Okusha okukhulu WTTC Umbiko othi, "Umhlaba onyakazayo: ushintshashintsha izitayela zokuvakasha zabathengi ngo-2022 nangale kwalokho," uveze ukuthi kukhona ukulangazelela okukhulu kwezokuvakasha okusimeme phakathi kwabathengi, njengoba u-69% wabahambi ufuna ngenkuthalo izinketho zohambo ezisimeme.
Ngokocwaningo olufakwe embikweni, izingxenye ezintathu kwezine zabahambi zicabanga ukuhamba ngendlela esimeme esikhathini esizayo futhi cishe u-60% ukhethe izinketho zokuhamba ezizinzile kule minyaka embalwa edlule. Olunye ucwaningo luphinde lwathola ukuthi cishe izingxenye ezintathu kwezine zabahambi bezinga eliphezulu bazimisele ukukhokha okwengeziwe ukuze benze uhambo lwabo lusimame.
Ngonyaka odlule, ngemva kweminyaka engaphezu kwemibili yokuphazamiseka kokuhamba, abahambi bakwenza kwacaca ukuthi ukuzulazula kwabo kuyaphila, nokwenyuka ngo-109% kwabafika emhlabeni ngobusuku obubodwa, uma kuqhathaniswa no-2021.
Ngokombiko, ngonyaka odlule abathengi babezimisele ukwelula isabelomali sabo ezinhlelweni zabo zamaholide, kanti u-86% wabahambi uhlela ukusebenzisa imali efanayo noma ngaphezulu ohambweni lwamazwe ngamazwe kunango-20193, nabavakashi baseMelika abahamba phambili ohlwini njengabasebenzisa imali enkulu.
Kodwa u-2023 ubukeka engcono nakakhulu ngokuya ngemali yabahambi. Ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ngokukhuphuka kwamandla emali kanye nenkinga yezindleko zokuphila emhlabeni wonke, cishe ingxenye yesithathu (31%) yabahambi ithe bahlose ukusebenzisa imali eningi ekuhambeni kwamanye amazwe kulo nyaka kunango-2022.
Ukwengeza, ngonyaka odlule ngaphezu kwesigamu (53%) sabathengi bomhlaba wonke ababuzwa ngesikhathi sasehlobo bathi bahlela ukuhlala ehhotela ezinyangeni ezintathu ezilandelayo.
UJulia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, uthe: “Isidingo sokuhamba manje sesinamandla kunangaphambili futhi umbiko wethu ukhombisa ukuthi kulo nyaka sizobona ukwehla okukhulu. Unyaka ka-2023 uzokuba unyaka onamandla kakhulu ku-Travel & Tourism.
“Ukusimama kuyinto ehamba phambili ku-ajenda yabahambi, futhi abathengi bagqamisa ukubaluleka abakubeka ekuvikeleni imvelo nokuhamba ngokuzibophezela.”
Okunye okutholwe kulo mbiko kuhlanganisa:
• Ukuthengiswa kwamaholide elanga nolwandle lwango-2022 kulinganiselwa ukuthi kwenyuke ngo-75% uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule
• Ngonyaka odlule ngesikhathi sasehlobo, abafika kwamanye amazwe elangeni lase-Europe nasezindaweni zolwandle babengaphansi ngo-15% ngaphansi kwamazinga ka-2019.
• Ngokuvumelana ne WTTC'Ucwaningo lwakamuva lwe-'Cities Economic Impact Research', ngo-2022 ukuvakashela emadolobheni amakhulu kulindeleke ukuthi kukhuphuke ngo-58% unyaka nonyaka, ngaphansi kuka-14% ngaphansi kwamazinga ka-2019
• Amaholide kanokusho azobonakala ethandwa kakhulu, njengoba ukuthengiswa kwamahhotela kanokusho kulindeleke ukuthi kufinyelele ku-$92 billion ngo-2025 (uma kuqhathaniswa namabhiliyoni angama-$76 ngo-2019)
• Kunhlolovo, cishe u-60% wabahambi bathe kungenzeka ukuthi sebevele bekhokha ukuze banciphise ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni yabo noma uma becabanga ukuthi intengo ilungile.
