Kuyintokozo enkulu ukuthi iBelize Tourism Board (BTB) imemezele ukuthi unyaka wezi-2019 kube unyaka wokufeza ingqophamlando yokufika kwezokuvakasha ebusuku.
Ngokokuqala ngqa emlandweni wentuthuko yethu yezokuVakasha, Belize wedlule isigamu sesigidi ekufikeni ebusuku. Ngonyaka we-2019, izivakashi ezingama-503,177 zobusuku bonke zamukelwa eBelize, ukwanda ngamaphesenti ama-2.8 kusuka kuma-489,261 ngo-2018. I-National Sustainable Tourism Master Plan (NSTMP) eyamukelwa ngo-2012, inenhloso yokufinyelela abafika ubusuku ngabangu-556,000 ngonyaka ka-2030. , njengoba sekusele iminyaka eyi-10, isibalo sango-2019 simelele ukuthi sekuvele kufinyelele ngaphezu kwama-90% alo mbono wango-2030.
Le mpumelelo eyingqophamlando kanye nomkhuba oqhubekayo wokukhula omuhle ekufikeni kobusuku obubodwa kungabangelwa yizinto eziningi ezibandakanya, izinhlelo zokukhangisa ezinamasu ezikhuthaza iBelize emhlabeni jikelele, ukusebenzisana okuthuthukisiwe nabalingani basekhaya nabakwamanye amazwe, ukwanda okukhulu kwezindiza eziqonde ngqo eBelize kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezinsizakusebenza nezokuvakasha izindawo ezweni lonke.
“Lokhu kufezeke okukhulu okufakazela ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha yaseBelize iyaqhubeka nokukhuphuka. Empeleni, kule minyaka eyishumi edlule, iBelize ithole ukukhula okungaphezu kwamaphesenti ayi-100 emkhakheni wobusuku obubodwa, kusuka kwabangu-241,119 abafikile ngonyaka ka-2010. Manje sesibheke phambili ekwakheni le mpumelelo ngowezi-2020, njengoba siqhubeka nokusebenza nabalingani bethu bomkhakha esibabazisayo kanye nababambiqhaza , ukuthuthukisa nokuthuthukisa umkhiqizo wezokuvakasha waseBelize ”kusho Ungqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Nezokundiza Komphakathi, Hon. UManuel Heredia Jr.
I-BTB ithatha leli thuba ukubonga ababambiqhaza bezokuvakasha ngokuzinikela kwabo ekukhuleni okuqhubekayo nasekuthuthukiseni imboni. Le mpumelelo eyingqophamlando iyisiqinisekiso sokuthi ngenxa yemizamo yethu ehlangene, iBelize ihlala iyindawo ekhula ngokushesha esifundeni.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Le mpumelelo eyingqophamlando kanye nomkhuba oqhubekayo wokukhula omuhle ekufikeni kobusuku obubodwa kungabangelwa yizinto eziningi ezibandakanya, izinhlelo zokukhangisa ezinamasu ezikhuthaza iBelize emhlabeni jikelele, ukusebenzisana okuthuthukisiwe nabalingani basekhaya nabakwamanye amazwe, ukwanda okukhulu kwezindiza eziqonde ngqo eBelize kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezinsizakusebenza nezokuvakasha izindawo ezweni lonke.
- Manje sibheke ngabomvu ukwakhela phezu kwale mpumelelo ngo-2020, njengoba siqhubeka nokusebenzisana nabalingani bethu bemboni ababalulekile kanye nababambiqhaza, ukuze siqhubeke sithuthukise futhi sithuthukise umkhiqizo wezokuvakasha waseBelize” kusho uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Nezokundiza Komphakathi, uMhlonishwa.
- Le mpumelelo eyingqopha-mlando iqinisekisa kabusha ukuthi ngenxa yemizamo yethu ehlangene, i-Belize isalokhu iyindawo ekhethwayo ekhula ngokushesha esiFundeni.
