UNWTO induna: Ukukhula Kwezokuvakasha Zase-Afrika njengoba imboni ihlezi iqinile

Isikhathi samaholidi e-Afrika siphawula futhi isizini ephezulu kakhulu embonini yezokuvakasha, njengoba kukhula isidingo sezindawo zokubalekela ezwenikazi. Ngokombiko we-Hospitality Report Africa – 2018/19, izindawo zezindiza ezidume kakhulu ze-IATA e-Afrika mayelana nokuhamba kwabantu yiNingizimu Afrika, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Nigeria, Tunisia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Mauritius neTanzania ngokulandelana. Lezi ziphakathi kwamanye amazwe ase-Afrika athandwa izivakashi hhayi nje ngezikhathi zikaKhisimusi kodwa unyaka wonke; ngenxa yemvelo yabo engavamile futhi ephumuzayo. Izigcawu ezinhle, zasendle nezingakathintwa ze-safari emangalisayo kanye nogu olungenakulinganiswa, i-Afrika iyindawo ekahle yokuvakasha. Embikweni kaJumia Travel, i-United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) UNobhala Jikelele uMnu. Zurab Pololikashvili, wabelana ngemibono yakhe ngokukhula kwezokuvakasha e-Afrika.

I-Jumia Travel (JT): Ngabe umkhakha wezokuvakasha wase-Afrika usebenza kanjani futhi yiziphi izici eziwuqhubayo?

I-Zurab Pololikashvili (ZP): Abavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe abafika e-Afrika balinganiselwa ukuthi banyuke ngo-8%. Imiphumela yaqhutshwa ukusimama okuqhubekayo eNyakatho Afrika kanye nokukhula okuqinile ezindaweni eziningi ezibike idatha. I-Tunisia iqhubekile nokukhula ngamandla ngo-2017 ngokukhula okungama-23% kwabafikayo, kanti i-Morocco nayo ithole imiphumela engcono ngemuva kwesidingo esibuthakathaka ngonyaka odlule. Isidingo esikhulayo esivela ezimakethe zemithombo yaseYurophu kanye nendawo ezinzile kube nomthelela emiphumeleni emihle. E-Sub Saharan Africa, ukusebenza okuqinile kwaqhubeka ezindaweni ezinkulu ezihlanganisa iKenya, i-Côte d'Ivoire, iMauritius neZimbabwe. INingizimu Afrika ibike ukukhula okuhamba kancane kwabafikayo nakuba ukwanda okukhulu kwezindleko. Izindawo eziya eziqhingini iSeychelles, iCabo Verde neReunion Island; konke kubikwe ukukhula okunamadijithi amabili kwabafikayo, abazuzayo ekwenyukeni kokuxhumana komoya.

Izici zokushayela

I-Ajenda ye-Afrika yowezi-2063 isalokhu iyisici esinamandla sokuthuthukisa imboni; Ukukhishwa kwe-e-Passport ye-AU nokudalwa kwe-visa lapho ufika, i-e-visa kanye nohambo lwamahhala lwe-visa lwezakhamizi zase-Afrika ngokuhambisana nomqondo wokuhamba kwabantu, izimpahla kanye nezinsizakalo ezingenamingcele emazweni ngamazwe. Ezinye zihlanganisa; ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda okuhloswe ngayo ukuvula ukuhwebelana kwezomnotho phakathi kwesifunda kanye nokusungula amaketango amagugu esifunda ukuze kukhuliswe ukuncintisana, kanye nentando enhle yezombusazwe kanye nokugxiliswa kwe-ajenda kazwelonke kanye nokuqaliswa kwezinqubomgomo zoguquko lwezokuvakasha.

JT: Yiziphi izinselelo ezinkulu ezibhekene nokukhula nokwanda komkhakha wezokuvakasha e-Afrika?

