I-Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation imemezele inani eliphakeme kakhulu labafika emazweni ngamazwe, okuholele emazingeni arekhodiwe okuhlala kwamahhotela. I-Bahamas yawina imiklomelo eminingi yemboni yezokuvakasha kanye nokuhlonishwa kwemithombo yezindaba ngo-2018 nango-2019. I-Bahamas yaqala u-2019 iqinile ngokwethulwa komkhankaso omusha, womkhiqizo ogqamisa ubuhle nobuqiniso beziqhingi zayo eziyi-16 ngokubambisana no-Lenny Kravitz, inxusa abahambi ukuthi baye ku-Fly Away ukuze I-Bahamas. UMnyango uphinde wamemezela izinhlelo ezithokozisayo zokuthuthukiswa kwechweba elisezingeni eliphezulu eNassau.
“Kuyinjabulo yami enkulu ukubika ukuthi i-Bahamas ibhekene nezibalo zayo eziqine kakhulu zezokuvakasha ezake zabhalwa,” kusho uNgqongqoshe u-D'Aguilar. "Sibheke ngabomvu ukuqhubekela phambili empumelelweni yezinhlelo zethu eziqhubekayo nokuqhubeka nomfutho ngo-2019 njengoba siqhubekela phambili ngezinhlelo ezintsha ezijabulisayo."
IREKHODI EFIKIWE
Uzakwethu wedatha woMnyango, i-ForwardKeys elandelela futhi ibike engenayo, idatha yesivakashi kusasele izinsuku ezingama-365, kusukela ezindaweni ezibalulekile eziqokiwe zokumaketha zibike ukuthi abafika emhlabeni wonke e-Bahamas bakhule ngo-15% ngoJanuwari 2019 uma kuqhathaniswa noJanuwari 2018. Izimakethe ezimbalwa ezibalulekile zibhalise ukukhula okunamadijithi amabili . NgoFebhuwari, ukutheleka kwamanye amazwe kukhuphuke ngo-11.1% unyaka nonyaka. Isimo sokubhukha phambili sezinyanga ezintathu ezizayo (Mashi kuya kuMeyi) sinethemba, nokubhukha okuya phambili okusasele ngo-9.0% kwabafika kwamanye amazwe. U-April (ongaphambi kwe-15.6%) ukhombisa umbono omuhle kakhulu.
Umthamo womoya ukhule ngo-20.0% ngoJanuwari unyaka nonyaka, ngokukhula okuqinile kwezihlalo kusukela ezimakethe zamazwe ngamazwe ezixhumeke kakhulu - i-USA (+23.9%) neCanada (+12.7%). I-USA kanye neCanada bazoqhubeka nokuhola ukukhula kwamandla ezinyangeni ezintathu ezizayo. Isimo sokukhula siyaqhubeka, njengoba umthamo womoya wamazwe ngamazwe ukhule cishe ngama-21% unyaka nonyaka ngoFebhuwari.
UKUFIKA NGOKWETHULA
Ngonyaka odlule kube unyaka owaqopha umlando kwabafika ngomkhumbi ohamba ngezikebhe kanye nokuma. Ekupheleni kuka-2018, abafika bezindiza bangaphandle nabasolwandle base befinyelele izivakashi ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-6.6, ukwanda okukhulu kusukela ezigidini ezingu-6.1 ezirekhodiwe ngo-2017. yezivakashi zasolwandle ngamaphesenti angama-16.7.
IYANDA UKUDAYISWA KWAMAHHOTELA KANYE NE-AIRLIFT
Imboni yamahhotela e-Nassau ne-Paradise Island ibike ukwenyuka kwesilinganiso samanani ekamelo nsuku zonke kanye nemali engenayo ngegumbi ngalinye elitholakalayo ngo-2018 uma kuqhathaniswa no-2017. Unyaka uphele ngenzuzo yegumbi ekhuphuke ngamaphesenti angama-34, izinzuzo ezingazange zibonwe eminyakeni eyishumi edlule.
IMIKLOMELO NOKUTHOLA IZIKHALI
I-Caribbean Journal Caribbean Travel Awards - I-Caribbean Journal, iwebhusayithi enkulu kunazo zonke ehlanganisa ezokuvakasha zaseCaribbean, inikeze indawo imiklomelo emibili ebalulekile kuma-Caribbean Travel Awards 2018: Indawo Ehamba Phambili YaseCaribbean kanye NoNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Ohamba Phambili WaseCaribbean.
