Amakhulukhulu abaqhubi bezokuvakasha, izinhlangano ezikhangisa izindawo okuyiwa kuzo nezinhlangano zemikhakha zizohlangana phakathi nezinsuku ezintathu (Feb. 22-24) njengoba i-BC Tourism Industry Conference iqala e-Victoria kuleli sonto.
Ihlelwe yi-Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC), le ngqungquthela yaminyaka yonke yaqala eminyakeni engu-20 edlule ukuze ihlanganise izithunywa ukuze zifunde, zithuthukise ubudlelwano bebhizinisi, zibhekane nezinkinga futhi zigubhe impumelelo, yokugcina eyingxenye enkulu yomcimbi walo nyaka.
"Ezifundeni eziningi zesifundazwe, ezokuvakasha sezibeke amarekhodi amasha emali engenayo, ukuvakasha kanye nezinye izinyathelo ezibalulekile eminyakeni emithathu edlule," kusho uSihlalo weBhodi le-TIABC uJim Humphrey. “Umnotho wezivakashi eBritish Columbia uzimele wodwa njengomunye wemikhakha yezamabhizinisi ehamba phambili esifundazweni. Emalini engenayo elinganiselwa ku-$15+ billion, siyazi ukuthi i-BC Tourism ibalulekile.”
Le ngqungquthela ivulwa ngoLwesithathu, mhla zingama-22 kuNhlolanja ngeHholo Ledolobha le-TIABC lapho inhlangano izokwazisa khona izihambeli ngemizamo yayo yokukhuthaza ezokuvakasha futhi iqhubekisele phambili ingxoxo nabaholi bezimboni ngezinselele namathuba abhekene nemboni. Ngemva kweHholo LaseDolobheni, abafundi abaphumelele ngemuva kwesekondari emiqhudelwaneni yesifunda bazobonisa amakhono abo okucabanga namakhono okwethula izethameli zemboni ebukhoma ukuze banqume owinile omkhulu womncintiswano we-The Winning Pitch. Ukwamukela ukuvulwa kulandela eSonghees Wellness Centre ukugubha iminyaka engu-20 ye-Aboriginal Tourism BC
Okunye okugqamile engqungqutheleni kubalwa isethulo esibalulekile sesikhulu senkundla yezokuxhumana uSunny Lenarduzzi oqokwe njengomunye wabaholi abaphezulu abangaphansi kweminyaka engama-30 be-BC Business Magazine. UMhlonishwa u-Shirley Bond, uNgqongqoshe Wezemisebenzi, Ezokuvakasha Nokuqeqeshelwa Amakhono, naye uzokhuluma nezithunywa ngesidlo sasemini ngoLwesine.
Izihambeli zenkomfa zizokhetha kuzinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi ezimbalwa eziklanyelwe ukubonisa izingxenye ezihlukahlukene zetimu ethi #BCTourismMatters. Izihloko zifaka ukuvakasha kwewayini nezokudla, ukuvakasha kwefilimu, ukubika umthelela wezomnotho, izixazululo zokuqasha, i-Ale Trail ye-BC, ukuhlela izimo eziphuthumayo, ukumaketha kwemicimbi, ikusasa le-YVR, uhambo lokuzidela, ukusebenza ne-First Nations yendawo kanye nenkundla yezokuxhumana. Ingqungquthela ivala ngesethulo esikhethekile somxoxi wezindaba ozinze e-Toronto u-Jowi Taylor isiginci sakhe se-acoustic esakhiwe ngezingcezu ezingaphezu kuka-60 zomlando waseCanada okuhlanganisa nesikebhe sikaNdunankulu ongasekho uPierre Trudeau. Isethulo sika-Jowi sizofinyelela umvuthwandaba ngokusebenza okukhethekile kweciko elidumile le-blues uJim Byrnes.
I-Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC) imela izintshisakalo zomnotho wezokuvakasha wase-British Columbia wamabhiliyoni angama-$15+. Njengenhlangano yemboni yezokuvakasha engenzi nzuzo, i-TIABC isebenza ngokubambisana namalungu ayo - amabhizinisi ezokuvakasha ezinkampani ezizimele, izinhlangano zezimboni nezinhlangano zokumaketha izindawo okuyiwa kuzo - ukuze kuqinisekiswe indawo yokusebenza engcono kakhulu yemboni yezokuvakasha enokuncintisana.
