UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, uMhlonishwa u-Edmund Bartlett ugcizelele indima ebalulekile edlalwa abeluleki bezokuvakasha ekuthuthukiseni ukukhula kwezokuvakasha e-Jamaica. Ekhuluma esidlweni sasemini esikhethekile sokuhlonipha abeluleki abahamba phambili bezokuvakasha eNyakatho-mpumalanga Melika, uNgqongqoshe uveze umzamo nokuzinikela kwalaba beluleki ngesikhathi sodlame.
“Sonke siyakhumbula mhla izindiza zayeka ukundiza, imikhumbi ema futhi amazwe avala imingcele yawo. Besingazi ukuthi ngakusasa kuzoba njani kodwa ngedatha, ukusungula izinto ezintsha kanye nokusebenzisana kwezinkampani ezizimele, iJamaica yakwazi ukuvula imingcele yayo futhi yahlala ivulekile. Abeluleki bethu ababalulekile bezokuvakasha baqale baphuma ngaphandle, badayisa indawo, kodwa okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi umyalezo wethu wokuqinisekisa indawo oya kuyo kumakhasimende abo,” kusho uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, uMhlonishwa u-Edmund Bartlett.
IJamaica yavula imingcele yayo ngoJuni 15, 2020, ngokusebenzisa imigomo yayo eqinile yezempilo nezokuphepha kanye nenye yephaseji eqinile eqinile eyayinengqalasizinda ukuze ivumele isipiliyoni sezivakashi esiphephile nesingenamthungo phakathi nalolu bhubhane.
“Izwe elenze iJamaica yalulama yiMelika engakaze ivale imingcele yayo futhi kungakapheli unyaka iphinde yavulwa indawo okuyiwa kuyo, samukele izivakashi eziyisigidi, eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-800 zazo zivela e-United States.
Futhi ezivakashini eziyizigidi ezingu-4.1 esamukele ngonyaka odlule, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi izigidi ezi-3 kuzo zivela e-United States, izigidi ezingu-2.2 zokuma kanti ezinye izivakashi zasolwandle. Lesi sibalo esimangalisayo besingeke sifezwe ngaphandle kwabeluleki bethu bezokuvakasha abaqhubeka nokulwela uhlobo lwe-Jamaica futhi bazinikele endaweni okuyiwa kuyo,” kwengeza uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, uMhlonishwa u-Edmund Bartlett.
Idatha ikhombisa ukuthi phakathi kuka-2020 kuze kube manje, isabelo semakethe sezivakashi zase-US eziya eJamaica senyuke sisuka ku-63% saya cishe kuma-74%.
“Ngo-2019, iJamaica yamukele izivakashi zase-US ezibalelwa ezigidini eziyi-1.6 okusho ukuthi kusukela ku-COVID, senyuse lelo nani ngezinkulungwane ezingama-600. Lokhu kukhuluma ngesidingo sendawo, ukuzethemba kwemakethe yaseMelika kanye nemizamo yabalingani bethu kwezokuvakasha njengabeluleki bethu bezokuvakasha,” kusho uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, uMhlonishwa u-Edmund Bartlett.
Mayelana ne-Jamaica Tourist Board
I-Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), eyasungulwa ngo-1955, iyinhlangano yezokuvakasha kazwelonke yaseJamaica ezinze enhloko-dolobha yaseKingston. Amahhovisi e-JTB nawo atholakala eMontego Bay, eMiami, eToronto naseJalimane naseLondon. Amahhovisi abameleli atholakala eBerlin, Spain, Italy, Mumbai naseTokyo.
Ngo-2022, i-JTB yamenyezelwa 'Indawo Ehamba phambili Yokuhamba Ngomkhumbi Emhlabeni,' 'Indawo Yomndeni Ehamba Phambili Emhlabeni' kanye 'Nendawo Yomshado Ehamba Phambili Emhlabeni' ngama-World Travel Awards, nawo ayiqambe 'Ibhodi Labavakashi Elihamba phambili lase-Caribbean' onyakeni we-15 olandelanayo; kanye 'Nendawo Ehamba Phambili YaseCaribbean' unyaka we-17 olandelanayo; kanye 'Nendawo Yemvelo Ehamba Phambili yase-Caribbean' kanye 'Nendawo Yokuvakasha Ehamba Phambili Yase-Caribbean.' Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Jamaica yazuza imiklomelo eyisikhombisa emikhakheni ehlonishwayo yegolide nesiliva kuma-Travvy Awards ka-2022, okuhlanganisa ''Indawo Yomshado Engcono Kakhulu - Sekukonke', 'Indawo Engcono Kakhulu - I-Caribbean,' 'Indawo Enhle Kakhulu Yokudlela - I-Caribbean,' 'Ibhodi Lezokuvakasha Elingcono Kakhulu - I-Caribbean,' 'Uhlelo Lwe-Akhademi Yomenzeli Ohamba Phambili,' 'Indawo Engcono Kakhulu Yokuhamba Ngomkhumbi - I-Caribbean' kanye 'Nendawo Yomshado Engcono Kakhulu - i-Caribbean.' I-Jamaica iyikhaya lezindawo zokuhlala ezihamba phambili emhlabeni, ezikhangayo nabahlinzeki besevisi abaqhubeka nokuqashelwa okuvelele emhlabeni jikelele.
Ukuze uthole imininingwane ngemicimbi ekhethekile ezayo, izindawo ezikhangayo kanye nezindawo zokuhlala e-Jamaica, vakashela iwebhusayithi ye-JTB kokuthi www., evisiti.com noma shayela i-Jamaica Tourist Board ku-1-800-JAMAICA (1-800-526-2422). Landela i-JTB ivuliwe Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest futhi YouTube. Buka ibhulogi ye-JTB ku- visitjamaica.com/blog.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Ekhuluma esidlweni sasemini esikhethekile sokuhlonipha abeluleki abahamba phambili bezokuvakasha eNyakatho-mpumalanga Melika, uNgqongqoshe uveze umzamo nokuzinikela kwalaba beluleki ngesikhathi sodlame.
- Lokhu kukhuluma ngesidingo sendawo, ukuzethemba kwemakethe yaseMelika kanye nemizamo yabalingani bethu kwezokuvakasha njengabeluleki bethu bezokuvakasha,” kusho uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, uMhlonishwa u-Edmund Bartlett.
- IJamaica yavula imingcele yayo ngoJuni 15, 2020, ngokusebenzisa imigomo yayo eqinile yezempilo nezokuphepha kanye nenye yephaseji eqinile eqinile eyayinengqalasizinda ukuze ivumele isipiliyoni sezivakashi esiphephile nesingenamthungo phakathi nalolu bhubhane.