I-ZP: Phakathi kwezinselelo ezithiya ukukhula komkhakha kukhona izeluleko zokuvakasha ezivela emithonjeni yezokuvakasha yamazwe ngamazwe kanye nokuntengantenga kwezombusazwe kwabathile. Ukuhamba ngendiza okunganele phakathi kwamadolobha amakhulu ase-Afrika ngenxa yokungaxhumani kahle kwezindiza phakathi kwe-Afrika kanye nokuntuleka kokukhangisa kwe-brand Africa nakho kuphakathi kwezindaba eziphambili. Siphinde sibhekane nombono ongemuhle wokuhlonza umkhiqizo kanye nesithombe sezwekazi. I-Afrika ayilona izwe kodwa iyizwekazi, ikhaya labantu base-Afrika abangaphezu kwebhiliyoni abanobuhlakani, abasomabhizinisi nabanolwazi lwezobuchwepheshe. Nokho ibhekwa njengewukuphela kwekhaya lezilwane zasendle ezihehayo futhi ezihlukaniswe izimpi, ubumpofu nezifo. Okokugcina, ingqalasizinda yezokuvakasha engathuthukisiwe, imikhawulo yama-visa kanye nokuntuleka kwenqubomgomo ye-visa efanayo, kanye nokuntuleka kokufinyelela ekutholeni uxhaso olwanele kanye nokuxhaswa ngezimali okuncane ezingeni longqongqoshe.

Ukuphendula lezi zinselelo, i UNWTO iqondisa futhi ithuthukise amasu nezinqubomgomo zezokuvakasha zikazwelonke ngokuhambisana ne-ajenda kazwelonke. Amaphuzu ayi-10 UNWTO I-Africa Agenda iyibalazwe lomgwaqo elibheke ekwandiseni ikhono lezokuvakasha lase-Afrika. Sigcizelela kakhulu ezokuvakasha kanye nezokuVakasha njengomthombo wokukhula kwamathuba emisebenzi kanye nokusimama komnotho, ukuhlinzeka ngoxhaso lwezobuchwepheshe kohulumeni kanye nezinhlangano ezingaphansi kwezinkampani ezizimele ukuze kuthuthukiswe futhi kugqugquzelwe ezokuvakasha ezisimeme ezindaweni okuyiwa kuzo. UNWTO futhi ihlinzeka ngezifundo Zokulawulwa Kwengozi Nezinhlekelele ezindaweni ezivame ukungqubuzana kanye nokusiza ekusungulweni komkhiqizo nesithombe semikhankaso yase-Afrika.

JT: Iyiphi indima ekhuphukayo i-Middle Class ekuthuthukiseni ezokuvakasha zasekhaya e-Afrika, njengegalelo ekufinyeleleni isimo sabantu abahola kancane?

ZP: Inhlangano yabantu ayiseyona into ewubukhazikhazi ebekelwe idlanzana elinemali eningi ngomuntu ngamunye kodwa isiyisidingo esibalulekile kubantu abaningi abasezingeni eliphakathi abakha futhi balolonge osomabhizinisi besizukulwane esizayo. Ukukhula kwesigaba esiphakathi kuwuphawu lomnotho oqinile. Ukuba khona kwezivakashi zasekhaya ezinemali eningi ezingayisebenzisa futhi ngaleyo ndlela zizimisele ukuhamba kakhulu, kuye kwaholela ekwandeni kwezinkampani zezindiza ezingabizi kakhulu, ukukhula okuphezulu kwemibhede emadolobheni amakhulu, ukuchuma kwalokho okubizwa ngokuthi umnotho ohlanganyelwe njll.

Ngokwesiko, ezokuvakasha zazithathwa njengento yabantu bangaphandle, kodwa le nsumansumane iye yachithwa yiqiniso lokuthi ukuvakasha nokungcebeleka akusona isizinda sabantu bakwamanye amazwe kuphela kodwa futhi, ukuze abantu bakuleli bathole ulwazi lwangempela lokuceba nokuhlukahluka. emazweni abo okuhumusheka kahle emnothweni wezwe.