Njengoba i-CEO ye-PATA uPeter de Jong eshiya inhlangano ehlonishwayo yezokuvakasha yase-Asia Pacific esikhathini esingaphansi kwezinsuku eziyishumi, eTurboNews uthole inhlolokhono ekhethekile ngezizathu zokuthutha kanye nokubuyekezwa kukaDe Jong iminyaka yakhe eyisikhombisa ephethe inhlangano. I-retrospective ngaphandle kwemvume...
Ingabe uke wathintwa amahlebezi mayelana ne-PATA ezinyangeni ezisanda kwedlula mayelana nokushoda kwezinsolo zokungafihli izinto kanye nokuziphendulela? Ingabe kusheshise isinqumo sakho sokushiya?
Peter de Jong: Isinqumo sami sokushiya i-PATA maphakathi no-Okthoba sasigqugquzelwe izinto ezimbili. Siqale ukubukeza sina abantu abazongenela isikhundla se-PATA CEO ngaphambi kwe-Travel Mart e-Hyderabad. Mangisho ukuthi iphaneli yokukhetha iqhube kahle kakhulu, futhi sanquma ukusheshisa inqubo yokukhetha. Uma konke kuhamba ngohlelo, ozongena esikhundleni sami angase aphathe usoseshini mhlawumbe ekuqaleni kukaJanuwari wonyaka ozayo. Isici sesibili esibe nomthelela esinqumweni sami sasisekelwe ezindleleni zakamuva kimi zokucabangela amathuba amasha ochwepheshe ajabulisayo. Ezinye zazo zizodinga idethi yokuqala yangaphambi kwesikhathi kunamaphakathi no-2009. Nakuba isinqumo sami besingahlangene ngqo nezinsolo zakamuva mayelana nokungabi bikho obala kwa-PATA, ngiyethemba ukuthi ukuhamba kwami kungase kunciphise ukuhlaselwa kwabezindaba okungangifanele kusoseshini wethu esengiphenduke 'induku yombani' kukho.
Ingabe uthintwe imibiko ehlukahlukene engemihle kanye nolwazi oluvela kwabanye abezindaba mayelana 'nokuziphatha okuphansi' phakathi kwabasebenzi be-PATA, waze waphakamisa nokuthutha kwendlunkulu ye-PATA e-Bangkok?
U-Peter de Jong: Lokhu kwakamuva kuwudoti ophelele. Akukaze kube nezingxoxo phakathi nale minyaka eyisikhombisa edlule mayelana nokusuka eThailand. Eqinisweni, sizimisele kakhulu ukuhlala lapha. Angiyazi 'isimilo esiphansi' phakathi kwabasebenzi be-PATA, nakuba ukuhlanjalazwa kwabezindaba okuqhubekayo kwezinye izintatheli kuyabaxaka - abasebenzi bethu abayiboni inhlangano abayisebenzelayo kulezo zindaba. Angikhathazeki kangako ngokuhlaselwa komuntu siqu – kuza nendawo uma uyi-CEO. Umuntu kufanele acabangele umthombo ngaso sonke isikhathi; abaholi bemboni abazimisele bangitshele ukuthi abasazihluphi ngokufunda lezi zihloko. Masikhumbule ukuthi i-PATA isisebenzele imboni yethu isikhathi esingaphezu kwesigamu sekhulunyaka. Asiphelele; senza amaphutha. Kodwa sinezinhlelo esinazo, ngamakomiti kanye nebhodi labaqondisi kanye ne-AGM, ukubhekana nokulungisa lokhu. Mhlawumbe isistimu yethu ayiphelele, kodwa isasebenza.
Ingabe i-PATA izoshintsha ezinye zezakhiwo zayo ukuze idale ukubonakala obala okukhulu?
U-Peter de Jong: E-Colombo ngo-Ephreli odlule, ngancoma ekomitini lethu eliphezulu ukuthi senze ukubuyekezwa okuphelele kwemodeli yethu yokubusa, sibheke ngokucophelela futhi kanzima kuwo wonke amazinga okwenza izinqumo. Usihlalo wethu uJanice Antonson walamukele ngokugcwele lolu hlelo futhi uzoluqhuba kulo nyaka. Ngokwesisekelo esithi 'akukho lutho, akukho lutho,' sithatha indlela ephelele. Inhloso ukunika amandla kanye nokubandakanya ilungu ngalinye. Inselele iba ukuthi uhlela kanjani inqubo yakho yokuthatha izinqumo ukuze uzuze inhlangano yesimanje, esobala yobulungu. Izingxoxo zethu zokuqala zekomidi eliphezulu e-Hyderabad bezikhuthaza kakhulu futhi kuyavela ukuvumelana. Ezinsukwini ezingamashumi ayisithupha ezizayo, sizothumela imibono yethu yokuqala ebambekayo ebhodini labaqondisi. Ngokusekelwe embonweni wabo, sizobe sesihlose ukwethula iqoqo leziphakamiso ebhodini ngo-April ngonyaka ozayo. Futhi, isisekelo sizoba indlela 'ephansi phezulu', ngokuzibandakanya kwamalungu kanye nokunika amandla. Ngokwezinga abangani bethu abayizintatheli ababili abakugqugquzele ngalo lokho, singavuma. Kuzobeka inselelo enkulu ku-CEO omusha ukusiza ukuhola leyo nqubo yoshintsho.
