UHelen Marano, umsunguli weMarano Perspectives kanye nomeluleki okhethekile weWorld Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), uqokwe njengomphathiswa we Isisekelo Sokuhamba iminyaka emi-3 elandelayo. Ukuqokwa kwakhe kwesekwe ngazwi linye yibhodi labaphathi benhlangano esiza umphakathi emhlanganweni walo wokugcina.
UHelen unolwazi oluningi njengommeli wezokuvakasha ezingeni lamazwe ngamazwe, njengoba eke wasebenza njengePhini Likamongameli Omkhulu WTTC, futhi wahola Ihhovisi Likazwelonke Lokuhamba Nezokuvakasha lase-United States. Muva nje uhlonishwe “njengowesifazane onikwe amandla kwezokuvakasha” yi-International Institute of Peace Through Tourism (IIPT), ngendondo 'YokuMbungaza' ngokwakha imifelandawonye yomhlaba wonke ethuthukisa ezokuvakasha njengamandla okwenza okuhle.
U-Helen Marano uthe: “Ngiyaziqhenya ukusebenza njenge-Trustee ye-Travel Foundation futhi ngibheke ngabomvu ukusebenzisana nethimba ukusiza ekwandiseni ukufinyelela kanye nemizamo yenhlangano esiza umphakathi. Asikaze sibe khona isikhathi esibaluleke ukwedlula lesi sokwamukela ezokuvakasha ezisimeme futhi ngijabule ngokujoyina inhlangano ebamba iqhaza elibaluleke kangaka ekusizeni izindawo nezinkampani ukuthi zibambe iqhaza ekubumbeni ikusasa elinomthwalo wemfanelo kulo mkhakha.”
UNoel Josephides, uSihlalo weBhodi Labaphathiswa Be-Travel Foundation, uthe: “Siyajabula ukwamukela uHelen njengomphathiswa. Ulwazi lwakhe olunzulu kanye nobuchule bakhe buzoba wusizo olukhulu enhlanganweni, ikakhulukazi esikhathini esibaluleke kangaka njengoba silindele ushintsho kuMphathi Omkhulu omusha ezinyangeni ezizayo. Ukuqonda kukaHelen imboni nokubaluleka kwezokuvakasha okusimeme kuzosisiza ekuhlanganiseni impumelelo yeTravel Foundation eminyakeni edlule, kusisekele ukuze sifinyelele izethameli eziningi ngomyalezo wethu futhi sikhulise umthelela wethu nakakhulu.”
I-Travel Foundation ilindele ukumemezela ukuqokwa koMphathi Omkhulu omusha maduze nje, njengoba u-Salli Felton elungiselela ukwesula esikhundleni ngoSepthemba.
Ibhodi labaphatheli benhlangano esiza umphakathi lihlanganisa:
- Noel Josephides; Usihlalo Wamaholide e-Sunvil
- U-Rodney Anderson, oneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-40 yesipiliyoni senkonzo yomphakathi, ekugcineni uMqondisi, I-Marine and Fisheries e-Defra
- UJane Ashton, uMqondisi Wokusimama kwa-TUI Group
- UJohn de Vial, uMqondisi Wokuvikelwa Kwezimali kwa-ABTA
- U-Debbie Hindle, uMqondisi Ophethe kwa-Four Travel
- U-Alistair Rowland; Isikhulu Esiphezulu Sokuthengisa e-The Midcounties Co-operative kanye noSihlalo we-ABTA
