Kubva Chitatu 28 Mbudzi kusvika Mugovera 1st Zvita 2018, Philadelphia ichashanda seyekutanga-yekupedzisira US kutambira guta re2018 Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) Annual Conference. Sechivanhu, musangano uyu wakaitwa muEurope chete. Nekuda kwekuwedzera kwendege kubva kuEurope kuenda kuPhiladelphia International Airport uye zano repasi rose rePhiladelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau's (PHLCVB) Global Tourism team, Philadelphia yakasarudzwa senzvimbo yekuenda kumusangano uyu wepasi rose.
ITAA inomiririra vamiriri veIreland vekufambisa uye vafambisi vevashanyi, ichiunza pamwe pamusoro pemakambani enhengo zana anofukidza mapazi zana nemakumi mana muRepublic yeIreland. Pagore, Musangano weITAA unounza pamwechete nhengo dzinosvika zana nemakumi maviri dzine mukurumbira dzinosanganisira vamiriri vevatengesi vekufamba, vatengesi, uye midhiya, vese vachimiririra indasitiri yekufambisa yeIreland.
Vachapinda musangano vachaona simba reAmerica yekutanga World Heritage Guta vachiri kutora chikamu mumaindasitiri nezviitiko zvedzidzo zvakarongwa nebazi reGlobal Tourism paPHLCVB nerutsigiro kubva kuPennsylvania Convention Center nePhiladelphia International Airport.
Kuburikidza nekuedza kwePhiladelphia International Airport (PHL), kumwe kusimudzwa kwemhepo kwakasimbisa basa rePhiladelphia seguta rinoenda kuUnited States - kunyanya kudunhu reIreland. Muna Kurume 2018, Aer Lingus yakatanga kusamira-mira sevhisi pakati pePhiladelphia neDublin Airport (DUB), ichishanda zuva nezuva kubva kuDublin uye ichipa pre-clearance yeUS Customs uye Immigration nenguva yakaderera yekumirira. Aer Lingus ndiye Philadelphia wekutanga mutakuri weIrish (uye wechipiri ndege ichishanda kuIreland), uye ndiye wechipiri mutakuri mutsva wepasi rese anosarudza kubhururuka kuenda kuPhiladelphia mukati memwedzi gumi nemasere yapfuura. Pamusoro pezvo, American Airlines inoshanda sevhisi yemazuva ese kubva kuDublin uye sevhisi yemwaka (Kubvumbi-Gunyana) kubva kuShannon Airport kuenda kuPhiladelphia.
Vanopinda musangano vanomiririra indasitiri yekushanya yeIreland vanozove nemukana wekuona Philadelphia semaitiro anoita vashanyi vazhinji, nezvakakosha zvinosanganisira:
• China 29 Mbudzi pa9: 30 am: Kuvhurwa kwekudya kwemangwanani uye musangano kuPennsylvania Convention Center, ine zvirevo kubva kuPhiladelphia City Representative Sheila Hess, PHLCVB mutungamiri uye CEO Julie Coker Graham, Pennsylvania Convention Center mutungamiri John McNichol uye Chris Thompson, mutungamiri uye CEO weBrand USA.
• Chishanu 30 Mbudzi: Zuva rakatsaurirwa kushanyira Philadelphia rinosanganisira kuratidza sarudzo dzekutenga dzisingabhadharisi mutero, kuratidza hunyanzvi hweveruzhinji, uye kushanyira zviratidzo zvenhoroondo uye zvinokwezva zvakakurumbira.
• Mugovera 1st Zvita: Kushanyira Kumaruwa ePhiladelphia, Brandywine Valley & Valley Forge, kusanganisira nzvimbo dzakadai seLongwood Gardens uye Brandywine River Museum yeArt.
