakasha neyokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke, kodwa kwaba nokusonteka. Kulokhu ifinyelele idlanzana - Izitabane, Izitabane, Abashintsha ubulili kanye Nabantu Bobulili Obubili, abaziwa nge-LGBT.
I-LGBT imele cishe amaphesenti angu-10 azo zonke izihambi zomhlaba. Uma kucatshangelwa uhambo lwabantu abayibhiliyoni (UNWTO) I-LGBT izomela cishe abantu abayizigidi eziyi-100. Abahambi be-LGBT ngokuvamile bachitha imali eningi eholidini, ngokuvamile bahamba ngesizini ephansi, kodwa bamele idlanzana emehlweni ezindawo eziningi abangakakulungeli ukubamukela ngezandla ezimhlophe okwamanje.
Imvamisa abaholi abamele izinhlangano zethu zezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele njenge-United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), uMkhandlu Wezokuvakasha Nokuvakasha Womhlaba (WTTC) zikhipha izindaba ezisheshayo ezigxeka ukuhlasela kwamaphekula. Hhayi ngalesi sikhathi.
I-PATA, SKAL, I-Caribbean Tourism Organization, Vanilla Island Organization, RETOSA, noma i-South Pacific Tourism Organizaton bebengakaphenduli kulokhu kuhlasela. Alikho igama elivela ku-IATA, CLIA, ICAO, ACI, Inkundla Yezomnotho Yomhlaba, ukusho nje amanye.
WTTC njengoba umholi ozimemezele ngokwakhe wemboni yezokuvakasha yomhlaba wonke yangasese akasenaso isikhundla esisemthethweni kwezokuvakasha kwe-LGBT. I-United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) akanaso isitendi esisemthethweni.
Zombili lezi zinhlangano zazitshale imali ezifundweni, kodwa uma kuziwa ekunikezeni i-LGBT izwi ezingqungqutheleni zazo, ngokuvamile azithandi ukuthinta leli “dlanzana”. Kwehlukile ngabesifazane kwezokuvakasha, zombili lezi zinhlangano ziphumela obala futhi zifaka nezingxoxo ezishubile emicimbini yazo mayelana neqhaza labesifazane kwezokuvakasha.
Bekungeke yini kube yisikhathi sokuthi abaholi bemboni yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke kanye nezinhlangano abazimelayo bathathe isinyathelo hhayi nje ngokumelene nobushokobezi, kodwa bamele ezokuvakasha ze-LGBT?
Mhlawumbe umuntu kufanele alandele ukuthi imali ixhaswe ngani UNWTO futhi WTTC:
Ngokusho kwencwadi yezitabane i-ManAboutWorld kanye nocwaningo olusekelwa i-Marriott Hotels, izindawo ezi-5 eziphezulu eziyingozi kakhulu kubahambi be-LGBT yilezi:
-Singapore - Kuze kube yiminyaka emibili ejele
-United Arab Emirates - Izijeziso ezihlukahlukene, mhlawumbe isigwebo sentambo.
-Nigeria - Isigwebo sentambo kwabesilisa
-I-Iran - Isigwebo sentambo
-Saudi Arabia - Ukuxoshwa, ukushaywa, nokufa ngokukhandwa ngamatshe esidlangalaleni
Ngethemba ukuthi le ndatshana izodala inqwaba yezitatimende zabaholi bethu zokumela i-LGBT Travel and Tourism Industry futhi babhekane nokwesaba.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The murders at the gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, also were a clear attack on the global travel and tourism industry, but with a twist.
- Wouldn’t it be time for global travel and tourism industry leaders and the associations they represent to take a stand not only against terror, but a stand for LGBT tourism.
- LGBT travelers usually spend more money on vacation, often travel in low season, but they represent a minority in the eyes of many destinations not ready to welcome them yet with open arms.
