Ngabe iSri Lanka isendleleni Yokuzibulala Kwezokuvakasha?

Izindaba ezimnandi, asikaze sibe khona isikhathi esingcono sokuvakashela eSri Lanka. Kuyiqiniso uma kukhulunywa ngezinkambo zokuhamba ezitholakalayo. ISri Lanka iphephile, kodwa ukukhuluma ngomyalezo onjalo kungaba yinselele.

Izindaba ezimbi ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha yaseSri Lanka iphinde yahlukumezeka ngezigameko ezejwayelekile zangesonto eledlule esifundazweni saseNyakatho Ntshonalanga nasezingxenyeni ezithile zeGampaha, njengoba abanikazi bamahhotela baqala ukunikeza izaphulelo ezifika ku-70% kwezinye izimo.

“Lokhu kuhlasela kulimaze ezokuvakasha, nezibhelu zilimaze ezokuvakasha. Izidubedube zidale izinkinga ezifanayo nezokuphepha ezibangelwe ukuhlaselwa kwamaphekula, ”kusho uSaliya Dayananda, umengameli weCultural Triangle Hoteliers Association nonguSihlalo we-Association for Dambulla kanye neSigiriya Tourism Promotion. Imboni ikhathazeke kakhulu ngezexwayiso zokuvakasha phesheya kwezilwandle.

Lokhu kubikwe kwabezindaba bakule ndawo.

Ochwepheshe bathi imboni izobamba kancane, kepha kuphela uma izidubedube ziyeka. Kungumsebenzi kahulumeni ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwezwe, kubantu bangaphandle kanye nasezakhamuzini zalo. Lapho abantu bakithi bezwa ukuthi kuphephile ukuhambahamba lapho ukuvinjelwa kokuhamba kuzosuswa ngokuzenzekelayo.

Le mboni yehlise amanani nezinga labasebenzi, yanciphisa nezinsizakalo zokudla neziphuzo ukuheha izivakashi zasekhaya.

Ihhotela lezinkanyezi ezinhlanu eColombo linikeza isaphulelo esingu-50% kuwo wonke amakamelo. Ihhotela lolwandle elidume kahle eHikkaduwa linikela ngamanani aphansi wamaphakeji ahlukahlukene. Indawo yokuvakasha yaseWeligama ibikhangise amaphakheji afinyelela kuma-60%.

Kunokuthuthuka okungekuhle ekuthengisweni kwamahhotela emasontweni amabili edlule. Uma ukuthengisa bekuku-5% ngaphambili, manje sekuku-7-8%. Kepha kwamanye amahhotela, alinalo ngisho igumbi elilodwa. Bakhetha ukuvala ukuze bonge izindleko zikagesi. Amahhotela amaningi athumele abasebenzi bawo ngekhefu elikhokhelwayo, esho.

Amabhange asekela abahlinzeka ngemisebenzi ngokumiswa kwemali ekhokhwayo kanye nenzalo. Ilungu lekomidi leSri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO), uMnu Nishad Wijetunga, uthe kunezinye izingxenye ezihluphekayo.

"Impela amahhotela athintekile, kepha yibo abaphathi bezokuvakasha abangenayo noma ama-DMC angamalungu eSLAITO agcwalisa amaphesenti angama-60% wawo wonke amahhotela," esho echaza iqhaza lababavakashi abangaba ngu-800 abangenayo kanye ne-Destination Management Izinkampani (ama-DMC) ezibhaliswe ne-Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, ezinikela cishe ngama-60% abavakashi abangenayo.

Uma nje izexwayiso zokuhamba zikhona, opharetha bezokuvakasha phesheya kwezilwandle abavunyelwe ukuthengisa iSri Lanka njengendawo okuyiwa kuyo. Izexwayiso zokuhamba phesheya kwezilwandle ziyisithiyo ekusebenzeni kwe-DMC. Lokhu kube nomthelela wokuphambuka kuwo wonke umkhakha.

UMnu Wijetunga wethule izibalo ezikhombisa ukuthi amaPaki Kazwelonke ahlupheke kanjani kakhulu ngokwezibalo zezivakashi azithola nsuku zonke. Izibalo azethule zikhomba ukuthi eYala National Park, isibalo sezimoto sehle sisuka ku-400 ngosuku saya emalolini amabili noma amathathu ngosuku.

Baqashe ama-jeep futhi abakwazi ukukhokha izitolimende. UMinneriya, maphakathi no-Ephreli, kusasele isonto nje ngaphambi kokuba kuhlaselwe, wakhombisa amaloli angaphezu kwama-50 ekuseni nangaphezulu kwama-400 kusihlwa. Umbiko ngoLwesithathu ukhombisa amaloli ayi-16 kuphela asebenza usuku lonke.

Abahlinzeki besifundazwe bezithelo, imifino, nenyama emahhotela balahlekelwe yibhizinisi labo. Kanye nalaba bathengisi bezokuthutha, opharetha abahlinzeka ngamaphakeji wokubuka imikhomo namahlengethwa, imikhombandlela yabavakashi kazwelonke bonke bathinteke kakhulu.

ISri Lanka ingelulekwa kangcono ngokulandela indlela iThailand eyaba nayo ngemuva kwenhlekelele ye-tsunami eSouth East Asia. Gcina amanani amahhotela ezinzile, futhi utshale imali ekuboniseni izwe ukuhweba, intatheli, uma nje isimo sesivumela.

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