"Ireland iri mumisika gumi yepamusoro yemhiri kwemakungwa yePhiladelphia. Uye muna 10 chete, guta redu rakagamuchira vashanyi zviuru gumi nemazana nemazana matatu kubva mudunhu, "akadaro Mutungamiriri wePHLCVB uye CEO Julie Coker Graham. "Tinokudzwa kuti ITAA yakasarudza Philadelphia senzvimbo yekutanga yeUS yemusangano wayo wepagore, uye isu tinotarisira kupa vanopinda chiitiko chinovabatsira kusimudzira nekutengesa kufamba kuWorld Heritage City."
Muna 2017, Philadelphia yakagamuchira vashanyi 648,000 mhiri kwemakungwa, kumusoro zvishoma kubva 2016, uye kuwedzera kwe9% mumakore mashanu apfuura. Zvinoenderana nedata rakaburitswa kutanga kwegore rino kubva kuTourism Economics, mari yakananga nevashanyi vekune dzimwe nyika yakawedzera ne7.2% gore-pamusoro-gore (YoY), inosvika pamadhora mazana mashanu nemakumi mashanu emamiriyoni emadhora ($509 miriyoni). Iko kufungidzirwa kukanganisa kwehupfumi kwakagadzirwa kuburikidza nekushanya mhiri kwemakungwa kunharaunda huru yePhiladelphia kwakwira kusvika pamadhora mazana masere nemakumi masere nesere emamiriyoni ($651 bhiriyoni).
"Kuwedzera ndege kuenda kuPhiladelphia ndicho chinhu chatinokoshesa," akadaro CEO wePHL International Airport Chellie Cameron. "Mumakore mashoma apfuura, timu yedu yakashanda kuunganidza vatakuri vekunze vakaita seAer Lingus neIcelandair izvo zvakapa mikana mitsva yekuwedzera kuedza kweguta redu kuunza vashanyi vekunze kuPhiladelphia. Vese vari vaviri Aer Lingus neIcelandair vakawedzera nzira dzavanopa kubva pavakatanga, izvo zvatinoona sechiratidzo chakanaka chekukwezva kwePhiladelphia senzvimbo yekuUS."
Philadelphia International Airport yakawana imwe nhandare yemhepo kubva kuAmerican Airlines, uyo muchirimo chapfuura akawedzera ndege dzakananga kubva kuBudapest, Prague neZurich. American yakazivisawo nguva pfupi yadarika kuti muna 2019, vachatanga ndege nyowani dzisingamire kubva kuBerlin, Bologna, Edinburgh neDubrovnik.
Nekuda kwekuedza kwekudyidzana kwePhiladelphia International Airport, iyo PHLCVB neGuta rePhiladelphia, Philadelphia yave nyore kuwana uye inogona kushandisa mikana yekuwedzera kushanya mhiri kwemakungwa kubva kumisika mikuru yepasi rose seIreland. PHLCVB inoshandisa mahofisi ekumiririra munzvimbo nomwe pasi rose uye inoshingairira kusimudzira Philadelphia mumisika makumi maviri nenhatu pasi rose. Mukubatana, uye pasi pekutungamirwa kwechikwata chenyika dzevashanyi chiri muPhiladelphia, mahofisi aya epasi rese anoshanda kukudza meseji yePhiladelphia uye kukurudzira kufamba kunharaunda. Nekusvika kweITAA muPhiladelphia, iyo PHLCVB ichakwanisa zvirinani kupa simba vamiriri veIrish vekufambisa kusimudzira zvirinani kushanya kuPhiladelphia.
ZVOKUBVA MUNYAYA INO:
- Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Philadelphia International Airport, the PHLCVB and the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia is now easier to access and can capitalise on opportunities to increase overseas visitation from key global markets like Ireland.
- Due to increased airlift from Europe to Philadelphia International Airport and the targeted international strategy of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau's (PHLCVB) Global Tourism team, Philadelphia was selected as the destination for this international conference.
- Conference attendees will experience the vitality of America's first World Heritage City while participating in industry and educational events organised by the Global Tourism department at the PHLCVB with support from the Pennsylvania Convention Center and Philadelphia International Airport.
