Makampani achinsinsi amalumikizana ndi boma kulimbikitsa zokopa alendo ku Seychelles

Seychelles yakhala ikuyang'ana ma adilesi, ndemanga, ndi mafunso omwe amabwera kuchokera kumisonkhano yapagulu yamakampani azokopa alendo pachilumbachi kuzilumba zazikulu za Mahe, Praslin, ndi La Di.

A Seychelles akhala akutenga maadiresi, ndemanga, ndi mafunso omwe amabwera kuchokera pamisonkhano yapagulu yamakampani azokopa alendo pachilumbachi kuzilumba zazikulu za Mahe, Praslin, ndi La Digue. Anali a Louis D'Offay, Wapampando wa Seychelles Hospitality & Tourism Association (SHTA) mwiniwake, yemwe adalankhula ndi osewera wabizinesi pamisonkhano ya Praslin ndi La Digue, ndipo adatsagana ndi a Daniella Payet-Alis, Wachiwiri kwa Wapampando wa bungweli.

Louis D'Offay adayankha Alain St.Ange, nduna ya Seychelles yowona za Tourism ndi Culture, atapereka adilesi yakeyake. Misonkhano yapagulu idayitanidwa ndi Nduna ngati njira yomvera malonda ndikupereka mwayi wokambirana pakati pa nduna ya zokopa alendo ndi mabungwe azokopa alendo pazilumbazi.

A Louis D’Offay anayamba kulankhula kuti: “Lero ndife okondwa kuima ndi Nduna ya Zoona za Ufulu wa Anthu ku Praslin pamsonkhano wawo wachitatu ndi malonda okopa alendo. Njira yochitira misonkhano yapaguluyi ikunena zambiri za kutsimikiza kwautumiki, komanso kuti nduna yake ikhalebe yolumikizana ndi gulu lakutsogolo lamakampani - ife, malonda. Monga Tcheyamani wa SHTA, ndikuthokoza ndunayo chifukwa cha khama lake lotsogolera utumiki wake ndi ife m’maganizo mwake. Kumvetsera kwa ife, kutimva, ndi kutimvetsetsa ndikosavuta kunena kuposa kuchita, koma ndi nduna ya zokopa alendo ndinganene kuti izi zili choncho.

Kodi zonse zili bwino? Ayi, ndipo ndikanama ndikanati zonse zili bwino. Ichi ndichifukwa chake ine ndekha ndine wokondwa, nduna, kuti mwachita misonkhano yapoyera iyi ndi malonda okopa alendo. Kufunika kwa ife, malonda okopa alendo, kuti tigwire ntchito ndi Unduna wa Zokopa alendo ndi Tourism Board ndi gawo loyamba pamndandanda wathu. Lero, poyera, ndikunena zikomo kwa Mtumiki Alain St.Ange chifukwa chondipatsa mwayi wokumana nane monga Wapampando wa SHTA mwezi uliwonse. Izi ndi zoyamikirika. Zikuwonetsa kufunikira koperekedwa ku mabungwe athu abizinesi. Uwu ndi mchitidwe watsopano kwa membala wa boma la Seychelles, koma Mtumiki Alain St.Ange anali m'modzi mwa ife, ndipo amachokera kumagulu athu. Monga Alain St.Ange, anagwira ntchito nafe nthaŵi yonse ya moyo wake. Chifukwa tonse timamudziwa, amatilozeranso zopanda pake zomwe zidapangidwa pamene adachoka pakukhala woyang'anira malonda a dziko lathu. Ndi chithandizo chathu, adasintha momwe malonda a Seychelles adachitira, ndipo adachita bwino, ndizomveka, koma tsopano atatenga udindo wa Mtumiki, tawona dzenje lomwe adasiya.

Kusowa kumeneku kwatipangitsa ife, makampani okopa alendo, kufuna kuvomereza komiti yatsopano yoyang'anira zamalonda yotsogozedwa ndi mabungwe apadera kuti ikhale bungwe la alangizi la Tourism Board. Izi zalandiridwa, ndipo tikuyamikira, chifukwa izi zidzatithandiza pa nthawi yovutayi. Tourism ikudutsa munthawi yovuta kwambiri pomwe misika yathu yayikulu ikuvutika ndi mavuto awo azachuma. Ichi ndichifukwa chake tidapempha kuti tipitirire limodzi momwe tikupita patsogolo kuyambira pano.
Tikudziwa kuti timafunikira kuwoneka ngati dziko laling'ono. Izi zinali njira zomwe sizinagwiritsidwepo Alain St.Ange asanatenge udindo wotsatsa ku Seychelles. Koma kuwonekera ndiye kunali kofunika. Ife omwe timapita ku ziwonetsero zamalonda, komanso omwe timayimba mafoni, tidzayamikira momwe tikulankhulira zambiri masiku ano, komanso momwe malonda okopa alendo m'misika yathu yonse yayikulu masiku ano akusinthidwa kwambiri pa malo ogulitsa apadera a Seychelles athu.

