Tanzania Ilangazelela Ukubona Ukuqala Kombukiso Wokuqala Wezokuvakasha Wesifunda

1. Lo mbukiso ubizwa ngokuthi yi-East African Regional Tourism Expo (EARTE) 2021, kulindeleke ukuthi uvulwe kusukela ngo-Okthoba 9 kuya ku-16.
2. Lo mcimbi uhehe ababambe iqhaza kwezokuvakasha abavela emazweni angamalungu e-EAC.
3. I-EARTE 2021 ingumbukiso wokuqala wezokuvakasha wesifunda ozoba seMpumalanga Afrika, kuhloswe ngawo ukwakha uhlelo oluhlanganyelwe oluzohlanganisa amazwe angamalungu ayisithupha ukwakha uhlelo lokuvakasha esifundeni.

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Ababambe iqhaza kwi-EARTE babandakanya abathengi bamazwe aphethwe nabezindaba abazoba yingxenye ekudaluleni izivakashi ezicebile ezitholakala eMpumalanga Afrika ezifundazweni ezithile.

Umbukiso uzolandelwa ngohambo lokujwayela abathengi bamazwe aphethwe nabezindaba nabezinye zezindawo ezihehayo zabavakashi eTanzania nase-EAC ezibandakanya i-Indian Ocean namabhishi echibi, izilwane zasendle, ubuhle obuhle, izindawo zomlando, kanye namagugu amasiko acebile.

Indikimba yalo mbukiso ozayo ithi “Promotion of Resilient Tourism for Inclusive Social and Economic Development.” Indikimba yakhelwe ukwazisa isidingo sokuthuthukisa nokuvuselela umkhakha wezokuvakasha ngendlela esimeme ukuze kuncishiswe umthelela emkhakheni wubhadane lwe-COVID-19.

Isifunda se-EAC silahlekelwe cishe ngamaphesenti angama-70 abavakashi abasuka emazweni angaphandle ngo-2020, kuhambisana nokulahleka okukhulu emholweni wezokuvakasha nasemisebenzini ephathelene nezokuvakasha, kusho i-Afrika. i-EAC UNobhala-Jikelele, uPeter Mathuki. Ukongiwa kwezilwane zasendle esifundeni kuhlaselwe kakhulu ngubhubhane ngokulahleka kwemali engenayo yokongiwa kwemvelo, iningi layo elenziwa izivakashi ezihambela izindawo ezivikelekile nezindawo zokugcina izilwane zasendle esifundeni sonke.

Umkhakha wezokuvakasha ungenye yezindawo ezibaluleke kakhulu zokubambisana kwe-EAC, ngenxa yegalelo layo emnothweni Wezwe Elisebenzisana Nalo ngokwe-GDP (cishe i-10%), izinzuzo ezithunyelwa kwamanye amazwe (17%), nemisebenzi (cishe i-7% ). Umphumela wayo wokuphindaphinda nokuxhumana neminye imikhakha ebalulekile ekusetshenzisweni kwayo njengokulima, ezokuthutha kanye nokukhiqiza kukhulu kakhulu.

Isigaba 115 seSivumelwano se-EAC sihlinzekela ukubambisana emkhakheni wezokuvakasha, lapho iZwe lozakwethu lizibophezela ekusunguleni indlela ehlangene futhi ehlelekile yokukhuthaza nokumaketha kwezokuvakasha ezisezingeni eliphakeme ngaphakathi nangaphakathi komphakathi.

Ikakhulu, bazibophezela ukuxhumanisa izinqubomgomo embonini yezokuvakasha, ukubeka ezingeni lamahhotela, nokuthuthukisa isu lesifunda lokukhuthaza ezokuvakasha, lapho imizamo yomuntu ngamunye iqiniswa isenzo sesifunda.

Amazwe angamalungu e-EAC abelokhu ekhuthaza ezokuvakasha ezifundeni emibonisweni yezokuvakasha yamazwe omhlaba, kubandakanya iWorld Travel Market (London) ne-International Tourism Bourse (ITB) eBerlin.

Umbukiso Wezokuvakasha Wesifunda uzobe ususingathwa yiZwe lozakwethu ngokushintshana.

Ngesikhathi somhlangano owejwayelekile oba ngoJulayi 15, 2021, i-EAC Sectoral Council on Tourism and Wildlife Management yanquma ukuthi i-United Republic of I-Tanzania kufanele isingathe i-1st EAC Regional Tourism EXPO e-Arusha ngo-Okthoba 2021. Ukukhethwa kwe-Arusha - indawo yezokuvakasha yaseTanzania nedolobha laseSafari - kwenzelwe ukunciphisa ukufinyelela kwabahlanganyeli abavela kuwo wonke Amazwe Ozakwethu.

Inhloso yalo mbukiso ukukhuthaza i-EAC njengendawo eyodwa yezokuvakasha, ukuhlinzekela ngenkundla yamabhizinisi abahlinzeka ngemisebenzi yezokuvakasha (B2B), nokuqwashisa ngezokuvakasha.

Lo mcimbi uzoba nemibukiso yabanikezeli bezinsizakalo zezokuvakasha, ukuxhumana ngejubane kanye nemihlangano ye-B2B, kanye nezingqungquthela zezokuvakasha nezingqikithi zezilwane zasendle. Mayelana nomkhakha wezokuvakasha, lezi zingqikimba zizogxila ezintweni ezinjengokuqina kwezokuvakasha kanye nokulawulwa kwezinhlekelele, ukumaketha kwezokuvakasha kwidijithali, ukuthuthukiswa kwamaphakheji wezokuvakasha ahambela izindawo eziningi, namathuba okutshalwa kwezimali kwezokuvakasha kanye nezikhuthazo.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izingqikithi ezihlobene nezilwane zasendle zizobandakanya Ukulwa nokuzingelwa Kokuzingelwa Okungemthetho kanye noHwebo Olungemthetho Lwezilwane Zasendle kanye nenani lezomnotho lezilwane zasendle esifundeni.

Okubaluleke kakhulu futhi, lo mbukiso uzoqinisa ezokuvakasha ezifika ezifundeni ngaphezu kwezokuvakasha zamazwe omhlaba ngokukhuthaza ukunikezwa kwemikhiqizo yezokuvakasha kwizakhamizi ze-EAC. Lokhu kuzokwakha imizamo yangaphambilini njengesinqumo soMkhandlu Wongqongqoshe sokuthi Amazwe Ozakwethu ahlinzeke ngamanani akhethekile ezakhamizi ezivakashela izindawo zokuvakasha ngaphakathi esifundeni ngamanani asebenza kubantu bakuleli.