O le Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority (ABTA) ua maeʻa nei se faasologa o fuafuaga faʻataʻitaʻiga aʻo faʻapotopoto uma au maketi i Antigua mo fonotaga faʻafesagaʻi - muamua talu mai le covid-19 - e talanoaina le lumanaʻi o maketi mo le taunuuga.

O le ABTA Board, CEO, ma Faatonu e iai le matafaioi mo le Iunaite Setete, United Kingdom & Europe, Kanata, Latina Amerika & Caribbean, faatasi ai ma a latou 'au, na lokaina i sauniga na latou iloiloina ai elemene autu o le Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority brand ma fuafuaga tau maketi.

O le Minisita o Tagata Tafafao Maimoa ma Tupe Teufaafaigaluega a Antigua ma Barbuda, Le Afioga Charles Fernandez na taʻu atu i au aʻo lumanaʻi fonotaga ia manatua o le "Vaʻaiga 2032 Fuafuaga na lomia e le Matagaluega o Tagata Tafafao Maimoa o le a ausia pe afai tatou te manuia i le fausiaina o le tamaoaiga o le atunuu ma tagata e ala i feso'ota'iga aupito maualuga".

O fonotaga e faia i le taimi na sili atu ai le numera o tagata tafafao maimoa mai Antigua ma Barbuda i luga atu o le faʻamaʻi. Iulai, Aukuso, ma Setema 2022 tagata tafafao mai fafo ua sili atu nai lo le 2019, na manatu muamua o le taumafanafana sili ona lelei mo le taunuuga. Ia Aukuso 2022, na fa'afeiloa'ia ai le 20,125 i le malae va'alele a le VC Bird International. O le 2,472 sili atu lea o tagata nai lo le tausaga faʻailoga, 2019 ina ua taunuu i le 17,653.

O Aukuso 2022 nofomau turisi taunuu mai ua sili atu foi nai lo Aukuso 2021 ina ua maua Antigua ma Barbuda 18,792 tagata asiasi.

O le Taitaifono o le Pulega o Tagata Tafafao Maimoa a Antigua ma Barbuda, Dr. Lorraine Raeburn, na tautino atu i au i le amataga o le fonotaga e faapea, “O le taimi lenei e toe iloilo ai, toe iloilo ma faamautinoa ua tatou ogatusa ma le tagata malaga fou ma le suiga vave o pisinisi. ”

I se talosaga mo faiga faapaaga felagolagomai i totonu o le alamanuia, o le ABTA Taitaifono o loʻo "faʻamalosia foi le lagolago ma le malosi o paaga uma, ma le faʻamoemoe o le toe faʻafouina o le vaʻaiga e faʻamalosia ai oe e faʻatasi ma matou i lenei faigamalaga."

O le Pule Sili o le Pulega o Tagata Tafafao Maimoa mai Antigua ma Barbuda, Colin C. James na aoteleina le faiga o le fonotaga o fuafuaga mo lenei tausaga ma faapea mai, “I lenei laasaga o lo tatou tuputupu ae, a o tatou vaavaai atu i le siitia o a tatou oloa, maketiina ma aafiaga tau tamaoaiga, o le galulue faatasi e taua. Sa matou fa'atasia paaga a'o le'i faia sauniga a le matou 'au, ma mo le taimi muamua na aumai ai le 'au atoa a le ABTA, i latou o lo'o galulue fa'ava-o-malo ma fa'alotoifale fa'atasi, mo se faiga fa'avae i lalo i fuafuaga.

"O loʻo matou tuʻufaʻatasia uma taleni fatufatuga ma tomai e faʻamautinoa ai o Antigua ma Barbuda o loʻo i ai le fuafuaga sili e mafai ona faʻatulagaina e faʻaleleia ai le malosi o loʻo ia i matou ma faʻamaeʻaina lenei tausaga malosi, ae sili ona taua le faʻaauauina o lo matou tuputupu aʻe i le 2023."

O se fuafuaga tau maketi e lua tausaga o le a fa'alauiloa pe a mae'a fonotaga fa'atau. O le manatu maualuga mo le au maketi o turisi o le a faʻateleina tagata asiasi mai e ala i folau, vaʻavaʻa, ma le ea e faʻatumauina ai le tuputupu aʻe o loʻo iai nei. O lo'o fa'amoemoe fo'i le Pulega o Tagata Tafafao Maimoa mai Antigua ma Barbuda e fa'aogaina le malosi o le taunu'uga, e fa'atulaga ma fa'atau atu Antigua ma Barbuda, e fai ma taunu'uga i le tausaga atoa. O lo'o fa'atāuaina le fa'atupuina atili o pou fa'atauga a le nofoaga o lo'o fa'atauaina ai le Romance, Yachting and Sailing, Heritage and Culture, and Wellness ina ia ausia lea tulaga.

Faaalia e le Pule Sili o le ABTA, “O la matou vaaiga mamao e ogatusa ma le Vaaiga 2032 na tuuina atu e le Matagaluega o Turisi. O le faʻateleina o tatou numera, faʻateleina tupe maua e maua e lenei atunuʻu mai tagata tafafao maimoa, faʻamautinoa o loʻo totoe le tele o tupe maua i Antigua ma Barbuda, mo auaunaga o le a fiafia ai a tatou tagata asiasi aʻo latou i ai iinei ma iu ai ina mautinoa o Antiguans ma Barbudans o loʻo i ai se tulaga sili atu ona lelei. ola, se olaga sili atu, ma tatou faia i se tulaga gafataulimaina.”

Na fa'aogaina fo'i e le Pulega o Tagata Tafafao Maimoa mai Antigua ma Barbuda le fonotaga fa'ata'atia e fa'amanatu ai le galue malosi o 'au ma le Fa'ailoga Fa'afetai a Umea ma le 'aiga o le aoauli.

OA MEA E AVEA MAI LENEI TUSI:

It is to grow our numbers, grow the revenues that this country receives from tourism, ensure that more revenue is left in Antigua and Barbuda, for services that our visitors will enjoy while they are here and ultimately ensure Antiguans and Barbudans have a better standard of living, a better lifestyle, and we do so in a sustainable manner.
Antigua and Barbuda's Minister of Tourism and Investment, The Honourable Charles Fernandez told the teams ahead of the meetings to bear in mind that the “Vision 2032 plan published by the Ministry of Tourism will only be achieved if we succeed in creating economic value for locals and residents through maximum linkages”.
Lorraine Raeburn, declared to teams at the start of the meeting that, “Now is the time to review, re-evaluate and make sure we are aligned to the new traveller and the rapidly changing industry.