LONDON, UK (Septhemba 1, 2008) - Umkhandlu Womhlaba Wokuvakasha Nokuvakasha (WTTC) - isithangami sabaholi bamabhizinisi semboni yezokuhamba nezokuvakasha - namuhla simemezele isimemezelo saso sokungenela Imiklomelo Yezokuvakasha Yekusasa, WTTCindondo yezokuvakasha esimeme, ngokubambisana ne-Travelport kanye ne-Leading Travel Companies Conservation Foundation.
Imiklomelo yeTourism for Tomorrow inikezwa minyaka yonke ezinhlanganweni zezokuvakasha ezikhombisa izindlela ezihamba phambili ezihlanganisa ukusiza ukuthuthukisa izimpilo zemiphakathi kanye nokweseka ukuvikelwa kwamagugu emvelo namasiko ngokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha okusimeme. Imiklomelo inikezwa emikhakheni emine ehlukene ekhuluma ngayo yonke imikhakha yemboni Yezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha:
Umklomelo Wokuphatha Indawo - Ngezindawo ezihlanganisa inethiwekhi yezinkampani zezokuvakasha nezinhlangano ezibonisa ukuzinikela, nempumelelo, ekugcineni uhlelo lokuphatha ezokuvakasha okusimeme ezingeni lendawo.
I-Conservation Award - Ivulekele noma yiliphi ibhizinisi lezokuvakasha, inhlangano noma indawo ehehayo ekwazi ukukhombisa iqhaza eliqondile ekongiweni kwemvelo.
Umklomelo Wokuhlomula Komphakathi - Ngohlelo lwezokuvakasha olukhombise ngempumelelo izinzuzo ezibonakalayo emiphakathini yendawo, okuhlanganisa ukuhlonyiswa ngamakhono, ukudluliswa kwamakhono ezimboni kanye nokwesekwa ukuze kuthuthukiswe umphakathi.
I-Global Tourism Business Award - Ivulekele inkampani enkulu esebenza ezindaweni eziningi enezisebenzi zesikhathi esigcwele okungenani ezingama-200 ezivela kunoma yimuphi umkhakha Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha, lo mklomelo uqaphela umkhuba omuhle kakhulu kwezokuvakasha okusimeme ezingeni elikhulu lebhizinisi.
Kusukela ngesikhathi bathathwa WTTC ngo-2004, i-Tourism for Tomorrow Awards yandise ukufinyelela kwayo emhlabeni wonke iheha izicelo ezivela emazweni angaphezu kwama-40 emhlabeni jikelele. Ngo-2008, abawinile bahlanganisa amabhizinisi nezinhlangano zezokuvakasha ezivela e-USA, Honduras, Thailand nase-Australia. Izifundo eziyisibonelo ezingcono kakhulu zingatholakala ku-inthanethi ku-www.tourismfortomorrow.com
WTTC uye wandisa ulwazi olutholakala kwabawine bangaphambilini nabafinyelele kowamanqamu, futhi wadala indawo yesicelo se-inthanethi evumela ukuthunyelwa okulula kokufakiwe. Umnqamulajuqu wokungenela uDisemba 15, 2008. Abaphumelele kanye nabaphumelele bazohlonishwa emcimbini okhethekile ku-9th Global Travel & Tourism Summit (indawo tbc).
"WTTC ube ngumphathi oziqhenyayo weTourism for Tomorrow Awards iminyaka emihlanu,” kusho uJean-Claude Baumgarten. WTTC umongameli, “ukusekela, ukukhuthaza kanye nokwenza okuhle okuvuza kwezokuvakasha esimeme. Lolu hlelo lukhombisa lezo zinkampani nezinhlangano ezifake isandla ekusizeni imiphakathi ukuthi ithuthuke ngezokuvakasha; ukuvikela amagugu amasiko kanye nokongiwa kwezindawo zemvelo; ekwakheni amakhono kanye nokuphatha okuphelele, okusimeme.”
Ukwahlulela okufakiwe kuhilela inqubo yokubuyekeza enezinyathelo ezintathu futhi kufaka nokuhlola endaweni. Ithimba lamajaji lamazwe ngamazwe liholwa ngu-Costas Christ, uchwepheshe owaziwayo kwezokuvakasha okusimeme. “Sisenkathini yoshintsho emlandweni wokuvakasha kwesimanje njengoba inani elikhulayo lamabhizinisi ezokuvakasha likhombisa ngempumelelo ukusebenza kahle kwemvelo, ukweseka impilo yemiphakathi yendawo, ukongiwa kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo kanye nokulondolozwa kwamasiko,” kusho uCostas Christ. . “Ama-Tourism for Tomorrow Awards empeleni amayelana nokwabelana ngezifundo ezifundiwe ukuze abanye babone ukuthi kungenzeka ukwamukela izimiso ezisimeme zezokuvakasha kuyilapho beqhuba ibhizinisi elinenzuzo.”
Ama-Tourism for Tomorrow Awards agunyazwe ngu WTTC Amalungu nezinye izinhlangano. I-Travelport ijoyinwe yi-Leading Travel Companies Conservation Foundation njengozakwethu wamasu weTourism for Tomorrow. Abaxhasi begolide yiFairmont Hotels & Resorts kanye ne-NM Rothschild & Sons. Abalingani bemidiya bahlanganisa i-BBC World, Breaking Travel News, e-Turbo News, Meltwater News, National Geographic Adventure, Newsweek, Telegraph Media Group, Travel Weekly UK, 4hoteliers kanye ne-USA Today. Abahlanganyeli i-Adventure in Travel Expo, BEST Education Network, i-Rainforest Alliance, i-Sustainable Travel International, i-World Heritage Alliance, i-Reed Travel Exhibitions kanye ne-World Travel Market.
Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana neTourism for Tomorrow Awards, sicela uthinte uSusann Kruegel, uMphathi we-e-Strategy and Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, ku- +44 (0) 20 7481 8007 noma nge-imeyili ku. [i-imeyili ivikelwe] - noma vakashela ku-www.tourismfortomorrow.com
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “We are at a turning point in the history of modern travel as a growing number of tourism businesses successfully demonstrate environmentally-friendly operations, support for the well being of local communities, conservation of biodiversity and the preservation of cultural heritage,”.
- The Tourism for Tomorrow Awards are presented annually to tourism organizations that are demonstrating best practices including helping to improve the livelihoods of communities and supporting the protection of natural and cultural heritage through sustainable tourism development.
- For more information about the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, please contact Susann Kruegel, Manager e-Strategy and Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, on +44 (0) 20 7481 8007 or by email at susann@wttc.
