Isihlabani sochungechunge lwe-TV i-The Real Marigold Hotel, eshuthwe eNdiya, sitshele izihambeli: “I-India iyizwe elihle ngempela.”
Umlingisikazi kaHarry Potter uMiriam Margolyes ujoyine ungqongqoshe wezokuvakasha waseNdiya eWorld Travel Market (WTM) London namuhla (November 7) ukuzocula izingoma zokudumisa "I-Incredible India."
“Ayinhle nje kuphela ngenxa yobuhle bayo, ukuhlukahluka nokunotha kwamasiko kodwa abantu bawenza ikhetheke kakhulu.
“Abantu banemfudumalo, bayahlekisa, bajabule, bamukelekile futhi bahlakaniphe kakhulu—ikakhulukazi abesifazane; ziyamangalisa.”
Wajoyinwa izikhulu eziholayo zezokuvakasha ezivela e-India, okuyi-Official Premier Partner ye-WTM London njengengxenye yomzamo wayo wokukhuthaza izivakashi eziningi ezivela emhlabeni wonke.
UDkt. Mahesh Sharma, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Wezwe, ugcizelele izinhlobonhlobo zokuhlangenwe nakho, okuhlanganisa izindawo zamagugu ze-UNESCO, ukuhamba okunethezeka, i-ecotourism, ukuvakasha kwezokwelapha, uhambo lwezenkolo, izifunda ezingakatholwa njengenyakatho-mpumalanga ye-India kanye nezilwane zasendle.
Ezinyangeni eziyi-18 ezedlule, uhulumeni waseNdiya utshale imali engaphezu kuka-U$400 wezigidi ekuthuthukiseni ingqalasizinda yezokuvakasha ezweni lonke.
Ungqongqoshe uthe uhulumeni uyanweba uhlelo lwakhe lwe-e-Visa ukuze kube lula ukuthi izivakashi zaphesheya zikwazi ukuya eNdiya, futhi ubhekana nezindaba zokuphepha nokuhlanzeka.
Iphinde yahlonza ezokuvakasha ngomkhumbi kanye ne-MICE (imihlangano, izinxephezelo, izingqungquthela kanye nemicimbi) njengemikhakha yokukhula.
Ulayini wosizo omusha we-24/7 ususunguliwe ukuze izivakashi zicele izimpendulo zemibuzo yokuvakasha ngolunye lwezilimi eziyi-12, futhi amasekethe ezokuvakasha anezihloko ayathuthukiswa ezweni lonke ukuze kugqugquzelwe uhambo olunentshisekelo ekhethekile.
Ungqongqoshe uphinde wethula iwebhusayithi ye-Incredible India Global Tourism Mart entsha eNew Delhi ngoFebhuwari ozayo.
I-India ilindele ukuthi abavakashi bangaphandle abafikayo bakhuphuke ngo-10% unyaka nonyaka ngo-2016, okuzothatha izinombolo zezivakashi zifinyelele ezigidini eziyisishiyagalolunye.
Kwakukhona izivakashi ezingu-870,000 zase-UK eziya e-India ngonyaka odlule futhi imakethe yase-UK ibona ukukhula okuqinile - izinombolo phakathi neminyaka emithathu edlule zikhuphuke cishe nge-100,000.
Imizila emisha yendiza esuka eManchester kanye nokukhuphuka kwendiza esuka e-Birmingham kuzovumela abahambi abaningi base-UK ukuthi bafinyelele e-India ngo-2016 nango-2017.
Izwe lizophinde ligubhe iminyaka engama-70 lathola inkululeko ngo-2017.
I-WTM London umcimbi lapho imboni yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha yenza amadili ayo ebhizinisi. Abathengi abavela ku-WTM Buyers' Club banomthwalo wemfanelo wokuthenga ohlanganisiwe wama- $22.6 wezigidigidi (£15.8bn) futhi basayine amadili emcimbini ongabiza u-$3.6 billion (£2.5bn).
I-eTN inguzakwethu wezindaba weWTM.
