Kusukela ngoMeyi 14-18, 2020, ICasa Cupula, ihhotela eliphambili lezitolo ze-LGBT ePuerto Vallarta lafinyelela ezivakashini zalo, nakubantu emphakathini we-LGBT ngokujwayelekile abavakashela ePuerto Vallarta ukuthola umphumela i-coronavirus ubhadane lube nezinhlelo zabo zokuhamba. (Izethameli bezizikhethele zona, ama-27% bekuyizihambeli zeCasa Cupula, ngakho-ke kungenzeka ukuthi kunokugcizelelwa okukhulu kubahambi bakanokusho kuleli qembu)
Kubantu abangu-336 abaphendulile, iningi labo (u-81%) belihlele ukuvakashela ePuerto Vallarta ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka ka-2020. Ubhadane lwangemuva kwesifo, ama-41% alabo okuhloliwe bahlela ukubuya ngokuhamba konyaka. Cishe bonke abanye (36%) balindele ukubuya ngo-2021. Isikhathi esimisiwe sokulibaziseka sasiyizinyanga eziyi-8 ukusuka lapho kuhlelwe ekuqaleni.
Yini evimbela izivakashi ze-LGBT ukuthi zingabuyi? Ukukhathazeka ngokuphepha kokuhamba emoyeni ngokujwayelekile, kanti ama-65% athi bakhathazeke kakhulu noma ngandlela thile ngalokhu. Ngokuqhathaniswa nama-51% ayekhathazeke ngokukhethekile ngokuya ePuerto Vallarta.
Ukukhathazeka okujwayelekile nge-COVID kuthinta abahambi be-LGBT abane-62% ebalulwe "ukungaqiniseki okujwayelekile" njengesizathu sabo esikhulu sokubambezela uhambo lwabo olulandelayo oluya e-PV, kanti ama-56% nawo akhathazekile ngokuhamba ngendiza. Kuphela ngama-20% alesi sampula sabahambi ngokunethezeka abakhombe ubunzima bezomnotho, kanye nemikhawulo yokuhamba emsebenzini engu-17%, kuyilapho ama-38% abalule izinketho ezinqunyelwe zezindiza (abaphendulile bangakhetha izizathu ezingaphezu kwesisodwa).
"Asimangali ngesibalo sezivakashi ezihlehlisayo, kodwa siyajabula ukuthi cishe bonke bahlela ukubuya ngonyaka ozayo," kusho uDon Pickens weCasa Cupula. “Ngeshwa umphakathi wasePuerto Vallarta LGBT othembele kwezokuvakasha, kubonakala sengathi akukho okuningi esingakwenza ukuthinta lokhu. Kukwezinkampani zezindiza ukukhombisa ukuthi zingakwazi ukuhlinzeka ngohambo oluphephile, kuze kufike ebuholini bezizwe zethu ukuthi ziyeke ezombusazwe bese ziqala ukuhola ukusiza ekubhekaneni nokungaqiniseki esikuzwayo sonke. ”
I-COVID ibashaye kakhulu abaphendulile. Ama-66% aphelele athintwe yi-COVID. Ngenkathi ama-5% kuphela abike ukuthi banenkontileka ye-COVID uqobo, ama-30% banabangani noma umndeni abake baba nayo. Ngokudabukisayo, u-3% ubike ukuthi othile osondelene naye uyadlula emhlabeni, kanti u-29% wazi ngomunye osembuthanweni wabo wobungani. Lokhu kufana nenani labantu abathi i-COVID ibithinte kakhulu noma ngandlela thile indawo abahlala kuyo (58%) ngo-4% kuphela abathi ayithintanga nhlobo idolobha labo.
Abangu-62% ngokuphelele beqembu lesampula bathi isabelomali sabo sokuhamba asithintekanga noma sithinteke kancane, okusho kahle ukuvuselelwa kohambo isikhathi eside. Ubudala abunankinga nakho, njengoba isilinganiso seminyaka salabo abahlela ukubuya kulo nyaka sasineminyaka engama-49, sincane nje kancane kunabantu ababambezela okungenani okungenani ngo-2021, ku-51. I-margin yephutha ingu-6% walesi sayizi yesampula. Abaphenduli bocwaningo iningi labo belivela e-US (84%) ngo-10% belivela eCanada.
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