According to the president of the Executive Council of the Association of Tour Promoters and Operators (HOTOUR), João Lopes, there are a number of businesses that can be developed locally, such as the crafts market, the possibility of setting toll rates, among others.
João Lopes also referred to the need for more support for the use of Serra da Leba as a tourist attraction in the in its entirety, highlighting the importance of establishing a public-private partnership for this purpose.
he also defended the need to create campsites so that there are conditions to receive tourists in the next year, without having to adapt structures to do so.
For the next editions, he defended the creation, by the authorities, of a bus route during the festival week, a since operators cannot do this because it is too costly, given the current situation.
He said that, during the event, a cleaning process took place in Serra da Leba, integrating the issue of the environment into preservation of the entire ecosystem, where climbers removed two tons of trash, left by people visiting the site, which shows the need to preserve the space.
For this reason, he also defended the need for greater population engagement in preserving the site. “There is a whole set of situations that we have to work on in the next edition of the event”, he argued.
another less good aspect, according to João Lopes, was related to the issue of air transport, having been there were several inconveniences, because the majority of foreign participants came from Namibia and were expecting there to be the opening of Windhoek/Lubango flights, which did not take place and they had to take the bus alternative.
“It is essential to know that in land transport, transit time is a disadvantageous factor, because they want make the most of your time, you could spend more time here, but you will spend two days less”, he highlighted.
In turn, the deputy coordinator of Climb Angola, David Wells, highlighted that professionals and amateurs of the aforementioned sport radical were amazed and willing to promote the place with photographs and other knowledge so that, next year, the double or triple the number of current participants.
He highlighted that they encountered a lack of water and electricity connection in the place where they camped, situations that should be improved to accommodate more people.
Although the opening of the 100 roads planned for the nine days of the event was not completed, 67 were completed, making thus 97, with the previous 30 already existing. During the period, 20 new climbers were also trained.
The CNN channel was present at the site, reporting the event every day.
The 1st Angola International Climbing Festival, promoted by Climb Angola with the collaboration of HOTOUR, was attended by 40 climbers, from 18 countries, including Angola, and during the nine days, among other activities, slacklining, bolting workshop, route development, climbing classes, search and rescue workshops for police, firefighters and for technicians from the National Institute of Medical Emergencies of Angola. EM/SC
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