Ua mālama ʻia ka ʻEkolu International Rural Tourism Conference ma Huzhou, Kina mai 27 - 29 ʻOkakopa 2018. Ma ka ʻaha kūkā, ua ʻōlelo ʻo Dr Scott Smith, Assumption University Thailand, "Rural Tourism as a tool for socio-economic revitalization, inā mālama pono ʻia, hoʻoulu. ka ulu ʻana o ka hoʻokele waiwai, hana i nā hana maikaʻi a me nā manawa ʻoihana, a ʻo ka mea nui loa, e hoʻomaikaʻi i ke ola o kēia mau kaiāulu makamae. "ʻO ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana o kēia ʻaha kūkā ma ka ʻāina nani ʻo Zhejiang ʻĀkau o Kina e hoʻomanaʻo mai iā mākou a pau e hiki i ka hoʻomohala ʻana i ka mākaʻikaʻi hoʻomau ke kōkua i nā poʻe noho e haʻalele i nā kula me ka haʻalele ʻole i nā kauhale a hiki ke paipai i ka poʻe ʻōpio, hoʻonaʻauao a me ka poʻe noʻonoʻo i nā manawa e hoʻi i ko lākou ʻāina hānau ma ke ʻano he ʻoihana. e komo i ka hoʻomohala ʻana i nā huahana mākaʻikaʻi e hāʻawi i kahi ʻike maoli a hoʻokō i nā pono o ka mākeke.

ka UNWTO "Hoʻolaha no ka hoʻomohala ʻana i nā wahi mākaʻikaʻi kūwaho o ka honua: He Manaʻo Asia Pacific" i hoʻomākaukau ʻia e ka Luna Hoʻoponopono, ʻo Peter Semone i nānā hou ʻia e nā mea kuleana. ʻO ka hōʻike, hiki ke hana me ke kākoʻo o ke kūlanakauhale ʻo Huzhou, a hana pū me ka PATA a me ka hui pū ʻana me ka UNWTO, hōʻike i nā hana maikaʻi loa a me nā hoʻolālā kūleʻa i ka hoʻomohala ʻana i nā mākaʻikaʻi kuaʻāina ma Asia a me ka Pākīpika. Hōʻike ka hōʻike i ka mana o ka mākaʻikaʻi e kōkua i nā miliona o ka poʻe e pakele i ka ʻilihune a hoʻomaikaʻi i ko lākou ola. Ua hāʻawi pū ʻo Dr Bottrill lāua ʻo Dr Smith i kēia hōʻike i lilo i mea heluhelu pono no ka poʻe makemake i ka hoʻomohala ʻana i nā mākaʻikaʻi kuaʻāina.

Ua paipai ʻo Dr Smith i nā hui mākaʻikaʻi honua e like me ka UNWTO, WTTC, PATA a me SKAL International e "hana pili me ka lehulehu a me nā mea kuleana pilikino e kōkua i ka hoʻokumu ʻana i kahi hoʻolālā no ka hoʻomohala ʻana i ka mākaʻikaʻi hoʻomau." me ka hoʻohui ʻana, "Hiki i kēia mau hui nui ke kōkua i ka hoʻomohala ʻana i ke kālā kanaka a hoʻokumu a mālama i nā pilina a me nā pūnaewele,"

E noʻonoʻo ana i kahi o ka ʻaha kūkā, ua ʻōlelo ʻo Dr Scott, "I ko mākou ʻike ʻana i ka moʻomeheu kūʻokoʻa a ʻoiaʻiʻo o Huzhou, ka hōkū o ka hoʻomohala ʻana i nā mākaʻikaʻi kūloko kūloko ma Kina a ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa, ʻike wau i kahi manawa kūpono no Huzhou e hoʻoikaika, paipai a hoʻomaʻamaʻa i ka wā e hiki mai ana. ka hoʻomohala ʻana i nā huahana huakaʻi a me nā mea hou a puni ka honua.

ʻOiaʻiʻo, ʻo ke koʻikoʻi o ka moʻomeheu a me ka pono o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo ke kumu nui i ka ʻaha kūkā o kēia makahiki. Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Dr Chris Bottrill, ka luna o ka PATA, e pili ana i ke koʻikoʻi o ka moʻomeheu, "Hoʻohui ka moʻomeheu iā mākou me kā mākou mau hala, a me kekahi. Hoʻokaʻawale ia iā mākou, hāʻawi iā mākou i ke alakaʻi, hoʻōla iā mākou a haʻaheo. Hiki i ka moʻomeheu ke wehewehe iā mākou he kaiāulu.

Ua hoʻonohonoho akamai ʻia ka ʻaha kūkā a mālama ʻia e ke kūlanakauhale ʻo Huzhou ma ka moku ʻo Wuxing ma Kina me ka hui pū ʻana me Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). Ua kūkākūkā ʻia nā mea e pili ana i ke kulekele, ka hoʻolālā, ka hoʻomohala ʻana i nā huahana a me ke kūʻai aku ʻana i nā mākaʻikaʻi kuaʻāina a puni ka ʻaha kūkā i makemake nui ʻia i nā poʻe i komo i ka ʻoihana aupuni a me nā mea pili i ka ʻoihana kaʻapuni.

He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:

” adding, “The setting of this conference in the beautiful northern Zhejiang province of China reminds us all that sustainable tourism development can help residents leave the fields without leaving the villages and may encourage young, educated and creative people opportunities to return to their hometown as entrepreneurs to participate in the development of tourism products that deliver an authentic experience and meets the needs of the market.
Considering the location of the conference, Dr Scott said, “As we experience the unique and authentic culture of Huzhou, the star of sustainable rural tourism development in China and globally, I see a great opportunity for Huzhou to inspire, encourage and facilitate future rural tourism product development and innovations around the world.
The report, made possible with the support of Huzhou City, and done in partnership with PATA and in collaboration with the UNWTO, presents best practices and successful strategies in rural tourism development throughout Asia and the Pacific.