Ingxenye yokuqala eqinile ka-2008, ikhombisa ukuthi abathengi basabela kusiphakamiso senani le-cruising

Fort Lauderdale – Umthelela wezomnotho wemboni yezokuvakasha yaseNyakatho Melika e-United States ukhule ngamaphesenti angaphezu kwayisithupha ngo-2007, wadala amathuba omsebenzi angaphezu kuka-350,000 ngenkathi ukhiqiza u-$38 wezigidigidi eziphelele zezomnotho, ngokocwaningo lukazwelonke olukhishwe namuhla yi-Cruise Lines International Association. I-CLIA).

Ngaphandle kocwaningo lukazwelonke, le nhlangano iphinde yakhipha izibalo zakamuva zabagibeli zengxenye yokuqala yalo nyaka. Kusukela ngoJanuwari kuya kuJuni, imboni yezokuvakasha ibone ukwanda ngamaphesenti angama-5.43 kubagibeli emhlabeni wonke, okuhlala cishe ngamaphesenti ayi-105.

"Imilayezo emibili ecacile ivela ocwaningweni lomthelela wezomnotho wango-2007 kanye nezibalo zabagibeli zikaJanuwari-Juni," kusho uTerry L. Dale, umongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-CLIA. “Okokuqala, imboni yezokuvakasha yaseNyakatho Melika iyaqhubeka nokubamba iqhaza elikhulu futhi elikhulayo emnothweni waseMelika futhi imboni ikhiqiza ukuthuthukiswa kwamabhizinisi nokutshalwa kwezimali, ukwakhiwa kwamathuba emisebenzi kanye nokusetshenziswa kwemali kuzo zonke izifundazwe ezingama-50.

“Okwesibili, lezi zinkomba ezinhle zibonisa iqiniso lokuthi abathengi bayaqhubeka nokusabela ngokuqinile nangokuqiniseka enanini elivelele elimele iholide lohambo ngomkhumbi kanye nomkhiqizo omusha onjalo wokunikezwa kweholide.”

UDale uthe ukukhula komnotho kuwumphumela wezinqumo zamalungu e-CLIA zokuhlinzeka amakhasimende amandla, ukukhetha okukhulayo ezindaweni emhlabeni jikelele, izinsiza ezintsha nezokungcebeleka, izindlela zomhlaba wonke kanye namachweba amaningi okuqalisa eduze nalapho kuhlala izigidi zabantu baseMelika.

"Ngisho nasezikhathini zezomnotho ezingaqinisekile, umthengi wase-US uqaphela lezi zici njengesiphakamiso esinamandla senani," kusho uDale. Uphinde waphawula ukuthi abathengi bamazwe ngamazwe bakhangwa kakhulu ukuhamba ngomkhumbi ngenxa yomthamo omusha nowengeziwe osetshenziswe eMedithera naseYurophu. Igalelo ekukhuleni kwezikebhe zaseNyakatho Melika liphinde ligqugquzelwe yimikhiqizo emisha yezokuvakasha kanye nokushintshisana ngemali okuhle kwabaseYurophu. Izibalo zengxenye yokuqala ka-2008 zibonisa ukwanda okumangazayo ngamaphesenti angama-31 kubagibeli abavela emazweni omhlaba.
“Kube yinto ekhuthazayo ukubona abagibeli bekhula njalo kanye nenani eliphezulu lokuhamba ngomkhumbi. Nakuba ukukhula okuningi kwabagibeli kubangelwa izivakashi ezivela kwamanye amazwe, abagibeli abavela eNyakatho Melika baphinde bathumela izinzuzo zonyaka nonyaka ezingamaphesenti angu-.29 ngekota yesibili. Ngo-1995, cishe amaphesenti angu-10.6 ezivakashi ezazihamba ngomkhumbi olayini bamalungu e-CLIA atholakala ngaphandle kwaseNyakatho Melika futhi, ngonyaka kuze kube manje, lelo phesenti selikhule lafinyelela kumaphesenti angu-20.5. Izimakethe zamazwe ngamazwe ziya ngokuya zibaluleke kakhulu emigqeni eminingi yamalungu e-CLIA futhi kuyajabulisa ukubona ukuthi ukutshalwa kwezimali kwazo kulezi zifunda kuphumelela ngokushesha okungaka.”

