Isabelo se-Afrika sabavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe kulindeleke ukuthi sikhuphuke sisuka ezigidini ezingama-50 siye ezigidini ezingama-60 kulo nyaka, ngokusho kwenhlangano yakamuva ye-United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) i-barometer.
Lokhu kungaphandle kwengqophamlando yabavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe abayizigidi eziyi-1 okulindeleke ukuba bafike kulo nyaka emhlabeni jikelele.
UNWTO unobhala-jikelele uTaleb Rifai udalule lokhu esithangamini sabezindaba eMadrid, eSpain, ngoMsombuluko ngaphambi kombukiso we-International Tourism Trade Fair (FITUR) oqale izolo enhlokodolobha yaseSpain.
Ingqungquthela yezindaba ebibanjelwe e- UNWTO indlunkulu eMadrid iphinde yaphawula ukuqala kwekhalenda lezokuvakasha lamazwe ngamazwe.
Unobhala ngokugcwele woMnyango Wezokwazisa, Ezokusakaza Nezokuvakasha, u-Amos Malupenga, ezinye izikhulu zomnyango kanye neZambia Tourism Board baseMadrid ukuzothamela lo mbukiso, ohlanganise ochwepheshe bezokuvakasha abaphambili ukuzodingida izinqubomgomo nezitayela zezokuvakasha zika-2012.
“I-Afrika igcine izivakashi zamazwe ngamazwe zifika ezigidini ezingu-50 ngo-2011 kodwa izilinganiso ziwukuthi izwekazi lizofinyelela phakathi kwamaphesenti amane no-4 kwabavakashi abavela kwamanye amazwe ngo-6,” kusho UNWTO unobhala jikelele.
Elandisa ngemiphumela yezokuvakasha yamazwe ngamazwe ka-2011 kanye nezibikezelo zalo nyaka, uMnu Rifai uthe izivakashi ezifika kwamanye amazwe zikhule ngamaphesenti angu-4.4 emhlabeni wonke ngo-2011 zafinyelela ezigidini ezingu-980, zisuka ezigidini ezingu-939 ngo-2010, unyaka obonakala ngokusimama komnotho emhlabeni jikelele. , izinguquko ezinkulu zezombangazwe eMpumalanga Ephakathi naseNyakatho Afrika kanye nezinhlekelele zemvelo eJapane.
“Embonini ebhekene ngqo ne-5% ye-Gross Domestic Product emhlabeni, amaphesenti ayisi-6 esamba sempahla ethunyelwa ngaphandle futhi eqashe umuntu oyedwa kwabangu-12 abasemnothweni othuthukile nasathuthuka emhlabeni wonke, le miphumela iyakhuthaza,” kusho uMnu Rifai.
The UNWTO inkosi iphinde yeluleka ohulumeni ukuthi benze uhambo lwamazwe ngamazwe lube lula ngokusebenzisa ulwazi nobuchwepheshe bezokuxhumana ukuze bathuthuke ekufakweni kwe-visa kanye nezinqubo zokucubungula.
“Ukugqugquzela ezokuvakasha kuxhumene kakhulu nokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha futhi kungaba ukhiye ekukhuphuleni isidingo. Le ndawo ibaluleke kakhulu esikhathini lapho ohulumeni bebheke ukukhuthaza ukukhula komnotho ngezokuvakasha,” usho kanje.
