Ngokuhambisana nombono wayo wokuqhubekisela phambili ukusimama kwezokuvakasha, iWorld Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) yakhipha incwadi yayo ephambili ethi 'Tourism for Development' eBrussels ngomhlaka-6 Juni phakathi Nezinsuku Zokuthuthukiswa KwaseYurophu (EDD), futhi yacela ukuqwashisa okwengeziwe ngokusimama kwezinqubomgomo zezokuvakasha nezinqubo zebhizinisi kanye nokuziphatha kwezivakashi.
'I-Tourism for Development' ihlinzeka ngezincomo ezibambekayo zokuthi izosetshenziswa kanjani ezokuvakasha njengendlela ephumelelayo yokuzuza intuthuko esimeme. Kukhombisa ukuthi ezokuvakasha zifinyelela umhlaba wonke futhi zinemiphumela emihle kweminye imikhakha eminingi. Lo mkhakha awugcini nje ngokuhola ukukhula, uthuthukisa nezinga lezimpilo zabantu, weseka ukuvikelwa kwemvelo, ulwela amasiko ahlukahlukene futhi uqinisa ukuthula emhlabeni.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma kuhlelwe kahle futhi kulawulwa kahle, ezokuvakasha zingafaka isandla ngempumelelo nangokuqondile ekushintsheni ezindleleni zokuphila ezisimeme kanye nezindlela zokusebenzisa nezindlela zokukhiqiza. Kodwa ukuze ufike lapho umkhakha wezokuvakasha kumele, njenge-ejenti yoshintsho oluhle, wenze izinqumo ezisekelwe ebufakazini eziqinisekisa umnikelo ongaguquki ekuthuthukisweni okusimeme.
Lo mbiko onemiqulu emibili ukhombisa izehlakalo ezingama-23 ezivela emhlabeni wonke kwezokuvakasha ezinikela ekuthuthukisweni okusimeme kuzo zonke izilinganiso zayo. "Lo mbiko unikeza ubufakazi obubambekayo, obubanzi beqiniso lokuthi ezokuvakasha zingabamba iqhaza elibonakalayo nelibonakalayo ekuzuzeni intuthuko esimeme kanye ne-Ajenda ka-2030", kusho. UNWTO Unobhala-Jikelele uZurab Pololikashvili.
Lo mbiko uveza ezokuvakasha njengento egqugquzela intuthuko esimeme futhi ungabekela ababambiqhaza isisekelo sokwakhela emathubeni ezokuvakasha ngokushintsha izinqubomgomo, izinqubo zebhizinisi kanye nokuziphatha kwabathengi.
Ngokombiko, lokhu kudinga ukukala umthelela wezokuvakasha ngokunembile futhi njalo, kanye nokubeka imiphumela enkonzweni yezinqubomgomo ezifanele, izinqubo zebhizinisi nokuziphatha kwabathengi.
'I-Tourism for Development' icela ohulumeni ukuthi basungule futhi baphoqelele izinhlaka zenqubomgomo ezibandakanya wonke umuntu nezididiyelwe ukuze kuthuthukiswe ezokuvakasha esimeme. Amabhizinisi, ngakolunye uhlangothi, adinga ukukhombisa ukuzibophezela kwawo ekuzinzeni kumamodeli webhizinisi ayisisekelo namaketango abalulekile, kuyilapho abantu ngabanye kanye nemiphakathi yomphakathi kufanele futhi bamukele izinqubo nokuziphatha okusimeme.
UNWTO yethule 'Tourism for Development' at EDD, inkundla ehamba phambili yaseYurophu ngentuthuko ehlelwe yi-European Commission. Bangaphezu kuka-180 abantu abafake isandla ekushicilelweni engxoxweni yomhlaba wonke nohulumeni, izinhlangano kanye nezinhlangano zomphakathi. UNWTO ibonga ngokukhethekile iNyuvesi yaseGeorge Washington ngeqhaza layo.