Ucwaningo olusanda kukhishwa ngo-2007 lwe-CLIA Economic Impact Study, olwenziwe yi-BRA (Business Research & Economic Advisors) e-Exton, ePennsylvania, luthole ukuthi ngonyaka odlule imboni yezokuvakasha yaseNyakatho Melika yanikela ngamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-38 ekuphumeni komnotho, okuwukukhuphuka ngamaphesenti angu-6.4 ngo-2006, futhi kudalwe. Imisebenzi engama-354,700 yaseMelika, enomthelela omuhle kuzo zonke izifundazwe ezweni futhi cishe yonke imboni enkulu.

Ukusetshenziswa okuqondile kwemboni kanye nabagibeli bayo e-U.S. kudlule amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-18 ukuze kukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-5.9 ngo-2006. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, imboni yagcina izinga lokuhlala eliphakathi elingamaphesenti angu-105* kuyilapho ikhulisa umthamo, ihlukanisa imikhiqizo futhi yandisa imisebenzi emhlabeni wonke.

* Amandla asekelwe emibhedeni emibili (noma abantu) kukhabethe ngalinye. Izinombolo ezikhuphukayo ziqala ukusebenza lapho kufakwa isivakashi sesithathu noma sesine kukhabhinethi efanayo noma ku-stateroom.

Imiphumela ebalulekile yocwaningo lomthelela wezomnotho ka-2007 ihlanganisa:

