Ma ke ʻano he ʻāpana o ka Caribbean Tourism Organization's (CTO's) Month of Tourism, St. Eustatius Tourism Development Foundation (STDF) e alakaʻi i kahi hoʻolaha hoʻolaha kaiāulu-kaʻahele, me ke poʻomanaʻo "ʻO wau ʻo Tourism." I ka wā o ka hoʻolaha, e hāʻawi ʻia i nā poʻe o ke kaiāulu ka manawa e hōʻike i ko lākou mau manaʻoʻiʻo a me ka hoʻokō ʻana i ka huahana huakaʻi Statia. ʻO “I am Tourism” ke kumuhana mua o ka hoʻolaha hoʻolaha a STDF, e hoʻomau ʻia ana a hiki i ka waena o 2016.
I kēlā me kēia mahina e hōʻike ʻia kekahi kumuhana ʻokoʻa ma nā wahi o ka mākaʻikaʻi haʻuki, agro-tourism, "voluntourism," hoʻoilina hoʻoilina, a me ka mākaʻikaʻi kaiāulu. ʻO ka pahuhopu o ka papahana ʻo ia ka hoʻokumu ʻana i ka ʻike mākaʻikaʻi i loko o ke kaiāulu e hoʻonui i ka noʻonoʻo mākaʻikaʻi a komo i nā kamaʻāina ma o nā hana hoʻoulu ʻia a me ka ʻike. E hoʻolaha ana ʻo STDF i ke kiʻi ʻoniʻoni "I am Tourism" i kēia lā, Poaha.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- ” During the campaign, persons in the community will be given the opportunity to express their beliefs and commitment to the Statia tourism product.
- The objective of the program is to create tourism awareness within the community to get citizens more tourism-minded and involved through stimulated activities and information.
- Every month a different topic will be highlighted in the areas of sports tourism, agro-tourism, “voluntourism,” heritage tourism, and community tourism.
