Ukuthatha i-LGBT Travel iye kuma-2020

Phuma Manje kanye ne-WTM London Chart the Way Forward

I-WTM London igubhe iminyaka engama-40 yasungulwa ngoNovemba futhi iminyaka eyishumi nesithupha ilandelana, inkampani ebonisana nochwepheshe. Phuma Manje ilethe imininingwane yochwepheshe emakethe yezokuvakasha ye-LGBT.

Izethulo ze-Out Now zokuthuthukisa izithunywa zibonise futhi zachaza idatha ebalulekile kanye nokuqanjwa okusha kwemakethe yezokuvakasha yabesilisa nabesifazane, abathandana nobulili obubili, kanye nabashintshashintshayo (LGBT).

Ukuvakasha kwe-LGBT manje sekubalelwa ngaphezu kwe-US$218 billion yenkcitho yonyaka unyaka ngamunye (umthombo: Out Now Global LGBT2030 Study).

E-WTM London, i-Out Now yabeka inkundla ye-LGBT yokuhamba ngeminyaka yo-2020, yethula izinto ezintsha zobuchwepheshe ukuze uxhumane futhi uzuzise imakethe ye-LGBT - futhi yamema abaholi bemboni ukuthi babelane ngemininingwane yochwepheshe, okuhlanganisa imakethe yokuvakasha ekhethiwe ku-inthanethi i-Evaneos; inhlangano yokumaketha yase-US Thola iPuerto Rico; kanye nochwepheshe wezindaba wase-UK, uSusann Jerry.

Isikhulu Esiphezulu se-Out Now, u-Ian Johnson, wethule okokuqala intuthuko entsha yobuchwepheshe e-WTM London - ngayinye inamandla amakhulu okuhlomulisa imizamo yokuvakasha ye-LGBT emhlabeni wonke.

UJohnson ubonise okuqukethwe okusha okuvela endaweni yemfundo eku-inthanethi Funda.lgbt futhi yethula inkundla entsha yokufakwa kwe-LGBT yomhlaba wonke ebizwa HOW.lgbt – inkundla yokuxhumana yomhlaba wonke eyenziwe ngezifiso yokuvumela abantu be-LGBT, 'abalingani babo' namabhizinisi ukuthi baxhumane futhi baxhumane. UJohnson uphinde wamemezela amahhotela amasha aqeqeshwe ekuqeqeshweni kwe-Learn.lgbt futhi manje asegunyazwe ohlelweni lwe-OutNowCertified lwango-2020, ngokubambisana neSwitzerland Tourism.

UJohnson uthi, “Kufaneleka ngokuphelele ukuthi sethule inkundla entsha ye-HOW.lgbt ne-Learn.lgbt e-WTM London.

“I-Out Now kanye ne-WTM London bebengabambisene nabo ebuholini iminyaka eminingi ukuphayona nokuqhubekisela phambili intuthuko ebalulekile ekuhambeni kwe-LGBT. Siyajabula ukwethula KANJANI - ukuhlinzeka ngalesi siteshi esisha esinamandla samabhizinisi omhlaba wonke amakhulu namancane ukuthi axhumane nabantu be-LGBT - okubaluleke kakhulu, okuyingxenye yokuzibophezela kweminyaka eyishumi ye-Out Now ekuthuthukiseni ulwazi olungcono, inhlonipho kanye nemiphumela yabantu be-LGBT.

“Isiqubulo sethu sebhizinisi sithi 'i-LGBT ipela abantu' - futhi kokubili i-Learn.lgbt kanye ne-HOW.lgbt kuhlezi kahle kulokho. Siyajabula futhi ukuqinisekisa amahhotela okuqala e-OutNowCertified ka-2020, abasebenzi bawo ngo-2019 babambe iqhaza ohlelweni lokuqeqesha lwe-Learn.lgbt. Sekuyisikhathi eside i-WTM yaziwa njengombukiso wezohwebo olusha kakhulu emhlabeni wemboni yezokuvakasha ngakho i-Out Now iyakuthokozela ukwethula lezi zinhlelo ezintsha nazo, ukuhlinzeka ngalezi zinkundla ezinamandla kule minyaka eyishumi entsha yama-2020s.”

