Mokhatlo oa Machabeng oa LGBTQ+ Travel Association o phatlalalitse kajeno hore o tla hlahisa Kopano ea ona ea Lefatše ea 2023 San Juan, Puerto Rico, e leng sebaka se hlahelletseng sa Caribbean bakeng sa ketsahalo ea eona e monate ea LGBTQ+ le boitlamo ba ho fapana le ho kenyelletsa. Khetho ea toropo e amohelang batho e na le tšusumetso e kholo le ho feta ha IGLTA e tla keteka matsatsi a eona a 40th selemo se tlang ’me ha e e-s’o tšoare kopano Caribbean ho tloha ka 1985.
"Ka mor'a ts'ebetso e pharaletseng ea ho hlahloba le ho buisana ka litlhōlisano tsa tlhōlisano, re motlotlo ho khetha Puerto Rico, sebaka se nang le mefuta-futa ea DNA ea eona, e le moamoheli oa Kopano ea rona ea Sehopotso sa bo-40 ka Loetse 2023," ho boletse Molula-setulo oa Boto ea IGLTA, Felipe Cardenas.
"Puerto Rico e fana ka motsoako o ikhethang oa setso sa Sepanishe, Taino le Seafrika, se bonahatsoang ke bonono ba teng, 'mino le lijo tsa teng. Ho tšoara ketsahalo ea rona ea thuto le marang-rang moo ho fana ka monyetla o moholo oa ho ba le tšusumetso e matla, e seng feela sechabeng sa lehae sa LGBTQ+, empa le bohahlauling ba LGBTQ+ ho pholletsa le Caribbean.
Tseba Puerto Rico e qalile mosebetsi oa eona karolong ea LGBTQ+ e tsamaisanang le ho qala ha DMO ka 2018. Selemo hamorao, lipatlisiso tsa motheo li bontšitse 19% ea baeti ba LGBTQ+ ba ile ba tsebahatsa Puerto Rico e le sebaka sa kamohelo ea LGBTQ+. Ka 2020, palo eo e nyolohetse ho 41%. Sehlekehleke sena se fihletse katleho ena ka ho amohela mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa le sechaba sa LGBTQ+, ho sebetsa 'moho le LGBTQ+ agency HospitableMe. Ka ho hlokomela thuto e le mohato oa pele oa phetoho, DMO e file lihlopha tsa bona koetliso mabapi le puo ea LGBTQ+, litšoantšo, 'maraka, nalane, baeloji, le maemo a ntseng a fetoha a indasteri mabapi le mokhoa oa ho etsa hore batho ba LGBTQ+ ba ikutloe ba amoheloa le ho kenyelletsoa.
"E inehetse ho theha tikoloho e kenyeletsang moo baeti bohle ba ka phelelang litoro tsa bona tsa maeto, Puerto Rico e motlotlo ho khethoa e le sebaka se amohelang baeti. IGLTA Kopano ea Lefatše ea 2023," ho boletse Leah Chandler, CMO oa Discover Puerto Rico. "Ka litekanyetso tsa mantlha tsa tšebelisano 'moho le boemeli, DMO ea rona e amohela monyetla ona oa ho mema sechaba sa lefats'e sa bohahlauli sa LGBTQ+ ho nka karolo boiphihlelong ba thuto le phetoho hammoho le balekane ba rona ba Sehlekehlekeng.
Sehlekehleke sena se boetse se fana ka sebaka se setle sa tlhaho bakeng sa litsebi tsa bohahlauli tse tsoang lefats'eng lohle ho hlahloba: lik'hilomithara tse 300 lebōpong la leoatle; sebaka se le seng feela sa meru tsamaisong ea meru ea United States, El Yunque; likou tse tharo tsa lefatše tsa bioluminescent; le mesebetsi e meng e mengata ea moshoelella.
Boto ea Batsamaisi ba IGLTA e etsa qeto ea hore na e tla amohela motse o mong oa selemo se seng le se seng ka ts'ebetso e pharalletseng ea likopo tse nkang litho tse fapaneng tsa mokhatlo hammoho le tšehetso ea sebaka seo ho eang ho sona bakeng sa bohahlauli ba LGBTQ+, takatso ea eona ea ho holisa boteng boo, le boiteko ba ho holisa matsapa a DEI. IGLTA e kile ea tšoara ketsahalo ea eona ea mantlha Caribbean hang feela pele - le Puerto Rico.
SEO U LOKELANG HO SE NKA HO SEHLOOHO ENA:
- "Ka mor'a ts'ebetso e pharaletseng ea ho hlahloba le ho buisana ka litlhōlisano tsa tlhōlisano, re motlotlo ho khetha Puerto Rico, sebaka se nang le mefuta-futa ea DNA ea eona, e le moamoheli oa Kopano ea rona ea Sehopotso sa bo-40 ka Loetse 2023," ho boletse Molula-setulo oa Boto ea IGLTA, Felipe Cardenas.
- The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association announced today that it will present its 2023 Global Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a destination that stands out in the Caribbean for its lively LGBTQ+ scene and commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- “Dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where all travelers can live out their travel dreams, Puerto Rico is honored to be selected as the host destination for the IGLTA 2023 Global Convention,” said Leah Chandler, CMO of Discover Puerto Rico.
