UNWTO uthanda ilungu labo elisha iSaudi Arabia. Isekelwe UNWTO ngemali engu-$1.7 million. Ezokuvakasha eSaudi Arabia yibhizinisi elikhulu, elingamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-9.6 ngoJulayi nango-Agasti kulo nyaka, okuhlanganisa neHajj.
Ngokusho kweKhomishini yaseSaudi Yezokuvakasha kanye Namagugu Esizwe, izivakashi ezifika ezigidini ezi-3.2 zifike eMbusweni waseSaudi Arabia kuleli hlobo, uma kuqhathaniswa nezigidi ezintathu ngonyaka owedlule. Izivakashi zisebenzise okungu-3% ngaphezulu noma isamba esingu- $ 9 billion US- Dollars.
ISaudi Arabia, umnotho omkhulu waseGulf, izovulela izivakashi zomhlaba iminyango ekupheleni konyaka. UMbuso, okuyikhaya lezindawo ezingcwele kunazo zonke zamaSulumane, uthuthukisa ezokuvakasha njengomkhakha osebenzayo njengengxenye yecebo lawo loMbono wezi-2030 lokwehlukanisa imali engenayo ngaphandle kukawoyela.
Ukusetshenziswa kwezokuvakasha okwenziwe nguhulumeni waseSaudi nakho kuhambisane necebo eliguqukayo, kufinyelela ku- $ 9bn ku-2019 kuze kube manje, uma kuqhathaniswa ne- $ 8.3bn ku-2018.
Izinombolo zabavakashi basekhaya ziyakhula, njengoba iSaudi Arabia ivulela amakhonsathi wabadwebi bakwamanye amazwe, okwenza kukhange kakhulu ukuthi iSaudis ichithe izimpelasonto zayo namaholide ngaphakathi kombuso.
NgoJulayi, iSaudi Arabia yamukela abaculi baseMelika uJanet Jackson, 50 Cent noChris Brown kanye nomculi waseBrithani uLiam Payne, owayedlala ekhonsathini eyayisedolobheni lasentshonalanga neLwandle Olubomvu iJeddah. Ama-visa akhethekile ezokuvakasha anikezwe abebehambele lo mcimbi.
Isibalo sabavakashi abavela ngaphandle kweSaudi Arabia, sehle ngo-5.2% kusukela ngoJanuwari kuya ku-Agasti uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule.
Umfutho weSaudi wezinombolo eziphakeme zabavakashi uvula imithetho yezwe yezokuvakasha. Umbuso uthe ngesonto eledlule uzovumela izivakashi zomhlaba ukuthi zingene kuleli ekupheleni konyaka. Esikhathini esedlule umbuso awuzange unikeze ama-visa ngamanye izivakashi.