Yini oziqhenya ngayo ngemva kweminyaka eyisikhombisa use-PATA?
U-Peter de Jong: Ngiziqhenya ngokukhethekile ngokuthi sakhe amakhono ethu ukuze sisabele futhi sisize ngokushesha phakathi nezinkinga ezinkulu imboni yethu eye yazibekezelela eminyakeni yamuva nje. Amandla ethu okuxhumana nokwesekwa kwethu kokululama kube yinduduzo enkulu kumalungu ethu nezindawo esiya kuzo. Ngiyaziqhenya futhi nge-PATA CEO Challenge. Bekugxile kakhulu, umcimbi wezinga eliphezulu, osize inhlangano ukuthi iphinde ixhumane nezizukulwane ezintsha zabathatha izinqumo. Ama-CEO nabanye abaholi bemboni beza bezilungiselele ukuzokwabelana ngemikhuba yabo engcono kakhulu, bashiye 'izindlu zabo,' futhi bafinyelele eminye imikhakha yezimboni. Ngiyajabula ukuthi sizobamba i-CEO Challenge yethu yesibili ngoDisemba wonyaka ozayo, futhi e-Bangkok. Kodwa mhlawumbe ngiyaziqhenya ngokwethembeka nokubonakala okuzuzwe yizwi le-PATA ezingeni lamazwe ngamazwe - saziwa emhlabeni wonke njengabakhulumeli abanegunya nabanekhono futhi abamele umphakathi wezokuvakasha nokuvakasha wase-Asia Pacific.
Futhi ukuzisola kwakho?
U-Peter de Jong: Mhlawumbe ngakubukela phansi ukubaluleka komcimbi wokuxhumana wobulungu obujwayelekile, obufana neNkomfa Yonyaka ye-PATA. Sihlose ukulungisa lokho ngo-April ozayo lapho sizokwakha i-PAM (Umhlangano Wonyaka We-PATA) ngezici ezizobandakanya izinga nefayela lobulungu bethu kanye Nezahluko zethu. Ngiyazisola futhi ngokuthi asikwazanga ukuvuselela iNhlangano yethu ukuze sihehe izikhulu eziningi ezisencane ukuthi zijoyine usoseshini namaqembu awo obuholi. Ngiyaxolisa ukuthi okwamanje asikakayitholi indlela efanele yokuxhumana ngokufanelekile futhi sisekele Izahluko zethu. Sonke sishiya imisebenzi ethile ingalungiswanga, futhi nami nginjalo. Kodwa ngokulinganisela, ngishiya i-PATA nomuzwa wokwaneliseka nokufeza okuthile.
Bekuyini wena, mathupha, izikhathi oyozikhumbula kakhulu nge-PATA?
U-Peter de Jong: Ngijabule kakhulu ukusiza ukuvula iNhlangano emcabangweni 'wokuvakasha okuphelele' - ukukhuthaza ezokuvakasha hhayi kuphela 'ukuya nangaphakathi,' kodwa 'nokusuka' e-Asia Pacific. Lokho kwavula umnyango wamabhodi ezivakashi ezindaweni ezifana ne-UK, Germany, Abu Dhabi kanye ne-Dubai – manje asezibandakanya ne-PATA. Ngokwami siqu, i-PATA yanginika ithuba lokuthola nokwazisa iThailand nabantu bayo abamangalisayo. Ngithemba ukuhlala kulesi sizwe esikhulu iminyaka eminingi ezayo.
Ucabanga ukuthi uzohlala uhlangene nososeshini?
Peter de Jong: Iminyaka eyisikhombisa isikhathi eside njenge-CEO yenhlangano yezokuvakasha esezingeni eliphezulu, enesifiso sokuvelela. Ngemibono emisha namandla, ozongena esikhundleni sami uzoyisa i-PATA emazingeni amasha empumelelo. Mina, isikhathi sizosho. Mhlawumbe ngizovela njengelungu elivamile le-PATA, ngisebenzise ngokugcwele lokho kunikwa amandla kwamalungu amasha esisebenza kukho!
