Njengoba izimakethe zomhlaba zilwa nokulahleka kwe-GDP okungama-40% kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha okulethwe wubhubhane lwe-COVID-19, ikhwelo likaNgqongqoshe liphikisana neqiniso lokuthi ngaphambi kokugqashuka kobhubhane ngo-2019, ezokuvakasha zabalelwa ku-10% we-GDP yomhlaba, inqobo nje uma U-11% wemisebenzi, kanye nangaphezulu kuka-20% wotshalomali oluqondile lwangaphandle (i-FDI), ikakhulukazi ezifundeni ezincike kakhulu kwezokuvakasha njenge-Caribbean.
Kodwa-ke, ngo-2021, iWorld Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Umnikelo wezokuvakasha ku-GDP wehle wafinyelela ku-6% kanti imisebenzi yehle ngezigidi ezingama-333 isuka cishe ezigidini ezingama-400. Izindleko zokuvakasha bezingu-US$9 trillion ngenxa yezivakashi eziyizigidigidi eziyi-1.4 ezihambela umhlaba wonke zivakashele amaholide.
Kweminye yezethulo zakhe eziningana kwababambe iqhaza abakhulu kwezokuvakasha kanye nezokuhamba eNgqungqutheleni Yokutshalwa Kwezimali Kwezokuvakasha Yomhlaba Wonke ebibanjelwe emaphethelweni e-World Travel Market (WTM) eLondon ngoLwesithathu mhla ziyisi-9 kuLwezi), uNgqongqoshe uBartlett uveze ukuthi ingaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-70 amathuba emisebenzi. elahlekile, futhi ukutshalwa kwezimali kuzosiza kakhulu ekubuyiseleni nasekwakheni ezintsha.
Wachaza indawo ayeya kuyo ekhaya, Jamaica, njengezwe eline ululame kahle kakhulu ekufikeni kwezivakashi kanye nokuma, nokukhuphuka kwemali engenayo. Ingxabano yakhe yaphinde yaqiniswa yiqiniso lokuthi iJamaica njengamanje isengcupheni yokutshala izimali ezintsha emakamelweni amahhotela amasha angaphezu kuka-12,000 eminyakeni emithathu ezayo.
Lokhu, kanye nezinto ezintsha ezihehayo, kuzoletha ukukhula okusimeme emnothweni wasekhaya.
Ungqongqoshe uBartlett uphinde wanxusa ukuthi utshalomali lwemboni lugxile kakhulu ohlangothini lokuhlinzekwa kwezidingongqangi kwezokuvakasha, njengokudla neziphuzo, impahla yasendlini, imikhiqizo yamasiko, impahla yasendlini namandla avuselelekayo, ebalula lokhu njengezinto ezibalulekile eziqhuba amaphethini okusetshenziswa kwezokuvakasha kanye nokwenza kube lula. izinga eliphezulu lokugcinwa kwenzuzo emnothweni wendawo.
Uveze ukuthi umgomo omusha wokutshalwa kwezimali kwezokuvakasha kumele ube nomthelela emvelweni, ekuthuthukisweni komphakathi kanye nenhlalakahle yezomnotho yezwe. Uphikisana nalokhu, kuyindlela yokusimama kanye nokuqina emkhakheni wezokuvakasha obaluleke kakhulu.
