Enkulumweni kazwelonke namuhla, uMsombuluko, Septhemba 7, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Nezokundiza u-Dionisio D'Aguilar umemezele imininingwane eyengeziwe yohlelo olubheke phambili lokululama kanye nohlelo lokuvula kabusha lwe-The Islands of The Bahamas. UD'Aguilar uphinde wagcizelela ukuzibophezela koMnyango Wezokuvakasha wase-Bahamas ekuvuseleleni imboni yezokuvakasha yezwe ngenkathi egcizelela ukuthi impilo nenhlalakahle yezakhamizi, izakhamuzi kanye nezivakashi zase-Bahamas zihlala zihamba phambili.
Kusukela ngo-Okthoba 15, i-Bahamas izongena esigabeni sesi-3 soHlelo Lokulungela Nokubuyiswa Kwezokuvakasha ngaphambi kwenkathi yamaholide ematasa, okuzohlanganisa ukuvulwa kabusha kwamabhishi namahhotela amakhulu.
Kusukela ngo-1950, ezokuvakasha zibambe iqhaza elibalulekile emnothweni waseBahamas, okubalelwa ngaphezu kwama-50% we-GDP yezwe kanye nama-60% okuqashwa kuzwelonke. Ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19 lube nomthelela ongakaze ubonwe kwezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke kanti umnotho waseBahamas uzwe umthelela, ikakhulukazi kulandela izinombolo zezokuvakasha ezephula irekhodi lango-2019, lapho izwe lamukele izivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-7.2. Ukujula kwezwe Ukulungela Kwezokuvakasha kanye noHlelo Lokutakula iveza isu, lokuvula kabusha okunezigaba ukuze kuqinisekiswe izinga lokunethezeka lokuthi i-Bahamas iyindawo ephephile nenempilo kokubili izivakashi kanye nezakhamuzi ezingajabulela.
UKUVULA KABUSHA NGEZIGABA
Njengengxenye yeSigaba 3, amabhishi namahhotela amakhulu azovulwa kabusha kuzo zonke iziqhingi. Ungqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Nezindiza u-Dionisio D'Aguilar umemezele ukuthi zonke izihambeli zamahhotela kufanele zithobele i-Vacation-In-Place (VIP) yezinsuku ezingu-14, ezovumela izivakashi ukufinyelela kuzo zonke izinsiza, okuhlanganisa izindawo zokungcebeleka zamahhotela, izindawo zokuzivocavoca, amabha nokunye. Ukwengeza, iSigaba 3 sizobona nokuvulwa kabusha kwezindawo ezikhangayo, izinkambo nokuvakasha ngoNovemba 1.
Ngaphambi kokuvulwa kabusha, i-Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation isebenza nabalingani bezindiza ukuze kuvikelwe ukuhamba ngendiza okuqondile okusuka ezimakethe ezibalulekile lapho ijika lenziwe isicaba. Ukwengeza, ithimba lezokuxhumana loMnyango lizilungiselele ukuqala umkhankaso wokumaketha osushesha, ophelele ngokuxoxwa kwezindaba zangempela kanye namasu anolaka e-PR kanye namasu okuthengisa, ancike ezindleleni zamanje zokuhamba, ezifana nokuncanyelwayo kwamaholidi aseduze nasekhaya, kanye nezinketho ezikwazi ukuzimela futhi izinto zangaphandle.
Ngemuva kokungena okuphephile kweSigaba 3, uMnyango Wezokuvakasha Nezokundiza e-Bahamas kanye noMnyango Wezempilo nezinye izinhlaka zikahulumeni bazoncoma usuku olufanele lokungena esigabeni 4, esiphathelene nokuvulwa kabusha kwabathengisi, ukukhetha izindawo ezikhangayo, amakhasino, ukuhamba ngomkhumbi kanye izikebhe.
IZIMFUNO ZOKUFAKA
Okubaluleke kakhulu koMnyango Wezokuvakasha Nezokundiza waseBahamas kuseyimpilo nokuphepha kwezakhamizi zayo, izakhamizi kanye nezivakashi. Emzamweni wokunqanda ukusabalala kwaleli gciwane, uMnyango uyaqhubeka nokusebenzisana eduze noMnyango Wezempilo ukusungula kanye nokuhlola imigomo nezikhathi maqondana nokuhlolwa kwe-RT-PCR ngaphambi kohambo.
Kusukela ngomhlaka-1 Septhemba 2020, uhulumeni wase-Bahamian umemezele izidingo ezintsha zokungena, ezifaka:
- I-Visa Yezempilo yase-Bahamas egunyaziwe itholakala ku- i-gov.bs
- Ubufakazi bokuhlolwa okungenayo i-COVID-19 RT-PCR okuthathwa zingakapheli izinsuku ezinhlanu (5) ngaphambi kokufika
- Abafake izicelo kuphela okungadingeki ukuthi bahlinzeke ngokuhlolwa kwe-COVID-19 yilaba:
- Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka eyishumi (10)
- Abashayeli bezindiza nabasebenzi abahlala ubusuku bonke eBahamas.
- I-Vacation-In-Place (i-VIP) eyimpoqo yezinsuku ezingu-14 (VIP) Yokuzizwisa ehhotela, iklabhu yangasese noma indawo yokuhlala eqashiwe (njenge-Airbnb), kanye nasesikebheni esizimele.
- Abafake izicelo kuphela okungadingeki ukuthi bahlinzeke ngokuhlolwa kwe-COVID-19 yilaba:
Kunconywa ukuthi bonke abahambi abanentshisekelo yokuvakashela izimfuneko zokubuyekeza ze-Bahamas ezisebenza kulungu ngalinye leqembu labo e-Bahamas.com/travelupdates ngaphambi kokubhukha uhambo, ukuze banqume ukuthi yiziphi izinyathelo okudingeka zithathwe ukuze unikezwe imvume yokungena. Imininingwane eyengeziwe ngenkulumo kaNgqongqoshe kanye Nohlelo Lokulungela Nokubuyiswa Kwezokuvakasha lungatholakala futhi kokuthi Bahamas.com/travelupdates.
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Emzamweni wokunqanda ukusabalala kwaleli gciwane, uMnyango uyaqhubeka nokusebenzisana eduze noMnyango Wezempilo ukusungula kanye nokuhlola imigomo nezikhathi maqondana nokuhlolwa kwe-RT-PCR ngaphambi kohambo.
- Uhlelo lwezwe olujulile Lokulungela Nokubuyiswa Kwezokuvakasha lwezwe luchaza isu, elihamba phambili lokuvula kabusha lezigaba ukuze kuqinisekiswe izinga lokunethezeka lokuthi i-Bahamas iyindawo ephephile nenempilo kokubili izivakashi nezakhamuzi ezingayijabulela.
- Ukwengeza, ithimba lezokuxhumana loMnyango lizilungiselele ukuqala umkhankaso wokumaketha osushesha, ophelele ngokuxoxwa kwezindaba zangempela kanye namasu anolaka e-PR kanye namasu okuthengisa, ancike ezindleleni zamanje zokuhamba, ezifana nokuncanyelwayo kwamaholidi aseduze nasekhaya, kanye nezinketho ezikwazi ukuzimela futhi izinto zangaphandle.