I-HSMAI - UMnyango Wezokuvakasha Nezokundiza wase-Bahamas wamukele imiklomelo emithathu yokumaketha okuhamba phambili kwe-Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI), umqhudelwano omkhulukazi nohlonishwa kakhulu wokukhangisa ngezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele. Esigabeni se-Public Relations, uMnyango uhlonishwe ngendondo ye-Gold Adrian Award ngokusebenza kahle ekukhangiseni abantu abanethonya kanye ne-Bronze Adrian Award ngomkhankaso wabo wezokuxhumana. Esigabeni Sokukhangisa, uMnyango uhlonishwe ngokusungula izindlela ezintsha zokukhangisa ngesu lawo eliyingqayizivele neliyiqiniso lokumaketha okuqukethwe kweziqhingi eziyi-16.
I-USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards for the Caribbean – The Islands Of The Bahamas ihlonishwe ngemiklomelo engu-18 emikhakheni eyisishiyagalolunye kuma-USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards alo nyaka e-Caribbean. I-Bahamas ifune izindawo ezintathu eziphambili ze-Best Caribbean Beach (Gold Rock Beach eFreeport), Best Caribbean Island for Romance (Green Turtle Cay in The Abacos) kanye ne-Best Caribbean Restaurant (Graycliff e-Nassau).
I-Media Accolades - Le miklomelo ihlanganisa uhlu olukhulayo lokuhlonishwa kwemithombo yezindaba kanye nemibiko yendlela yokuvakasha yabathengi ibeka kahle i-Bahamas ngo-2019 okuhlanganisa:
• I-Brit + Co's “Izindawo Ezinhle Ezingu-16 Ongazivakashela Ngo-2019”
• I-Reader's Digest's “Izindawo Ezinhle Kakhulu Zokuvakasha Zasebusika zango-2019” (iqamba i-Nassau ne-Paradise Island njengendawo ehamba phambili yemindeni)
• "Izindawo ezintsha eziphezulu zokuhlala ngo-2019" ze-CNN (ibala i-Rosewood e-Baha Mar)
• IZINDAWO ZE-BRIDES's '“Most Luxe Honeymoon Destinations” zika-2019 (kufaka phakathi i-Grand Isle Resort & Spa's 23 North on Great Exuma)
• I-Caribbean Journal's “Caribbean Travel Awards 2018” (ihlonipha i-Bahamas ngendawo Enhle Kakhulu Ye-Caribbean Destination kanye nemiklomelo Enhle Kakhulu Yezokuvakasha E-Caribbean)
• Ncoma “Imiklomelo Yokukhetha Abafundi Ka-2018”
I-Consumer Trend Reports - I-Bahamas akuyona nje intandokazi yabezindaba, kodwa abathengi bayazikhulumela.
• "Izindawo ezihamba phambili ezihamba phambili ze-KAYAK"
• I-American Express' “Izindawo Zokuvakasha Ezihamba Phambili Ezihamba Phambili zika-2019” (iphawula ukuthi uhambo lwamalungu ekhadi oluya e-Nassau lukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-63 YOY)
UQHUBEKA NOMVUTHO NGOKUNDIZE
Umnyango uphinde wethula umkhankaso omusha, oneziteshi eziningi ohlanganisa ingwazi ye-rock yase-Bahamian-American u-Lenny Kravitz oveza umoya oyiqiniso we-Bahamas njengendawo yokuzijabulisa nokuvundulula. Sethela emazwini engoma ka-Kravitz eshisa izikhotha ethi Fly Away, umkhankaso wezokukhangisa wethelevishini nowesekayo uthwebula ukuxhumana kwakhe okujulile ne-The Bahamas, kanye nokujaha okumsulwa kwe-adrenaline kokuhlola amamayela-skwele esiqhingi angu-100,000 ngesikebhe nangendiza. Ividiyo engemuva kwesigcawu ilandela u-Kravitz eduze nesizinda sakubo e-Eleuthera, lapho eqopha khona umculo futhi amukele isikhathi sesiqhingi.
Ukusekela okuqukethwe kwedijithali ku-www.bahamas.com/flyaway kuzovumela uMnyango Wezokuvakasha Nezindiza wase-Bahamas ukuthi uqwashise ngeziqhingi eziningi zaleyo ndawo, ezihlanganisa iFreeport, i-Abacos, i-Exumas, i-Andros, i-Bimini, i-Berry Islands, i-Cat Island, I-Harbour Island ne-Eleuthera, i-Long Island, i-San Salvador, i-Rum Cay, i-Mayaguana, i-Inagua, i-Acklins, i-Nassau-Paradise Island kanye ne-Crooked Island. Ihabhu elisha lidonsa izivakashi kuma-microsites aqondene nesiqhingi aletha okuqukethwe kwamavidiyo amile akhuthazayo emakethe ngezihloko ezahlukahlukene zamasiko nezokuvakasha. Umkhankaso ugcizelela isikhalazo esinamandla se-Bahamas njengendawo kanye nokuba seduze kwayo njengendawo esheshayo ye-Fly Away.
