Imboni yezokuvakasha ekhulayo yaseSaudi Arabia izobuyela esimeni sayo ukuze ifinyelele imigomo yayo yokuvelela, njengoba abane kwabayi-10 baseBritane bethi bazocabangela ukuya eholidini embusweni, kwembula ucwaningo olukhishwe namuhla (ngoMsombuluko 1 Novemba) yi-WTM London.
Indawo okuyiwa kuyo izobona ukuthuthuka ezinhlelweni zayo kuleli sonto njengoba inqwaba yezinkampani zezokuvakasha ithi kungenzeka isayine izivumelwano zebhizinisi namafemu aseSaudi Arabia e-WTM London, eqala namuhla futhi iqhubeke kuze kube uLwesithathu 3 Novemba.
Umbono onethemba uvela kokutholwe okhethweni olubili lwe-WTM London, olulodwa olwenziwa phakathi kwabathengi baseBrithani kanti olunye nochwepheshe bezohwebo kwezokuvakasha bamazwe ngamazwe, abakha i-WTM Industry Report.
Inhlolovo yabathengi abayi-1,000 ithole u-42% wabantu abadala base-UK abangacabanga ukuya eholidini eSaudi Arabia. Abanye abangu-19% bathi ngeke kwenzeke kodwa bangancengwa.
Inhlolovo yochwepheshe bezohwebo abangama-676 abavela emazweni emhlabeni jikelele ithole ukuthi ngaphezu kwesigamu (51%) bebehlela ukuba nezingxoxo zebhizinisi namabhizinisi aseSaudi e-WTM London kuleli sonto.
Bekuyindawo ecashunwe kakhulu, ngaphambi kwe-Italy endaweni yesibili (48%) kanye neGreece (38%).
Abaphendulile kwezohwebo baphinde bathi kungenzeka basayine izinkontileka nezinkampani ezivela eSaudi Arabia, izwe lithole ama-3.9 kwabahlanu - futhi, okungenzeka kakhulu okhethweni.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, u-40% wabaphenduli uthe kungenzeka (30% kungenzeka kakhulu; 10% kungenzeka) bavumelane nenkontileka ne-Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabian izinhlangano e-WTM London.
Umbuso ubulokhu uhlanganisa umsebenzi wawo wokuhweba ngo-2021 ngemuva kokuvalwa kwe-2020.
Ngaphambi kuka-2019, ama-visa ezokuvakasha eSaudi Arabia ayevinjelwe kakhulu abahambi bebhizinisi, abasebenzi abavela kwamanye amazwe kanye nezihambi ezivakashela amadolobha aseMecca naseMedina.
Izwe lavula imingcele yalo kubavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe ngokwethulwa kohlelo lwayo lwe-e-visa ngoSepthemba 2019.
Ngo-Agasti 1, 2021, iSaudi Arabia yemukele izivakashi emuva kwezinyanga eziyi-18 ngemuva kokumiswa kwezokuvakasha ngenxa yomqedazwe we-Covid-19.
Lizibekele umgomo wokuzibekela isifuba wezivakashi eziyizigidi eziyi-100 ngonyaka wezi-2030, njengengxenye yemizamo yokuhlukanisa umnotho wayo ngale kwezimbaseli.
Kanye nokuba yikhaya leMecca neMedina, amadolobha amabili angcwele e-Islam, leli zwe lithuthukisa “amaphrojekthi amakhulu” ukuthuthukisa amagugu ombuso, isiko nempahla yemvelo kanjalo namapaki nezindawo zokungcebeleka zikanokusho.
Ama-operators afana ne-Explore manje anikela ngohambo oluphelezelwayo ezweni futhi nomkhakha walo wokuhamba ngomkhumbi uyathuthuka - I-MSC Cruises kanye ne-Emerald Cruises bahlela ukusebenzisa uhlelo lohambo oluhlanganisa i-Saudi Arabia ezinyangeni ezizayo.
Futhi idolobha laseSaudi Arabia i-AlUla lethule isikhungo sokuhweba kwezokuvakasha kanye nenkundla yokuqeqeshwa ku-inthanethi ukusiza ukuqwashisa abantu ngendawo okuyiwa kuyo phakathi kwabasebenzeli bezokuvakasha base-UK.
U-Fahd Hamidaddin, Isikhulu Esiphezulu seSaudi Tourism Authority ukhulume nabasebenzi bemboni yezokuvakasha ku-ATM 2021 - umcimbi ongudadewabo we-WTM London.
Uthe iSaudi Arabia ibambe umkhankaso oyimpumelelo wezokuvakasha wasekhaya ngo-2020, kanti nezinombolo zezivakashi kulindeleke ukuthi ziqhubeke ngokuqala kabusha kohambo lwamazwe ngamazwe.
Kanye nokuthuthukisa iziqinisekiso zabo zezokuvakasha, umbuso utshala imali emicimbini yezemidlalo yomhlaba wonke ukuze uphakamise igama lawo.
Ngo-2019, yasingatha impi ka-Anthony Joshua yebhande le-heavyweight futhi izobamba umjaho wayo wokuqala weGrand Prix ngenyanga ezayo (Disemba 2021) edolobheni laseJeddah.
USimon Press, uMqondisi Wemibukiso we-WTM London, uthe: “Kuzokhuthaza kakhulu ithimba le-Saudi e-WTM London ukufunda okuhle okutholwe kukho kokubili okhethweni lwethu lwezohwebo lwabathengi nelokuvakasha. Bobabili baphakamisa ukuthi ukutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu kwezokuvakasha sekuvele kunezinzuzo, futhi amadili azotholwa e-WTM London azosiza indawo ekuyiwa kuyo ukuze ifinyelele imigomo yayo yokuvelela. "