Ngaphansi kwendikimba yezemfundo, “Imibono Emisha Nokuqina Kwezokuvakasha Okusimeme Nezibophezele Emazweni Asathuthuka,” iNkomfa Yezokuvakasha Yomhlaba Wonke (i-WEC) ebilindelwe kakhulu nefika ngesikhathi ibanjelwe ngempumelelo e-Don Chan Palace Hotel & Convention Centre, eVientiane/Lao PDR. , muva nje.
Njengoba kunezithunywa ezingaphezu kuka-300, ezimele inqwaba yezinhlaka zikahulumeni, izinhlangano zikazwelonke nezamazwe ngamazwe, izinkampani zokuvakasha kanye nabezindaba, le ngqungquthela yavela njengesigcawu esisha somhlaba wonke sokushintshana ngezifundo zokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha okusimeme, ikakhulukazi izifundo ezifundiwe ekuthuthukiseni nasekulawuleni i-Eco-Tourism- imikhiqizo namasevisi ahlobene.
UNdunankulu waseLao PDR u-Bouasone Bouphavanh ukhulume enkulumweni yakhe yokuvula ukuthi leli zwe lidume ngokuthi "Igugu Lomfula iMekong" ngokuhlinzeka ngeziNdawo Zamagugu Omhlaba kanye nezinye izindawo ezimangalisayo zokuvakasha zemvelo nezamasiko. Ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nesidingo sengqalasizinda ethuthukisiwe, uhulumeni waseLao utshale imali eningi ekwakheni imigwaqo kazwelonke neyendawo futhi muva nje kuphothula imisebenzi emikhulu eMihubheni Yomnotho WaseMpumalanga-Ntshonalanga kanye naseNyakatho-Ningizimu. Kusukela ngo-2009, izakhamizi zamazwe ayisishiyagalombili e-ASEAN zinikezwe ukukhululwa kwama-visa futhi kube nokukhululeka kwemithethonqubo mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwamaphasi emingcele ezakhamuzini zamazwe angomakhelwane.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ibamba likaNobhala Jikelele we-United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) UDkt. Eugenio Yunis waqoka i-Lao PDR njengesibonelo esibalulekile sokuthuthukiswa okusimeme kwezokuvakasha zamazwe ngamazwe. Inhloso enkulu yale ngqungquthela bekuwukudingida kanye nokudingida izindaba ezikhona njengamanje ngemuva kokuwohloka komnotho emhlabeni, ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nosongo lomkhuhlane wezingulube.
Izindawo ezisemqoka kwaxoxwa ngazo phakathi kwamaseshini amane, njengeSustainable Eco-Tourism & Roadmaps, Ukuthuthukiswa Kwemakethe & Ukuqina, Izinselelo Zomphakathi Wasendaweni & Izisombululo, kanye Nobambiswano Lomkhakha Womphakathi Nozimele. Futhi, kube nezinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi zobuchwepheshe kanye neseshini yokugcina ekhethekile Yentuthuko Nokumaketha ye-Greater Mekong-Sub-region (GMS).
Kube kuMnu. Peter Semone, owayengumeluleki omkhulu we-Mekong Tourism Co-ordinating Office (MTCO) e-Bangkok, ukuthi ethule iziphetho zengqungquthela futhi enze uhlobo oluthile lwesimemezelo sase-Vientiane. Lesi simemezelo sizoba esisha kunazo zonke ochungechungeni lwezithembiso zomhlaba wonke ezibeka intuthuko yezokuvakasha esimeme ukuze kuqedwe ubumpofu futhi kugcinwe izinsiza zemvelo.
Ngaphezu kwezethulo zobuchwepheshe kanye nezingxoxo zephaneli, ozakwethu bengqungquthela ye-DiscoveryMice, Malaysia, kanye ne-Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA) bahlelele izihambeli ukuvakasha kwe-Vientiane City Tour, okuhlanganisa nokuvakashela i-Wat Sisaket, i-Ho Phra Keo kanye ne-That Luang. . Enye inketho bekuwukujoyina uhambo lokufundisa losuku olulodwa lokuya endaweni Evikelwe Kazwelonke yase-Phou Khao Khouay, etholakala endaweni engaphezu kwehora ukusuka e-Vientiane.
UMnu. Somphong Mongkhonvilay, ungqongqoshe kanye nosihlalo we-LNTA, ubonge ngokukhethekile enkulumweni yakhe yokuvala i-Lao Association of Travel Agents (LATA), Tourism Malaysia and India, Asian Development Bank (ADB) kanye nazo zonke ezinye izinhlangano ezesekayo ezivela emphakathini kanye umkhakha ozimele. Futhi, ukubonga okukhulu kuye ezindaweni zokudlela ezihamba phambili zase-Vientiane ngokusekela isidlo sakusihlwa sokwamukela senkomfa esibonise iqembu lomdanso wamasiko wase-Sabah, e-Malaysia.
I-World Eco-Tourism Conference elandelayo ngo-2010 izoba seMalaysia.
