Wajumbe kutoka Visiwa vya Virgin vya Uingereza walihudhuria Seatrade Cruise Global 2023 tarehe 27 - 30 Machi 2023 huko Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Marekani. Ujumbe huo ulijumuisha watu kutoka Mamlaka ya Bandari ya Visiwa vya Virgin vya Uingereza (BVIPA), Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park (CBRTPP), Bodi ya Watalii ya Visiwa vya Virgin vya Uingereza (BVITB) na washirika wa sekta ya usafiri wa ndani.
Mwaka huu, lengo la ujumbe huo lilikuwa kuwa bora zaidi pamoja kwa kujenga na kupanua uhusiano na ushirikiano na washirika wa kikanda na kimataifa wakati wa kuandaa njia ya kuelekea sekta ya utalii wa meli katika Wilaya. Mikutano ilifanyika na Carnival Corporation, Club Med, MSC, Le Dumont, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Disney Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean Group, Mystic Cruises na Scenic Cruises. Mbali na kukutana na wasafiri, wajumbe walikutana na washirika wa kulengwa na washirika wa bandari wa kikanda ikiwa ni pamoja na Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) na Caribbean Village. Kijiji cha Karibi ni kikundi cha uuzaji kinachojumuisha maeneo ya kikanda na bandari ambazo hufanya kazi pamoja ili kukuza kusafiri kwa baharini katika Karibiani.
Mtazamo wa kusafiri kwa Visiwa vya Virgin vya Uingereza unaendelea polepole baada ya tasnia kuanza tena mnamo Julai 2021. Msimu wa kuhifadhi watalii wa 2023-2024 umepita misimu ya hivi majuzi zaidi. Mnamo 2021 baada ya kufunguliwa tena kwa bandari, BVIPA ilirekodi abiria 72,293 wa kusafiri kwa meli kwa Julai-Desemba 2021. Mnamo 2022, mwaka mzima wa safari ulirekodi abiria 265,723 na kwa sasa makadirio ya waliofika kwa 2023 ni 793,000
Mwenyekiti wa Bodi ya Wakurugenzi ya BVIPA, Bi. Roxane Ritter-Herbert alisema, “Mahudhurio yetu katika Seatrade Cruise Global 2023 yalituruhusu kufanya miunganisho mipya na kuboresha yale yaliyoanzishwa. Hii ilisaidia kuangazia maeneo ya ukuaji na uboreshaji kwetu kama kivutio cha bandari na meli. Kulingana na mwingiliano na maoni kutoka kwa washirika, Mamlaka ya Bandari imejitolea kuweka malengo ambayo yatatumia na kuimarisha kasi ya kusonga mbele ambayo tumeunda kupitia ushirikiano wetu na FCCA na The Caribbean Village.”
Kongamano hilo la siku nne limefanyika chini ya kaulimbiu ya Mbele Momentum. Kulingana na Seatrade Cruise Global mkutano huo mwaka huu ulizingatia mustakabali wa safari za baharini na nini kasi hiyo ina maana kwa ubunifu wa muda mfupi na mrefu na mipango ya biashara.
NINI CHA KUONDOA KATIKA MAKALA HII:
- This year, the goal of the delegation was to be better together by building and expanding on the relationships and partnerships with regional and international partners while charting the way forward for the cruise tourism industry in the Territory.
- Based on interactions and feedback from partners, the Ports Authority is committed to setting goals that will utilise and strengthen the forward momentum that we have created through our partnerships with the FCCA and The Caribbean Village.
- According to the Seatrade Cruise Global the conference this year focused on the future of cruising and what the momentum means for both short-term and long-term innovations and business plans.
