I-US Virgin Islands yabelana ngezibuyekezo zenqubo yokutholwa kwendawo

I-United States Virgin Islands (USVI) yabelane ngomlayezo wokuqina nokululama ngesonto eledlule nababambe iqhaza kwezokuvakasha kanye nabagqugquzeli baseMérida, eMexico naseDallas, eTexas.

Ukubamba iqhaza Emhlanganweni Waminyaka yonke wama-24 we-Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference and Trade Show eMérida, ithimba elivela ku-Territory, eliholwa uMnyango Wezokuvakasha, i-Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) kanye ne-West Indian Company Limited (WICO ), abaphathi bezokuvakasha ababuyekeziwe kanye nabalingani bezimboni eziqhingini zesimo sokubuya kwemikhumbi yokuhamba ngoNovemba kulandela iziphepho zeSigaba sesi-5 ezibuyela emuva ngoSepthemba.

UKhomishana Wezokuvakasha u-Beverly Nicholson-Doty kanye nobuholi be-WICO kanye ne-VIPA, kuhlanganise no-CEO we-WICO u-Clifford Graham kanye noMqondisi Omkhulu we-VIPA u-David Mapp, bahlanganyele emhlanganweni ngamunye nabaphathi abavela kozakwethu bemboni yezokuvakasha, okuhlanganisa i-Carnival Corporation, i-Disney Cruise Line, I-MSC Cruises kanye neRoyal Caribbean International.

Ngaphandle kokuhambela izingxoxo zephaneli namaseshini ahlobene nesimo semboni yezokuvakasha, abameleli be-USVI baphinde bahambela iseshini ekhethekile ye-FCCA mayelana nokulawulwa kwezinhlekelele ezibhekene nezici zeziphepho zakamuva ezifana nokulungiselela ngaphambi kwenhlekelele, ukuxhumana, izindlu kanye nokusiza.

“Njengoba sisuka empumulweni siya ekululameni kulandela iziphepho zangoSepthemba, i-US Virgin Islands ibonga kakhulu ukubambisana, ukusebenzelana nokusekelwa kwe-FCCA kanye nemigqa yamalungu ayo ekusizeni ukubuyisela ibhizinisi lemboni yezokuvakasha lapho siya khona,” kusho uKhomishana. “Ukuhambela le ngqungquthela kube yisinyathelo esibalulekile ezinhlelweni zethu zokwakha kabusha.”

UKhomishana waqhubeka: “Siyazi ukuthi umkhiqizo wethu wokuhamba ngomkhumbi ngeke ubuyiselwe esimweni sangaphambi kwesiphepho lapho imikhumbi yokuqala ibuyela endaweni kuleli sonto, kodwa sithuthuka kakhulu. Sithembele kuma-ejensi esibambisene nawo kanye nomphakathi wamabhizinisi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi sikulungele ukushayelwa izingcingo zokuqala.”

Umhlangano nethimba labaholi be-American Airlines base-Caribbean e-Dallas unikeze ithuba lokubuyekeza insizakalo ehleliwe yenkampani eya endaweni evela emadolobheni abalulekile ase-US ezinyangeni ezizayo, kanye nokwabelana ngempendulo yoMnyango Wezokuvakasha ehlobene nemisebenzi yakamuva.

"I-American Airlines ibe ngumlingani oqinile wezokuthutha emoyeni ne-US Virgin Islands iminyaka eminingi, futhi sifuna ukuqhubeka nokusebenza ndawonye ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi izakhamuzi nezivakashi zinezinketho eziningi, ezinokwethenjelwa zokuhamba ukuya nokubuya endaweni," kusho uKhomishana.

Ngesikhathi ese-Dallas, uKhomishana u-Nicholson-Doty uthole ithuba lokuxhumana namalungu emithombo yezindaba, okuhlanganisa nengxoxo bukhoma yethelevishini ngohlelo oludidiyelwe lwe-KDAF-TV (CW33 Dallas) “lomthamo wasekuseni.” umbukiso, lapho abelane khona ngezindaba zokuvakasha zangemva kwesiphepho kanye nezokuvakasha mayelana nendawo.

"Ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zamaVirgin Islanders, abaholi bamabhizinisi kanye nezivakashi zokungcebeleka ezivela endaweni yaseDallas kungenye yezinto ezibalulekile eMnyangweni Wezokuvakasha," kuphawula uKhomishana uNicholson-Doty, wengeza ngokuthi ukuya e-USVI usuka eDallas, okungelinye lamadolobha amakhulu kunawo wonke. izindawo e-United States, ikhule kancane eminyakeni yamuva.

UKhomishana u-Nicholson-Doty ubuye wahlala phansi noScott McCartney, Umhleli Wemboni Yezokuvakasha we-Wall Street Journal's Dallas Bureau, ukuze anikeze ulwazi mayelana nomthelela weSiphepho u-Irma noMaria embonini yezokuvakasha yendawo, ingqalasizinda kanye nomsebenzi wezomnotho.

Umphakathi olalelayo endaweni yaseDallas ukwazile ukuzwa izindaba zokululama kweNdawo ngesikhathi uKhomishana exoxa noDavid Rancken kumsakazo we-CBS eDallas.