"Sindikutsimikiza ngati ndi ndunayo kapena ofesi yofalitsa nkhani ya Tourism Board ndi yomwe idagwira ntchito yayikuluyi, koma khama lawo likupindula, ndipo kuyesetsa kwawo kukugwira ntchito. Apa ndipamene tikufunika tsopano kupeza nkhani zabwino kwambiri ku Utumiki ndikuonetsetsa kuti zabwino kuchokera kumapeto kwathu zimapanganso nkhani, ndipo potero, sungani mawu akuti Seychelles patsogolo. Tonse tiyenera kukhala owona - nkhani zabwino si nkhani. Kuyembekezera atolankhani kuti anene za magombe athu ndi kukongola kwathu kwachilengedwe sikudzachitikanso, chifukwa makina osindikizira omwewa akhala akulembedwa mobwerezabwereza za zinthu zathu zazikuluzikuluzi. Tiyenera kukhala opanga, ndipo tiyenera kukhala anzeru tsopano kuti tipite patsogolo kuti tipitirize kukhala ndi mawu akuti Seychelles pawaya yapadziko lonse lapansi.

"Kuno m'malo mwa SHTA, tikupempha aliyense amene wakhala pano, ndi aliyense ku Seychelles kuti agwire ntchito ndi Unduna wa Zokopa alendo kuti Seychelles ikhale yodziwika bwino komanso yowonekera pawailesi yakanema ndi atolankhani ponseponse.

"Kutsatsa kwa Seychelles lero ndi gawo lomwe tonsefe tiyenera kuchita limodzi. Ndinali m'modzi yemwe adakuwa za maulendo apandege opita ku Paris ndi ku Europe. Izi ndikukhulupirirabe moona mtima kuti ndi ntchito yofunikira pantchito zokopa alendo kuzilumba zathu. Dziko lathu siligwirizana, mwatsoka, ndi zomwe tili nazo monga mfundo zotsogola nduna ya zamayendedwe, ndi zomwe timatsogolera nduna ya zokopa alendo. Koma monga atumiki akuyang'ana ku Seychelles osati ku Air Seychelles kokha, tili ndi ife, malonda, kuti tiyang'ane kupyola kumene tinkayang'ana kale alendo. Mfundo yomweyi inanenedwa pamisonkhano ya Mahe, ndipo lero ndikubwereza mfundoyi, chifukwa ndi yofunika. Osayiwala kuti mu mfundo zitatu zoperekedwa ndi Blue Panorama posiya maulendo awo a ndege ku Seychelles, imodzi ndi yolipiritsa pabwalo la ndege la Seychelles, lomwe ndi loposa kanayi kuposa omwe akupikisana nawo. Ndi zoyendera omwe angabweretse zolipiritsa zathu, kapena ndi iwonso omwe angatsegule ndikulola mpikisano.

"Ichi ndichifukwa chake lero tikuyenera kusonkhana kuti tigwire ntchito ndi Tourism Board kuti tisinthe misika yathu yoyendera alendo. China ndi India, inde tikuyenera kutsatira ngati makampani, koma tiyeni tiwone South Africa pano Air Seychelles yatsimikizira kuti ikhala ndi maulendo anayi opita ku Joburg kuyambira December. Tonse tikudziwa kuti Air Seychelles sangathe kukulitsa msikawo kuti achulukitse manambala awo okwera kuti apange maulendo anayi otheka. Apa ndi pamene njira yapakati ndi Brazil, ndi South ndi North America ndi yofunika kwambiri. South Africa yapanga msika waku Brazil uja, ndipo lero ikuwagwirira ntchito. Seychelles iyenera kukhala yanzeru komanso yobwerera ku South Africa. Ndife okondwa kuwona kuti ma DMC athu onse tsopano akusamukira ku Brazil kukapitiliza ntchito zomwe Minister of Tourism adayambitsa. Izi sizikutanthauza kuti sitiyenera kupitiliza kumenya nkhondo kuti tipeze ndege yachindunji, koma yosayima, yopita ku Paris. Ndikofunikira komwe timafunikira kumakampani athu. Tiyeneranso kuyesetsa kwambiri pamsika waku Russia.

"Koma zoyipazi sizinatiimitsebe panjira yathu kuti tipititse patsogolo bizinesi yathu. Tourism Masterplan yomwe tikuyembekezera kwambiri yomwe tonse tinatenga nawo gawo pokonzekera ndi kutenga nawo mbali pazokambirana zake ili ndi ife; tikuyang'ana VAT yokonzedwanso kuyambira Januware kuti ichepetse ndalama zogwirira ntchito, tikuyenda…," atero a Louis D'Offay.

Nduna ya Seychelles, Bambo Alain St.Ange, adalandira thandizo lomwe lidalandiridwa ndi mabungwe azokopa alendo. Pamene adayamika Bambo Louis D'Offay pamisonkhano ya Praslin ndi La Digue, adanena kuti utumiki wake udakali wokonzeka kupitiriza kugwira ntchito ndi bungwe la makampani kuti apitirize kugwirizanitsa ntchito zokopa alendo za Seychelles.

Pamsonkhano wa anthu pachilumba cha La Digue, Mtumiki St.Ange adalumikizananso ndi Ambassador Barry Faure, Mlembi wa boma ku Ofesi ya Purezidenti ndi Wapampando wa Bungwe la Tourism Board, ndi La Digue Development Board.

Seychelles ndi membala woyambitsa wa Bungwe la International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP).

ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:

  • The series of public meetings had been called by the Minister as a means to hear the trade and to openly offer an opportunity for a public dialogue between the Tourism Minister and the islands' tourism private sector.
  • With our support, he changed the way the marketing of Seychelles was done, and he succeeded, that is clear, but now that he has assumed the position of Minister, we have seen the hole he left behind.
  • This is where we now need to get more positive news to the Ministry and ensure that positives from our end also makes the news, and in so doing, keep the word Seychelles in the forefront.

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