Amakhulukhulu abaqhubi bezokhenketho, imibutho yentengiso yendawo ekusingwa kuyo kunye nemibutho yamacandelo aya kudibana kwisithuba seentsuku ezintathu (Feb. 22-24) njengoko iNkomfa yoShishino loKhenketho ye-BC iqalisa eVictoria kule veki.
Ibanjwe nguMbutho woShishino lwezoKhenketho lwaseBC (TIABC), inkomfa yonyaka yaqala kwiminyaka engama-20 eyadlulayo ukuze ihlanganise abathunywa ukuze bafunde, baphuhlise ubudlelwane bezoshishino, balungise imiba kwaye babhiyozele impumelelo, le yokugqibela yinxalenye enkulu yalo nyaka.
"Kwimimandla emininzi yephondo, ukhenketho lusete iirekhodi ezintsha zengeniso, utyelelo kunye nezinye iindlela eziphambili kwiminyaka emithathu eqhuba," utshilo uSihlalo weBhodi ye-TIABC uJim Humphrey. “Uqoqosho lwabatyeleli eBritish Columbia luzimele lodwa njengelinye lamacandelo aphambili kushishino lweli phondo. Malunga ne-15+ yeebhiliyoni zeerandi kwingeniso, siyazi ukuba i-BC Tourism ibalulekile.
Le nkomfa ivulwa ngoLwesithathu, umhla wama-22 kuFebruwari ngeHolo yeDolophu ye-TIABC apho umbutho uza kuhlaziya abathunywa ngeenzame zawo zokukhuthaza ukhenketho kwaye uququzelele ingxoxo neenkokeli zeshishini ngemingeni kunye namathuba ajongene noshishino. Ukulandela iHolo yeDolophu, abafundi abaphumelele ibanga lesibini kwimiboniso yengingqi baya kubonisa indlela yabo yokucinga kunye nezakhono zabo zokubonisa kubaphulaphuli bemizi-mveliso ephilayo ukuze bamisele oyena mntu uphumeleleyo kukhuphiswano lwe-Winning Pitch. Ulwamkelo lokuvula lulandela kwiziko le-Songhees Wellness ukubhiyozela iminyaka engama-20 ye-Aboriginal Tourism BC.
Amanye amagqabantshintshi enkomfa abandakanya intetho ephambili eyenziwe nguMaven weendaba zentlalo uSunny Lenarduzzi owathiwa ngomnye weenkokeli zeBC Business Magazine's Top 30 Under 30. Obekekileyo uShirley Bond, uMphathiswa weMisebenzi, uKhenketho noQeqesho lweZakhono, naye uza kuthetha nabathunywa ngesidlo sasemini ngoLwesine.
Abathunywa beNkomfa baya kukhetha kwiindibano zocweyo ezininzi ngaxeshanye eziyilelwe ukubonisa amacandelo ahlukeneyo omxholo othi #BCTourismMatters. Izihloko ziquka iwayini kunye nokhenketho lokupheka, ukhenketho lwefilimu, ingxelo yempembelelo yezoqoqosho, izisombululo zokuqashwa, i-BC's Ale Trail, isicwangciso esiphuthumayo, ukuthengisa umcimbi, ikamva le-YVR, ukuhamba nge-adventure, ukusebenza kunye neZizwe zokuQala zendawo kunye neendaba zoluntu. Le nkomfa ivalwa ngenkcazo-ntetho ekhethekileyo eyenziwe ngumbali wamabali oseToronto uJowi Taylor oisiginkci sakhe esivakalayo sakhiwa ngaphezulu kwama-60 embali yaseKhanada kuquka ne-paddle ka-Prime Minister ongasekhoyo uPierre Trudeau. Inkcazo-ntetho kaJowi iya kufikelela kuvuthondaba ngokudlala okukhethekileyo kwegcisa elidumileyo leblues uJim Byrnes.
Umbutho woShishino loKhenketho we-BC (TIABC) uthethelela umdla we-British Columbia's $15+ yebhiliyoni yezokhenketho. Njengombutho ongenzi ngeniso kushishino lokhenketho, i-TIABC isebenza ngentsebenziswano namalungu ayo - amashishini okhenketho ecandelo labucala, imibutho yoshishino kunye nemibutho yentengiso yendawo ekusingwa kuyo - ukuqinisekisa eyona ndawo ilungileyo yokusebenza kushishino lokhenketho olukhuphisanayo.