• Ukusebenzisa imali embonini yezokuvakasha kanye nabagibeli bayo kwenze imali eyizigidigidi ezingama-38 emalini ekhiqiziwe e-U.S., isuka ku-$35.7 billion ngo-2006.
• Ukusetshenziswa kwezimali okuqondile kwemboni kanye nabagibeli bayo e-U.S. kufinyelele ku-$18.7 billion, ukwanda ngamaphesenti angu-5.9 ngo-2006
• Imboni yaba nesibopho ngokuqondile nangokungaqondile sokukhiqiza imisebenzi eyizi-354,700 e-U.S., isuka ku-348,000 ngo-2006, ikhokha isamba semali eyizigidigidi eziyi-15.4 zamaholo namaholo.
• Le mithelela yezomnotho isiyonke ithinte zonke izifundazwe ezingama-50. Izifundazwe ezingu-10 eziphezulu ezibala amaphesenti angu-78 okuthenga okuqondile kanye namaphesenti angu-82 esamba semithelela yokuqashwa kanye nemali engenayo yilezi: 1. Florida, 2. California, 3. Alaska, 4. New York, 5. Texas, 6. Hawaii, 7. Georgia, 8. Washington, 9. Illinois kanye, 10. Colorado
• Ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-60 esamba somkhiqizo kanye namaphesenti angama-40 okwakhiwa kwamathuba emisebenzi kuthinte amaqembu ezimboni eziyisikhombisa (ezikleliswe ngokulandelana komkhiqizo): ukukhiqizwa kwezimpahla ezingabekezeleleki, izinsiza zobuchwepheshe, izinsizakalo zokuhamba, ukukhiqizwa kwezimpahla ezihlala isikhathi eside, izinsizakalo zezezimali, ezokuthutha ngezindiza kanye nohwebo lwezitolo ezinkulu.
• Phakathi kwezinto ezinkulu ezinomthelela omuhle wezomnotho:
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o Ngokunyuka ngamaphesenti angu-8.8 kwezinsuku zokulala ezitholakalayo kanye nokwenyuka kobude obumaphakathi bohambo lwesikebhe ukusuka ezinsukwini ezingu-6.9 ukuya ezinsukwini ezingu-7.2, imboni ithole ukwanda ngamaphesenti angu-9.8 ezinsukwini zangempela zokulala kwabagibeli kanye nokusetshenziswa komkhakha ngobubanzi ngamaphesenti angu-104.9
o Ekupheleni konyaka, imikhumbi ye-CLIA yabe iphelele imikhumbi engu-159, enomthamo wamakamelo angaphansi angu-268,062.
o Ngo-2007, imboni yathwala abagibeli abalinganiselwa ezigidini eziyi-12.56 emhlabeni wonke, okuwukukhula ngamaphesenti angama-4.7 ngonyaka wezi-2006.
o Izakhamuzi zase-US eziyizigidi ezingu-9.45 zazingabagibeli abahamba ngomkhumbi ngo-2007, okwenza amaphesenti angama-75 abo bonke abahamba ngomkhumbi
o Ukugibela abagibeli emachwebeni ase-U.S. kufinyelele ezigidini ezingu-9.18, ukukhuphuka kwamaphesenti amabili kanye nesabelo samaphesenti angama-73 sokuhamba komhlaba wonke
o Amachweba ayishumi aseMelika athatha amaphesenti angama-83 okuhamba ngomkhumbi e-U.S.: iMiami (21%), Port Canaveral (14%), Port Everglades (14%), Los Angeles (6%), New York (6%), Galveston ( 6%), Seattle (4%), Honolulu (4%), Long Beach (4%), neTampa (4%)
o Ukuqala kwe-US kusuka emachwebeni engeziwe ase-US kukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-17.2 okubonisa ukukhula okuqinile kwamachweba amasha okuqalisa ezweni lonke, okuhlanganisa i-Baltimore, i-Jacksonville, i-Boston namanye, kuyilapho ukuqaliswa kwezikhumulo eziyishumi eziphezulu kwehle ngamaphesenti ama-2 ngo-2007.
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• Izinzuzo zezomnotho zemboni yezokuvakasha yaseNyakatho Melika zivela emithonjeni emihlanu eyinhloko:
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o Ukuchitha imali ngabagibeli bemikhumbi kanye nabasebenzi bezimpahla kanye nezinkonzo, okuhlanganisa uhambo, amaholide angaphambi nangemuva kokuhamba ngomkhumbi, uhambo lolwandle kanye nezindleko zezindawo zokudlela nezindawo zokudayisa;
o Ohambweni olujwayelekile noma olujwayelekile lomkhumbi wokuhamba ngomkhumbi, i-CLIA ilinganisela ukuthi umkhumbi onabantu abangu-2,500 ungakhiqiza isilinganiso esingaba ngu-$358,000 ekusetshenzisweni kwabagibeli nabasebenzi ngasogwini ngocingo ngalunye edolobheni eliyitheku lasekhaya. Umkhumbi ofanayo owenza ukuvakasha kwe-port-of-call kungadala cishe u-$318,000 kubagibeli nabasebenzi abasebenzisa imali ogwini ngocingo lwechweba lase-U.S.
o Ukuqashwa kwabasebenzi ngasogwini ngolayini bokuvakasha bendlunkulu, ukuthengisa kanye nemisebenzi yokuvakasha;
o Izindleko ngelayini lokuhamba ngomkhumbi zezimpahla namasevisi, okuhlanganisa ukudla nesiphuzo, uphethiloli, izimpahla zasehhotela kanye namathuluzi, okokusebenza kwemikhumbi nezokuxhumana, njll.;
o Ukuchitha imali ngolayini bohambo lwemikhumbi ngezinkonzo zamachweba emachwebeni asekhaya ase-U.S. nasezikhumulweni zezingcingo;
o Izindleko ezisetshenziswa yilayini lokuhamba ngomkhumbi zokunakekelwa nokulungiswa kwemikhumbi ezindaweni zase-U.S. kanye namatheminali, izinsiza zamahhovisi kanye nezinye izinto zokusebenza ezinkulu