Ukuvakasha kwe-Barbados sekuphinde kwaba kumugqa wabawinile, kulokhu yehlula izindawo okuyiwa kuzo njenge-Seychelles ephume isibili kanye ne-Bermuda esendaweni yesithathu, ukuze ithole indawo yokuqala ku-2017 Destination Satisfaction Index (DSI).
Unyaka wonke, abahambi abangaphezu kuka-70,000 kwaxoxwa nabo emhlabeni wonke, banikeza impendulo yabo emikhakheni engu-20 ehlanganisa Amabhishi, Indawo yokuhlala, Ukudla kanye Nokuthenga. Ekugcineni, iBarbados ibe nenani eliphakeme kakhulu emhlabeni wonke, u-8.8/10, emazweni angu-144 afakiwe. Indawo okuyiwa kuyo iphinde yakleliswa phezulu esigabeni Sendawo Yokulala, futhi iphakeme kakhulu esifundeni saseMelika ngaphambi kweBermuda neBahamas.
Le miklomelo inikezwe ithimba laseBarbados, eliholwa uDonna Cadogan, Unobhala Omkhulu Womnyango Wezokuvakasha Nezokuthutha Zamazwe Ngamazwe, ngesikhathi kunomcimbi obuse-ITB Berlin, umbukiso wezokuvakasha ohamba phambili emhlabeni owawusenhloko-dolobha yaseJalimane.
Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi umklomelo usho ukuthini nge-Barbados, u-William 'Billy' Griffith, i-CEO ye-Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI), wabelane ngezinhlelo zokuthuthukisa ukuhlonishwa kwezokuxhumana zendawo okuyiwa kuzo. “Kithina kuzoba wusizo olukhulu ngoba ngokumaketha kwethu kanye nobudlelwano bethu nomphakathi, sizobe sithi sihamba phambili emhlabeni, okungenani ezinyangeni eziyi-12 ezizayo. Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi kuyasisiza emzamweni wethu wokuqhubekela phambili mayelana nokulwela impumelelo kwezokuvakasha zaseBarbados. "
Abahambi baneliseke kakhulu ngeBarbados
I-DSI, eyakhiwe futhi yasetshenziswa izinkampani ezimbili zocwaningo zase-Europe - i-Norstat kanye ne-dp2research, iyimethrikhi ekala inani eliphelele lendawo yeholide elisekelwe ezintweni abahambi abazithola zikhanga kakhulu. Inhlolovo ye-inthanethi yasetshenziswa ezimakethe zemithombo engu-24, futhi izinhlolokhono ezingu-70,000 ziholele ezimpendulweni eziqondile eziyizigidi ezingu-1.4 ezivela kubahambi ezazisa amaphuzu esigabeni ngasinye.
UMarc Leimann, oyiManaging Director yaseNorstat Germany, uthe ujabule ngendlela ucwaningo oluhambe ngayo. “Impendulo ibiwukuthi abantu, ikakhulukazi uma kukhulunywa ngeBarbados, bajabule kakhulu ngohambo oluhlinzekiwe. IBarbados iphonsele inselelo ngempela futhi yanqoba ngokumelene nomhlaba wonke. "
Egcizelela ukubaluleka kwempendulo yesivakashi, uGriffith wengeze ngokuthi “into ebalulekile ukuthi… sizama ukuzuza.”
Izindawo zokuhlala ezingcono kakhulu emhlabeni
Ngaphandle komklomelo womhlaba wonke, iBarbados iphinde yaqhwakela esigabeni se-Accommodation, yathola u-8.8/10 ngaphambi kweBermuda elale isibili, kwathi iMaldives ephume isithathu.
U-Cadogan utuse ukutuswa kwalo mkhakha emhlabeni wonke futhi wakhuluma ngezinyathelo zamasu eziholele ekuqashelweni kwe-Barbados. “Onyakeni odlule, wezi-2017, besizoba nezikhungo ezingaba ngu-43 ezilungisiwe, ngakho-ke umkhiqizo wethu uyavuselelwa. Senza umzamo omkhulu futhi silungisa indawo yethu yokuhlala futhi ithela imiphumela njengoba nibonile ngomklomelo Wendawo Yokulala esiwuthole lapha namuhla.”
Amanye amahhotela aphinde alungiswa kakhulu futhi alungiswa ahlanganisa i-Fairmont Royal Pavilion, i-Sea Breeze Beach Hotel kanye ne-Elegant Hotels' Treasure Beach kanye ne-The House. Izakhiwo ezintsha ezifana neSandals Royal nazo zavula iminyango yazo, futhi iketango lamazwe ngamazwe selimemezele izinhlelo zesakhiwo sesithathu esiqhingini, amabhishi aso adumile, ngokwakhiwa okuzoqala ngoSepthemba 2018.
U-Griffith uphinde wahalalisela imboni yezindawo zokulala futhi wancoma iqhaza labo ekutholeni amaphuzu aphezulu kule ndawo. Wengeze ngokuthi indondo ye-DSI Accommodation iphinde isekele ukusebenza kahle kweBarbados kuma-TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards ahlonishwa kakhulu. “Sisanda kuthwebula ama-Travelers' Choice Awards angu-13 esifundeni sase-Caribbean. Sibeke kuzo zonke izigaba ezahlukahlukene - Okunethezeka, Okubandakanya Konke, Isevisi Engcono Kakhulu, Ukuthengiselana Nezothando. Futhi esikubonayo lapha abahambi abahlukene abavela emazweni ahlukene emhlabeni jikelele abanikeza impendulo yabo ezinkundleni ezahlukene, futhi bonke basho into efanayo – ukuthi izindawo zokuhlala e-Barbados ziphakathi kwezihamba phambili emhlabeni. Yilowo mlayezo omkhulu lapha, lokho okubalulekile okuthathwayo.”
