Izinsuku ezintathu Umcimbi we-WTM kwenzeke kusukela ngoMsombuluko, Novemba 6 - ngoLwesithathu, Novemba 8, nababekhona abangu-43,727 - okukhuphuke ngama-22% kwabangu-35,826 ababekhona ngo-2022.
Umcimbi ubusingathe abathengi abaqeqeshiwe abangu-4,560, futhi ugqugquzele imihlangano engu-29,077 ebhukhelwe kusengaphambili, okwenza imboni ikwazi ukuhlela, inethiwekhi nokwenza amadili owezi-2024 nangale kwalokho.
Ezinsukwini ezintathu e-ExCel yaseLondon, iWorld Travel Market London yamukele abamele abezindaba bezwe abayi-1,976 - ikhuphuke ngama-31% ngo-2022.
Isibalo sababukisi sikhuphuke ngo-23% unyaka nonyaka, safinyelela ku-3,875 - kanti umcimbi ubumkhulu ngo-5.3% kunombukiso wangaphambi kobhubhane ngo-2019.
I-World Travel Market, umcimbi we-RX, uhlinzeka nge-suite amathuluzi edijithali ukuthwebula nokuphatha imikhondo yebhizinisi namaphrofayili emcimbini walo. Wonke umbukiso nesivakashi sinethuba lokusebenzisa le suite futhi kuhlelo lwethu lwango-2023 kwaqoshwa ukuxhumana kwebhizinisi okungu-99,355.
Ingqungquthela yoNgqongqoshe e-World Travel Market ngokubambisana neNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene Yezokuvakasha (UNWTO) kanye noMkhandlu Wezokuvakasha Nokuvakasha Womhlaba (WTTC) - manje onyakeni wayo we-17 - senzeka ngoSuku Lokuqala esikhundleni soSuku Lwesibili njengoba kuhloswe ngalo ukusiza ukusetha i-ajenda yezingxoxo phakathi nawo wonke umcimbi.
Bekunongqongqoshe abangama-53 abebehambele i-World Travel Market, beseka i-NTO yabo futhi bedingida indlela yokuguqula ezokuvakasha ngemfundo.
Abasebenzi bangomuso balo mkhakha baphinde bagqama ngoSuku Lwesibili, njengoba kuqhubeka iNkomfa ye-Institute of Travel & Tourism (ITT) Future You.
I-WTM London ithole inqwaba yezindlela ezintsha ezisuselwe ekushintsheni izitayela zabahambi kanye nempendulo evela kwababekhona ngo-2022.
Usuku Lokuqala lubone ukukhishwa okukhethekile I-WTM Global Travel Report - ehlanganiswe kanye neTourism Economics - eveze imininingwane ethokozisayo ekushintsheni ukuziphatha noma yiziphi izimakethe ezibalulekile ezisafufusa.
Kwethulwa i-Media Summit and Influencers' Programme, enokuqukethwe kwengqungquthela obekukhulunywa ngakho kanye nesidlo sasemini sokuxhumana. Isidlo sasemini sama-Influencers samukele izivakashi ezingu-200, ezakhiwe abadali bokuqukethwe kohambo abaqeqeshwe kusengaphambili nababonisi abafuna ukuxoxa ngokusebenzisana.
I-Networking Party entsha engakahleleki yenzeke eNyakatho naseNingizimu Hubs Yomphakathi; ama-Hub aklanyelwe ukuhlinzeka ngamathuba emihlangano angalindelekile kanye nehange nesisekelo sezivakashi ezimatasa.
Sekukonke, ngaphezu Izikhathi zezingqungquthela ezingama-70 kwenzeke ezigabeni ezintathu ezintsha eziqanjwe ngokuthi Discover, Elevate and Innovate - ukubonakaliswa kwezinhloso zabo.
Amaseshini azwiwe ngemikhiqizo emikhulu efana ne-Hilton, i-TUI, i-easyJet Holidays ne-Virgin Atlantic, kanye nochwepheshe be-niche, abaqalayo, nezindawo eziya kuwo wonke umhlaba.
I-WMA Umeluleki Wezokuvakasha Ozibophezele Kakhulu waseLondon UHarold Goodwin wezwa ngamasu wokusimama kanye nokuvakasha ngokweqile, osekubuye kwagqama njengoba amanani ohambo ebuyela emazingeni angaphambi kobhubhane.
Amadili abalulekile asayinwe emcimbini afaka phakathi isivumelwano phakathi I-Jet2.com kanye nozakwethu onguNdunankulu we-WTM, Ihhovisi Likazwelonke Lezokuvakasha laseMoroccan ukusiza ukuqhubeza ukukhula kwezokuvakasha ezweni, kanye nobudlelwano bezokuvakasha phakathi Brazil kanye neNingizimu Afrika ukugqugquzela ukubambisana.
Ezinye izimpikiswano zibheke izinzuzo zezokuvakasha zokusingatha imicimbi emikhulu yezemidlalo namasiko, kanye nokubaluleka kokuhlukahluka nokufakwa.
Umcimbi ugoqwe ngomenzi wedokhumentari we-TV yesikhulumi esikhulu Louis Theroux ukukhombisa ukubaluleka kokuxhumana kwamasiko emhlabeni jikelele.
UJuliette Losardo, uMqondisi we-WTM London Exhibition, uthe:
“Kuyasijabulisa ukubona isibalo sezithunywa sikhuphuka ngaphezu kwengxenye yesihlanu ngonyaka odlule. Kuwukubonakaliswa okukhuthazayo ngempela kokuzethemba nethemba kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha.
“Izinselelo sonke esibhekana nazo kwaxoxwa ngazo ngezikhathi eziningi kodwa, naphezu kwalezi zinkinga, kwaba nomoya omuhle phakathi kwezivakashi nababukisi.
“Kuyangijabulisa ukuthi amasu ethu kulezi zinsuku ezintathu asize ukuthuthukisa ulwazi lwezivakashi.
"Lezi zibalo ziqinisekisa ukuthi i-WTM London iyindawo engcono kakhulu yokuba abaphathi bomkhakha wethu baxhumane, bathole mayelana nezitayela zakamuva nezivumelwano ezizosiza ezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha zichume ngo-2024 nangale kwalokho."
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