Esinye sezikhulumi e-Out Now's WTM London Masterclasses, i-Sustainability Manager enkampanini yaseFrance i-Evaneos, u-Dana Artz, ubuke kuqala imisebenzi yemakethe ye-LGBT emisha ka-Evaneos ka-2020.

U-Artz uyachaza: “Idatha yakamuva ye-Out Now ibonisa ukuthi abahambi be-LGBT+ bancamela ngokusobala ukuthenga kubahlinzeki bezokuvakasha abanikeza ukuqashelwa komuntu siqu nenhlonipho.

“U-Evaneos ujabulile ngokukhipha ukuqeqeshwa kwe-Out Now's Learn.lgbt kanye nesitifiketi sayo kuwo wonke umphakathi wethu wabantu abazimele abangu-1300+ ngo-2020, futhi siyaziqhenya ngokuba inkundla yezokuvakasha yokuqala enkulu noma umsebenzisi wezivakashi ukwenza lokho.

“Ukwenza okuthandwa nguwe kuyinhliziyo nomoya wohambo luka-Evaneos; ngakho-ke, ukunikeza ukuqeqeshwa kwe-LGBT+ nesitifiketi kunethiwekhi yethu yochwepheshe bezokuvakasha basendaweni kuhambisana ngokuphelele nesifiso sethu sokuhlinzeka ngolwazi lokuhamba olungajwayelekile kuzo zonke izinhlobo zabahambi.”

I-Switzerland Tourism yavezwa kwa-WTM London futhi isebenzisa i-Learn.lgbt kakhulu ukuqeqesha amahhotela amaningi aseSwitzerland manje aseyi-OutNowCertified - kanye nenhlangano engumxhasi wokwethulwa kwenkundla entsha yomhlaba wonke yokuxhumana ye-HOW.lgbt yabantu be-LGBT, ababambisene nabo kanye amabhizinisi afisa ukuxhumana nawo.

I-Out Now imemezele okutholwe yidatha yocwaningo yakamuva ye-LGBT2030 kuhlanganise nalokhu okulandelayo:

• U-77% wabaphenduli be-LGBT bangathanda ukuhlala endaweni lapho abasebenzi noma ababungazi beqeqeshwe kahle ngendlela yokwamukela izivakashi ze-LGBT
• U-83% wabaphenduli be-LGBT bathi isimo somthetho abantu be-LGBT+ basendaweni sithonya ukuthi iyiphi indawo abakhetha ukuyivakashela
• U-86% wabazali be-LGBT abanezingane ezihlala ekhaya bathi bakhathazekile ngokuthi abasebenzi basehhotela bazosabela kanjani emndenini wabo
• U-93% wabazali be-LGBT abanezingane ezihlala ekhaya bathi bakhathazekile ngokuthi abanye abahambi bazosabela kanjani emndenini wabo

U-Simon Press, Umqondisi Omkhulu Wombukiso we-WTM London uqinisekise ukuzibophezela kwesikhathi eside kwenhlangano ekusunguleni izinto ezintsha kanye nokufakwa kwe-LGBT embonini yezokuvakasha yomhlaba wonke. “Sekuphele iminyaka engu-40 i-WTM ithuthuke ngenxa yokuzibophezela kwayo ngokungaphezi ekuthuthukiseni ulwazi kanye nokuqanjwa okusha embonini yezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele.

“Ukubambisana kwethu iminyaka eminingi ne-Out Now kube yimpumelelo ngenxa yokuzibophezela kwethu ndawonye ekuhloleni njalo ukuthi 'yini okulandelayo' uma kukhulunywa ngezinto ezintsha ezizuzisa abantu be-LGBT kanye nemboni yezokuvakasha yomhlaba wonke."

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