Ukuhamba nezokuvakasha bekulokhu kuyingxenye ebalulekile emnothweni waseMelika, futhi kuyaqhubeka nokuba njalo ngalezi zikhathi ezinzima zomnotho. Yize abantu abaningi baseMelika benciphisa uhambo lokuzilibazisa, abaningi basathatha amaholide akhethekile kubandakanya izindawo ezinikela ngezindawo zamagugu nemigwaqo ethokozisayo.
ITravel Professionals of Colour Association (TPOC) izoludingida lolu daba ngokuningiliziwe ngesikhathi soMbuthano Wezinkomfa Wonyaka nowesi-7 obanjelwa eBuffalo, eNew York futhi izobhunga ukuthi kanjani futhi kungani ukuvakasha kwamagugu kungawukhuthaza kanjani umnotho. Izinsuku zenkomfa ye-TPOC zingu-Meyi 14 -17, 2009.
I-TPOC Association yenze ucwaningo olunzulu ngezokuvakasha kwamagugu, igxile kakhulu kwezokuvakasha zase-Afrika naseMelika. Abantu base-Afrika baseMelika nabanye abahambi abambalwa banesifiso sangempela sokuxhumana nesikhathi sabo esedlule futhi bazimisele ukusebenzisa imali ekuhambeni kwezokungcebeleka okubanikeza ulwazi lomuntu siqu noluzuzisayo. Imibiko yezibalo ikhombisa ukuthi izivakashi ezimbalwa zisebenzisa cishe ama-US $ 600 billion ngonyaka ukuhambela amagugu. Izindawo nabaphakeli abafinyelela kuleli qembu le-niche bazohlomula futhi babe nesandla ekusizeni ukuvusa umnotho.
Njengomphumela wocwaningo olunzulu kanye nocwaningo olunzulu ngomhambi wase-Afrika waseMelika, i-TPOC Association izokhipha i-African American Heritage Tourism Report engqungqutheleni yaminyaka yonke, igqamisa izindawo eziyi-10 eziphezulu zamanje ze-TPOC zomhambi wase-Afrika waseMelika. Okuningi kwalolu lwazi kuzoxoxwa ngalo engqungqutheleni ye-TPOC eBuffalo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuzonikezwa imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi yokuthi ungafinyelela kanjani kwamanye amaqembu amancane nawo ajabulela ukuhambela amagugu.
Noma ngubani osebenza kwezokuvakasha nokuvakasha uyamenywa ukuba athamele le ngqungquthela efundisayo. I-TPOC iphinde yasungula Uhla Lwemibhalo Lwama-Minority Travel Agents. Okwamanje, uhlu lwamahhala ohlwini lwemibhalo lunikezwa ama-ejenti okuvakasha kanye nabaqhubi bokuvakasha. Sicela ubhalise kulayini ku-www.tpoc.org.
Ukubhaliswa kwenkomfa kuyatholakala ku-inthanethi futhi noma shayela ku-1-866-901-1259.
