'Awu 2020!' Abahleli bemicimbi bangakwazi ukungena enhliziyweni yefa lasolwandle lase-Hamburg ngokuvakasha okubonakalayo kwezindawo zasolwandle ezihamba phambili zedolobha, okwenziwa ithimba elazi kakhulu idolobha - Hamburg Convention Bureau (HCB).
Idatha ye-HCB indaba yasekhaya entsha eku-inthanethi ikhombisa izindawo eziyingqayizivele ezihlanganisa umlando wasolwandle, isiko lemboni kanye nekhono lasolwandle.
Isitobhi sokuqala seqembu singenye yezindawo ezinkulu zomcimbi eHamburg - ishede langaphambili ledokodo elingunombolo 52A (Schuppen 52). Ngaphambilini yayisetshenziselwa ukugcina izinongo, inombolo engu-52a imile phakathi kwama-cranes nemikhumbi echwebeni lomlando. Isendaweni emaphakathi, ingafinyelelwa ngokushesha yikho kokubili umhlaba nolwandle - okuhlanganisa nezikebhe ezishuthayo eduze komfula i-Elbe.
Ngaphezulu kwamamitha-skwele angu-6,000, inombolo engu-52a inikeza isikhala sezivakashi ezingafika ku-3,000, futhi ngenxa yengqalasizinda yesimanje, kuhlanganise nezici zenethiwekhi ye-IT nezici zokuphepha, ingashintshwa ibe indawo eyingqayizivele yezinkomfa, imibukiso, iphathi enkulu noma i-gala dinner. Emicimbini emincane yezivakashi ezingafika ku-200, indawo yodadewabo eduze ne-Elbe - i-Jachthafen marina - ilingana nesikweletu.
Izihambeli zingenile Hamburg ingakwazi ukuhamba ngepulangwe - ngokwezwi nezwi - ngokugibela umkhumbi wezimpahla i-Bleichen. Lo mkhumbi oyingqopha-mlando wawusetshenziselwa ukuthutha amaphasela uwayisa eScandinavia ngoLwandle iBaltic futhi usanda kuvulwa kabusha njengendawo yokugcinwa kwemnyuziyamu nemicimbi ngemva kokubuyiselwa. Lapho kwake kwagcinwa khona izinkuni, ubhontshisi kakhokho namantongomane, manje kunendawo yomcimbi yohlobo olulodwa yabantu abangafika kwabangama-200. Igumbi lingenziwa ngendlela efanele ukuze lilingane nanoma iyiphi itimu ngezilokotho zenkampani yasendaweni ye-Party Rent futhi amaqembu ezivakashi ezingafika kwezi-20 angabungaza ngesitayela esaluni esesitezi sebhuloho, manje esibuyiselwe enkazimulweni yalo yangaphambili.
I-Hafenmuseum Hamburg ephakathi kwezindawo zomlando ezihlala ezindaweni zokudoba ihlanganisa iminyaka eyi-100 yokwakhiwa kwemikhumbi, ukuhamba olwandle, ukuphatha impahla kanye nobuchwepheshe basolwandle. Le ndawo yenza indaba yechweba elidumile laseHamburg ixoxelwe abantu abachitha impilo yabo yokusebenza echwebeni. Imyuziyamu iyindawo eguquguqukayo yomcimbi yezithunywa ezingafika ku-400 futhi, emicimbini yezivakashi ezingafika ku-30, ikhabethe lomshayeli wendiza elingaphakathi kwalo elingokomlando liyindawo enhle kakhulu.
Imicimbi yangaphandle ingasingathwa egcekeni elingaphambili kanye nejethi eliseduze - ngemuva kwama-cranes nemikhumbi eyakha ifa lasolwandle lase-Hamburg.
UFlorian Gerdes, I-Marketing Manager Conventions e-Hamburg Convention Bureau, uyachaza: “Cishe amakhonteyina ayizigidi eziyi-10 aphathwa e-Hamburg ngonyaka odlule - iyichweba lesibili ngobukhulu eYurophu futhi libhekwa kabanzi 'njengesango laseJalimane eliya emhlabeni'. I-Hamburg ibingeke ibe idolobha eliyilo namuhla ngaphandle kwechweba layo - sekungamakhulu eminyaka iphila kuleli dolobha futhi isaqhubeka nokulithinta ngezindlela eziningi.
“Ezinye izindawo eziyingqayizivele nezijabulisayo ngempela ziyingxenye yefa le-Hamburg eliziqhenya labasolwandle futhi bangabahle kakhulu abahlela ukucatshangelwa uma befuna ukunikeza izihambeli ulwazi lwasolwandle olukhumbuleka ngempela.”
