UNWTO: Izwe laseQatar elivulekile kakhulu le-visa eMpumalanga Ephakathi

I-Qatar isiyizwe elivuleke kakhulu eMpumalanga Ephakathi kanye nelesi-8 elivuleke kakhulu emhlabeni mayelana nokuhlelwa kwama-visa. I Inhlangano Yezokuvakasha Yomhlaba (UNWTO) muva nje ubuyekeze izinga lokuvuleleka kwama-visa, okuqinisekisa intuthuko yakamuva ye-visa ye-Qatar okuhlanganisa nokuvumela abantu bamazwe angama-88 ukuthi bangene e-Qatar ngaphandle kwe-visa futhi mahhala.

Izinyathelo ezithathwe yi-Qatar zokuthuthukisa ukwenziwa lula kwama-visa zihlanganisa ukwethulwa kwenkundla ye-inthanethi yokucubungula ama-visa okuphumelelayo nesobala kanye nama-visa e-e-visa, kanye ne-visa yamahhala yamahora angama-96 ephinda kabili isikhathi sokuma kwabagibeli abangahlala ezweni.

Ngenxa yalezi zinyathelo, izinga lokuvuleleka kwama-visa eQatar likhuphuke lafinyelela endaweni yesi-8 emhlabeni lisuka endaweni ye-177 emuva ngo-2014. Selokhu kwethulwa lezi zinguquko, abafika unyaka nonyaka abavela e-India bakhule ngo-18%, besuka e-China bangama-43% futhi besuka e-India. Izwe laseRussia lingama-366%. Azikho kulezi zimakethe manje ezidinga i-visa ukuze zivakashele eQatar.

Ngo-2014, i-Qatar yagunyaza ucwaningo lokusiza ama-visa ezweni, okwathi UNWTO ilungiselelwe ngokusekelwe kudatha yayo yokuvuleka komhlaba wonke. "I-Qatar isebenzise futhi yafeza ngokweqile izincomo zocwaningo, yabeka isibonelo ngokuhola uhambo oluphephile nolungenazihibe, ithuthukise ulwazi lwezivakashi kanye nokuzibeka kangcono ukuthuthukisa ukuhamba kwezakhamizi zayo," kusho. UNWTO Unobhala-Jikelele uZurab Pololikashvili.

“Ukuvuleleka kanye nokufinyelela kalula kuyizici ezibalulekile ekuhlangenwe nakho kwesivakashi. Sizibophezele ekukwenzeni kube yinto engenazihibe, njengoba izivakashi zihlela uhambo lwazo. Sizoqhubeka nokusebenzisana nozakwethu ekuhleleni kahle uhlelo lokufika kwabantu kwamanye amazwe emachwebeni okungena e-Qatar, kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi wonke ama-visa ezivakashi kanye nezinqubo zama-visa zisebenza ngogesi,” kusho u-Hassan Al Ibrahim, usihlalo weQatar Tourism Authority.

UNWTO ikala ukuhamba kwezakhamizi ngokusekelwe ekhonweni lazo lokuhamba ngaphandle komthungo ukuya kwamanye amazwe. Nakuba i-Qatar njengamanje ikleliswe endaweni ye-106 emhlabeni mayelana nokuhamba, amazwe angu-20 ahlomula ekukhishweni kwe-visa yaseQatari asevele ebuyisela emuva, okuthuthukisa ukuhamba kwezakhamizi zaseQatar.

Ukugqugquzela uhambo olungenazihibe kubalulekile ekuqhubekiseni phambili ukukhuthazwa kwezokuvakasha njengendlela yokuthuthukisa kanye nensika engaba khona yokufeza i-Ajenda yowezi-2030 Yentuthuko Esimeme.

Intuthuko ye-Qatar yezokuvakasha ihambisana nenqubekelaphambili eyenziwe ekusizeni ama-visa emhlabeni jikelele. Isibonelo, iBelarus isanda kwenza uhambo lwamahhala lwe-visa lwatholakala izinsuku ezingama-30 ezakhamuzini zamazwe angama-74 ezihamba esikhumulweni sezindiza saseMinsk. UNWTOIsilinganiso senkomba yokuvuleleka kwama-visa emhlabeni wonke sikhuphuke sisuka ku-31 ngo-2014 saya ku-37 ngo-2018.