BANJUL, Gambia – Inhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene Yezokuvakasha ihambele Ingqungquthela Yonyaka Yenhlangano Yezokuvakasha Ye-Afrika Yeminyaka Engama-35 e-Sheraton Hotel Spa and Resort eGambia kusukela ngoMeyi 17-20, 2010. Bangaphezu kuka-300 ababambiqhaza abavela e-Afrika, eYurophu, naseNyakatho Melika, kanjalo. njengoba abezindaba, baphinde bahambela ingqungquthela yezohwebo kwezokuvakasha.

Ngesikhathi sokuhlangana kwemboni kanye nemicimbi yokuxhumana, i-ATA kanye UNWTO ubambe iqhaza ezingxoxweni zokuthi lezi zinhlangano ezimbili zomhlaba zizolandela kanjani ukusebenzisana nokubambisana emikhakheni yezokuvakasha kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha e-Afrika esikhathini esizayo.

Umqondisi we-ATA u-Edward Bergman uthe, “Kusijabulisile lokho UNWTO wabamba iqhaza engqungqutheleni yethu yaseGambia, futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukuqhubeka nezingxoxo nenhlangano ye-UN mayelana nokuthi singazakhela kanjani icala kwezokuvakasha e-Afrika.”

UMnu. Bergman uqhubeke wathi, “Sijabule kakhulu ngokuthi le ngxoxo yenzeka ngesikhathi esifanayo nezingxoxo zethu ne-African Union mayelana nokuthi singakugqugquzela kanjani ukuvakasha, ezokuvakasha kanye nokwamukela izihambi ezindaweni zase-Afrika.”

UMnu. Helder Tomas ovela ku UNWTO Uhlelo Lwesifunda lwe-Afrika lubambe iqhaza kulo mcimbi egameni lika UNWTO. Wafika eGambia ngokushesha kulandela umhlaka-50 UNWTO Umhlangano Wekhomishini Ye-Afrika e-Algiers, e-Algeria, kusukela ngoMeyi 17-19, 2010.

UMnu. Tomas ugcizelele ukubaluleka kokubambisana phakathi komphakathi nezinkampani ezizimele ukuze kuthuthukiswe ezokuvakasha e-Afrika kanye nesidingo sokuthi lo mkhakha uqale ukukhuluma ngazwi linye ukuze kuhlomule imboni.

Ingqungquthela ye-ATA isingathwe Umnyango Wezokuvakasha Namasiko wase-Gambia, Inhlangano Yamahhotela Yase-Gambia, nabanye ababambiqhaza base-Gambia, okuhlanganisa namalungu omkhakha wangasese kanye nowomphakathi we-ATA Chapter e-Gambia.

“Njengezwe eliyilungu le UNWTO futhi njengelungu le-ATA, iGambia yenza isiphakamiso esiqinile sokuthuthukisa ukusebenzisana ngokubambisana phakathi kwalezi zinhlangano ezimbili,” kusho unobhala unomphela woMnyango Wezokuvakasha Namasiko, uKaliba Senghore.

Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe nge-ATA, sicela uvakashele ku-www.africatravelassociation.org

Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe UNWTO, sicela uvakashele ku-www.unwto.org

Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe nge-Gambia, sicela uvakashele ku-http://www.visitthegambia.gm/

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Tomas stressed the importance of the cooperation between the public and the private sectors for the development of tourism in Africa and the need for the sector to start speaking with one voice for the benefit of the industry.
Ngesikhathi sokuhlangana kwemboni kanye nemicimbi yokuxhumana, i-ATA kanye UNWTO ubambe iqhaza ezingxoxweni zokuthi lezi zinhlangano ezimbili zomhlaba zizolandela kanjani ukusebenzisana nokubambisana emikhakheni yezokuvakasha kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha e-Afrika esikhathini esizayo.
Umqondisi we-ATA u-Edward Bergman uthe, “Kusijabulisile lokho UNWTO participated in our Gambia congress, and we look forward to continuing discussions with the UN agency on how to build a case for tourism in Africa.