Ohlwini lwabangene kowamanqamu kulo nyaka kunendawo yokulala eBotswana, indawo evikelwe i-fynbos eNingizimu Afrika, inkampani yezenhlalakahle eVietnam, inkampani yezokuvakasha esebenzela ukuzuzisa imiphakathi yasendaweni yaseLimpopo, idolobha laseYurophu, iqembu lamakotishi ezivakashi eKangaroo. Valley e-Australia kanye nenkampani evumela abahambi ukuthi bahambe besuka esigodini baye esigodini emaphandleni aseNdiya. Abaphumelele abangu-12 manje badinga ukulinda kuze kube umcimbi Wemiklomelo e-WTM London ukuze bathole ukuthi obani abaholi abakhethiwe balo nyaka.
“Abaholi Abayisithupha Ababonisa Umthelela Wezokuvakasha Ozibophezelekileyo” bazomenyezelwa e-WTM London ngoSuku Lomhlaba Lokubhekelela Lezokuvakasha. Ngamunye wabo uzomela inkampani, inhlangano noma indawo amajaji acabanga ukuthi ibonise umthelela obaluleke kakhulu ezigabeni ezinhlanu, ngasinye esiboshelwe kokukodwa noma ngaphezulu kweziNhloso Zokuthuthukiswa Okusimeme eziyi-17 ze-UN.
Ngo-2017, le mikhakha yilena: Okungcono Kakhulu Kokuncishiswa Kwekhabhoni, Okungcono Kakhulu Ngokuhlala, Isinyathelo Esingcono Kakhulu Somphakathi, Okungcono Kakhulu Kokuxhumana, Isisebenzisi Esihamba Phambili Sokuvakasha, kanye Nesingcono Kakhulu Ekunciphiseni Ubumpofu.
Ngo-2017 kungokokuqala ukuthi imiklomelo iqhutshwe yi-WTM, ethatha izintambo ku- responsibletravel.com ngemva kweminyaka eyishumi nantathu yempumelelo. Kulo nyaka, imiklomelo izokwethulwa nguTanya Beckett, owethula i-Talking Business ku-BBC News Channel.
Ephawula ngezinga labangene kowamanqamu, USihlalo Wamajaji, USolwazi Osafufusa uHarold Goodwin Wathi:
"Kulo nyaka sithole izindlela ezintsha nezisha zokubonisa amagalelo ezokuvakasha eziwenzayo ekuthuthukisweni okusimeme.
“Ngangingusihlalo wamajaji iminyaka engu-13 yama-World Responsible Tourism Awards ahlelwa ngabakwa-responsibilitytravel.com. Ngesikhathi bethatha isinqumo sokuyeka ukugijima ama-Awards ngajabula ukuthi i-WTM London yasukumela phezulu ukuze iqhubeke nawo.
“Lona unyaka omkhulu wenguquko esinomhleli omusha futhi okugxilwe kuwo onyakeni Wamazwe Ngamazwe Wezokuvakasha Okusimeme Kwentuthuko emigomeni ye-UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – sizobe sishicilela izibonelo ezinhle zokuthi amabhizinisi ahlangabezane kanjani nenselelo entsha yokubika ngokusobala imithelela kanye nokuxhumana ngayo kubabambiqhaza”.
Abaphumelele bazomenyezelwa ngoLwesithathu ziyisi-8th Novemba 2017 emcimbini obuse-WTM London, lapho ochwepheshe bezokuvakasha abangaphezu kuka-500, ongqongqoshe bezokuvakasha kanye nabamele abezindaba kulindeleke ukuba bahlanganyele.
WTM eLondon, Umqondisi Omkhulu Wombukiso, kanye nejaji elikanye naye uSimon Press Wathi: “Nakulokhu ama-World Responsible Tourism Awards azoba yingxenye ebalulekile yokuvulwa kweWorld Responsible Tourism Day e-WTM London. Izindaba zabaphumelele kanye nezimpumelelo zabo zisebenza njengophawu nesikhuthazo salokho okungafinyelelwa yimboni yezokuvakasha neyokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke ekuqhubekiseleni phambili ezokuvakasha.”
Usuku lwe-WTM Responsible Tourism Day - Ukuvulwa Nemiklomelo kwenzeka kusukela ngo-11:00-13:00 mhla ziyisi-8 kuLwezi eWTM Global Stage - AS1050.
Uhlu oluphelele lwabaphumelele ngo-2017 yilaba:
v I-Chobe Game Lodge
v I-Crystal Creek
v Grootbos
v I-Green Tourism Business Scheme
v Kumarakom
v Ol Pejeta
v I-Marine Dynamics
v Sapa o Chau
v Ljubljana
v Izindawo ze-Transfrontier Parks
v I-TUI Cruises
v Izindlela Zasemakhaya
