The I-WTM Global Travel Report, ku inhlangano neTourism Economics, ishicilelwe ukuze kuphawulwe ukuvulwa kwe-WTM London yalo nyaka, umcimbi wezokuvakasha nowezokuvakasha onethonya elikhulu emhlabeni.
Ngonyaka ka-2023, umbiko ubikezela ukuthi izindawo zokungcebeleka zamazwe ngamazwe zase-Afrika zizokwehla ngamanani kodwa zibe phezulu ngenani uma ziqhathaniswa no-2019.
Kulo nyaka abantu abalinganiselwa ezigidini ezingu-43 bazovakashela leli zwekazi, ukwehla ngo-13% ezivakashini eziyizigidi ezingu-49 ezamukelwe ngo-2019. Nokho, naphezu kokwehla kwamavolumu, inani lalolu hambo lingaphambili ngo-103% kunalokho obekufanele ibhizinisi lika-2019.
Njengoba umbiko usho, “uhlu lwamazwe ahlukahlukene luye lwaphumela ezithombeni ezihlukahlukene” kulo lonke izwekazi, futhi inzuzo engenayo yezimakethe ezintathu ezinkulu ibonisa umehluko.
Umholi wemakethe i-Egypt ihamba phambili kancane, ngo-2023 iku-101% ka-2019 ngokwemibandela yenani; IMorocco “ilulame ngamandla” futhi izoqeda unyaka ngo-130% ngaphambi kwamazinga angaphambi kobhubhane. INingizimu Afrika iyimakethe yesithathu enkulu kunazo zonke ezingenayo kulesi sifunda futhi iyona ethatha isikhathi eside kakhulu ukusimama - u-2023 uzongena ngama-71% kuphela wezi-2019.
Ezokuvakasha zasekhaya zesifunda ngo-2023 zinhle kuwo wonke amazwe, nazo zonke izimakethe zasekhaya eziyishumi eziphezulu, ngaphandle kwaseNigeria, ngaphambi kuka-2019 ngenani. INingizimu Afrika iyimakethe yasekhaya enkulu kunazo zonke, futhi iphambili ngo-104%. Eyesibili iGibhithe inyuke ngo-111%; endaweni yesithathu i-Algeria ikhuphuke ngo-134% kwathi iMorocco iqeda izimakethe ezinhlanu eziphezulu zasekhaya, ibhalisele ukwenyuka ngo-110%. INigeria, engena ngenombolo yesine, iku-93% ka-2019.
Ngonyaka ozayo isifunda sizobona ukuthuthukiswa kwaso ngemuva kobhubhane nakuba ukungena kwaseNingizimu Afrika kuzoqhubeka nokushoda ngo-2019. Nokho, isithombe sesikhathi eside semakethe enkulu kunazo zonke esifundeni sihle. Ngonyaka wezi-2033, umbiko ulindele ukuthi inani lezokungcebeleka ezingena ngaphakathi eNingizimu Afrika lizoba ngu-143% ngaphambi kuka-2024.
Iphinde ihlonze ukuthi iMozambique, iMali kanye neMadagascar yizimakethe ezikhula kahle ngo-161%, 167% kanye no-162% ngokulandelana enanini lohambo lokungcebeleka olungena ngaphakathi ngo-2033.
UJuliette Losardo, uMqondisi Wemibukiso, iWorld Travel Market London, uthe: “I-Afrika inokuningi engakunikeza izivakashi zasekhaya nezingenayo futhi ukubaluleka kwayo njengemakethe yomthombo yezivakashi eziphumayo kwezinye izindawo kuyakhula ngaso sonke isikhathi.
“I-WTM London ibilokhu iyiseka imboni yezokuvakasha kulesi sifunda, futhi sizimisele ukuqinisa imizamo yethu ezweni lonke futhi siqinise umlayezo wethu wokuthi ezokuvakasha zingaba nomthelela omuhle emhlabeni wonke, futhi akukho lapho okuyiqiniso khona ukwedlula i-Afrika.”
