I kēlā me kēia makahiki, ma Kepakemapa 27, hoʻolauleʻa ʻia ka World Tourism Day e nā ʻāina a puni ka honua, me ka ʻike ʻana i ke kuleana koʻikoʻi o ka mākaʻikaʻi ma ke ʻano he pou kumu o ka hoʻomohala ʻāina a me ka hoʻokele waiwai. Ua koho ʻia ke kumuhana o kēia makahiki e ka United Nation World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) ʻo ia ʻo “Renounizing Tourism.”
Ma kahi leka wikiō kūikawā, ua ʻōlelo ʻo Hon. Ua haʻi ʻo Anthony Mahler, ke Kuhina o ka Hoʻokalakupua a me nā Diaspora Relations "I kēia lā, ʻoi aku ka nui o ka mākaʻikaʻi e hoʻomau i ka lawelawe ʻana ma ke ʻano he mea hoʻoikaika no ka hoʻomohala hoʻomau, ka hoʻopili ʻana i ka nohona, a me ka ulu ʻana no mākou e kūkulu hou i kēia ʻāpana kūpaʻa maoli." Ma ke kumuhana o Rethinking Tourism, ua koi ʻo Kuhina Mahler "he kāhea ia e hana no kēlā me kēia o mākou e hana i kā mākou ʻāpana i ka hana ʻana. Belize He wahi hoʻomau no ka huakaʻi a noho i loko. Hoʻomaka ia me ka haʻaheo civic, ka pale ʻana i kā mākou mau kumuwaiwai kanaka a me ke kūlohelohe, hoʻomohala kuleana i ko mākou ʻāina, a me ka mālama ʻana i kā mākou mau hana moʻomeheu.
E nānā i ka wikiō piha maanei.
Hoʻokipa ʻia nā malihini i hōʻea i nā palena ʻāina o Belize a me ke kahua mokulele ʻo Philip Goldson International me nā mea ʻono e hoʻolauleʻa ai i ka lā.
Aia ka hui hoʻokipa o ka BTB e kaʻana like i ko lākou ʻike e pili ana i nā mea hoihoi, nā moʻomeheu, a me nā hana o Belize a me ke kōkua ʻana i nā nīnau.
Ma ke ʻano he ʻāpana o ka hoʻolauleʻa, ua ʻike ʻia ʻo Police Constable Rolando Oh, he lālā o ka Hui Makai Hoʻokele o Belize, ʻo ia ka BTB's Frontline Hero no ka mahina o Kepakemapa. Ua hāʻawi ʻia ka makana ma PC Oh no kāna lawelawe koʻikoʻi i nā makahiki he 18 i hala iho nei, ua hoʻolaʻa iā ia iho i ka nānā ʻana i nā wahi mākaʻikaʻi he nui ma ke komohana Belize i nā hola lōʻihi i ka pō.
Ua hoʻokumu ʻia ka papahana Frontline Hero Award a BTB ma 2021 e ʻike i nā Belizeans koʻikoʻi i lawelawe. Belize ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi a ma waho o kā lākou hana. Hoʻohana ʻia kēia papahana me ka hui pū ʻana me nā poʻe mākaʻikaʻi o Belize, ka poʻe i lokomaikaʻi i ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā makana i ka poʻe hanohano.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- ” On the topic of Rethinking Tourism, Minister Mahler urged that “it is a call to action for each of us to do our part in making Belize a sustainable destination to travel and live in.
- The award was bestowed on PC Oh for his outstanding service over the past 18 years, dedicating himself to monitoring the many tourism areas in western Belize during long-drawn-out hours into the night.
- Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations shared “Today, more than ever tourism must continue to serve as a catalyst for sustainable development, social inclusivity, and creativity for us to rebuild this truly resilient sector.
