BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Kizazi kijacho cha viongozi wa utalii wa Karibi wanakaribia kupata msukumo kutoka kwa kiongozi mchanga na mwenye nguvu wa moja ya kampuni zinazoongoza ulimwenguni wakati wa Wiki ya Caribbean New York.

Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Sandals Resorts International, Adam Stewart, 33, atatoa hotuba ya kuhamasisha katika Colloquium ya Wanafunzi - mashindano kati ya wanafunzi wa utalii wa Karibiani katika vyuo vya juu, ambao wanapewa changamoto kuwasilisha miradi ya utalii endelevu iliyofanyiwa utafiti mzuri, inayotumika na kifedha.

Inafafanuliwa kama "maverick kwenye misheni, wakala wa mabadiliko mwenye nguvu, na mzushi ambaye hazimiliki na mkutano," Stewart anatarajiwa kushiriki uzoefu wake katika kuongoza ukuaji na upanuzi wa chapa ya ulimwengu tangu aingie kama mkurugenzi mkuu wake afisa akiwa na umri wa miaka 25. Uwasilishaji wake ni sehemu ya msaada kwa Wiki ya Karibiani New York na Sandals Foundation, shirika lisilo la faida la faida. Foundation pia inasaidia Jukwaa la Diaspora na itatoa uwasilishaji hapo.

"Wakfu wa Sandals unafuraha kushiriki katika Wiki ya Karibiani huko New York na kufadhili haswa programu kama vile Jukwaa la Diaspora na Kongamano la Wanafunzi ambalo linatetea watu wa Karibiani," alisema Stewart, ambaye pia ni rais wa Wakfu. "Tangu kuanzishwa kwake mwaka 2009, Foundation imedumisha mtazamo kamili wa kuhakikisha maendeleo endelevu ya kitaifa katika kanda, kuboresha maisha ya majirani zetu kwa programu zinazolenga elimu, jamii na mazingira. Tunatazamia kuja New York ili kushiriki mipango yetu na marafiki wa Visiwa vya Karibea.”

Wiki ya Karibea New York, ambayo imepangwa kufanyika kuanzia tarehe 1-7 Juni, ndiyo shughuli kubwa zaidi ya utalii ya kikanda inayohusika zaidi katika eneo la New York. Imetolewa na CTO kwa ushirikiano na wanachama wake, lengo lake kuu ni kutangaza Karibiani kama eneo mahiri na la kusisimua la usafiri na biashara.

"Tunaona uungwaji mkono wa Wakfu wa Sandals kama kielelezo cha kuongezeka kwa uwezo wa kimataifa wa Karibea kama kivutio endelevu cha utalii," alisema Sylma Brown, mkuu wa Ofisi ya CTO New York, mtayarishaji na mtekelezaji wa Wiki ya Karibi. "Kupitia usaidizi huu tunapanga kuimarisha mkakati wetu wa usimamizi wa utalii wa Karibea kupitia nguzo mbili muhimu: uhusiano thabiti na Diaspora yetu kubwa na kwa kukuza ujuzi wa ubunifu wa kizazi kijacho cha viongozi wa utalii wa Karibea."

Mkutano wa Diaspora wa Karibea unafanyika Jumatatu 2 Juni kutoka 6:00 PM hadi 9:00 PM, wakati Colloquium ya Wanafunzi itakuwa Jumanne 3 Juni kutoka 2:30 pm-5:30pm. Hafla zote mbili zitafanyika katika Uwanja wa Hilton Times, 234 West 42nd Street, New York.

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Described as “a maverick on a mission, an energetic change agent, and an innovator who is not constrained by convention,” Stewart is expected to share his experiences in leading the growth and expansion of the global brand since he took over as its chief executive officer at the age of 25.
“The Sandals Foundation is thrilled to take part in Caribbean Week in New York and to specifically sponsor programming such as the Diaspora Forum and Student Colloquium that champion the cause of Caribbean people,” said Stewart, who is also president of the Foundation.
“We see the support of the Sandals Foundation as demonstrative of the Caribbean's growing global prowess as a sustainable tourism destination,” said Sylma Brown, the head of the CTO New York Office, the producer and executor of Caribbean Week.