I-Burundi isingathe i-2022 East Africa Regional Tourism ExPO

Uhlelo lwesibili lwe-East Africa Regional Tourism Exhibition kulindeleke ukuthi lube e-Burundi ngenyanga ezayo ngemva kohlelo lokuqala oluyimpumelelo eTanzania ngonyaka odlule.

The I-East African Community (EAC) ithe i-2nd EAC Regional Tourism EXPO izosingathwa yiBurundi kusukela ngoSepthemba 23 kuya ku-30 ​​kanyekanye nemigubho yaminyaka yonke yoSuku Lomhlaba Lwezokuvakasha.

Isitatimende, esikhishwe yi-EAC Secretariat edolobheni lase-Arusha esenyakatho neTanzania ngoLwesithathu kuleli sonto, sithe uhlelo lwesibili lwe-East African Regional Tourism Expo (EARTE) luzoba se-Circle Hippique de Bujumbura enhlokodolobha yase-Burundi, i-Bujumbura.

Isitatimende sithe umbukiso wezokuvakasha wesifunda ka-2022 kulindeleke ukuthi uhehe abakhangisi abangaphezu kuka-250 abavela emazweni angaphezu kwe-10, ama-ejenti nabathengi bezokuvakasha bamazwe ngamazwe nabezifunda abangu-120, kanye nezivakashi ezihwebayo ezingu-2,500.

Inhloso enkulu yalo mbukiso wezokuvakasha ukukhuthaza i-EAC njengendawo eyodwa yezokuvakasha, kusho isitatimende.

Lo mbukiso wezokuvakasha uhlose futhi ukuhlinzeka ngenkundla yokuxoxisana kwabahlinzeki bemisebenzi yezokuvakasha ibhizinisi nebhizinisi, ukuqwashisa ngamathuba okutshalwa kwezimali kwezokuvakasha, nokubhekana nezinselelo ezithinta imboni yezokuvakasha nezilwane zasendle esifundeni, kusho isitatimende.

Umbukiso wokuqala wezokuvakasha wesifunda wamazwe ayisithupha angamalungu e-East African Community (EAC) waba ngasekuqaleni kukaMfumfu nyakenye e-Arusha, Tanzania, eheha abantu ababalulekile kanye nabenzi bezinqubomgomo ezinkampanini ezimbalwa zezivakashi kuyo yonke iblok yesifunda.

Indikimba ye-EXPO ka-2022 ithi “Ukucabanga Kabusha Ezokuvakasha Kwezokuthuthukiswa Komnotho Wezenhlalakahle Emphakathini WaseMpumalanga Afrika”, kusho isitatimende.

Ngokwesitatimende, indikimba ihambisana nendikimba ye-United Nations World Tourism Day, enxusa izindawo zezokuvakasha kanye nababambiqhaza emhlabeni wonke ukuthi baphinde balingise ezokuvakasha, kulandela umthelela omubi we-COVID-19 kulo mkhakha.

UChristophe Bazivamo, iPhini likaNobhala we-EAC ophethe i-Productive and Social Sectors, uthe kunezimpawu eziqinile zokusimama kwezokuvakasha kuwo wonke amazwe angamalungu e-EAC – Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo kanye Uganda.

“Sikubonile ukuthi ibhizinisi lezokuvakasha liyabuya futhi sinethemba lokuthi ngo-2024 lesi sifunda sizobe sesiluleme ngokugcwele,” kusho uBazivamo.

U-Bazivamo ukhuthaze bonke abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zezokuvakasha esifundeni se-EAC ukuthi basebenzise ithuba lombukiso ukuze babonise iminikelo yabo futhi baxhumane nabathengi abavela esifundeni, kanye nabavela emhlabeni wonke.

I-Regional Tourism Expo izophinde iqwashise ngamathuba okutshalwa kwezimali kwezokuvakasha esifundeni saseMpumalanga Afrika. Abahlanganyeli, okuhlanganisa nabenzi benqubomgomo yezokuvakasha, bazophinde baveze futhi baxoxe ngezinselelo ezithinta ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha nokongiwa kwezilwane zasendle esifundeni se-EAC.

Ngohlelo Lwesibili lwe-EARTE, izifunda ezisebenzisana ne-EAC zizobe sezikulungele ukwamukela izivakashi ezivela ngaphandle kwesifunda bese zibahlinzeka ngamaphakheji ezokuvakasha ezindawo eziningi ngokusebenzisa izinhlelo zohambo ezihlangene endaweni yaseMpumalanga Afrika.

Isibalo sabavakashi abafika esifundeni se-EAC sehle ngamaphesenti angaba ngu-67.7 ngonyaka odlule safinyelela ezivakashini zamazwe ngamazwe ezilinganiselwa ezigidini ezingu-2.25, okudale ukulahlekelwa ngamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-4.8 emalini yezivakashi. Isifunda se-EAC phambilini besiveze ukuthi sizoheha izivakashi eziyizigidi eziyi-14 ngo-2025 ngaphambi kobhubhane lwe-COVID-19.

"Ukuthuthukiswa kwezindawo eziningi zokuvakasha kanye namathuba okutshalwa kwezimali kwezokuvakasha kanye nezikhuthazo, ukulwa nokuzingela ngokungemthetho kanye nokuhwebelana ngezilwane zasendle okungemthetho bekungamaqhinga asemqoka okudingekayo ukuze kuthuthukiswe ezokuvakasha esifundeni", kusho uDkt. Peter Mathuki, uNobhala Jikelele we-EAC.

Umkhakha wezokuvakasha ungomunye wemikhakha ebaluleke kakhulu yokusebenzisana kwe-EAC ngenxa yeqhaza layo emnothweni waMazwe Angozakwethu mayelana ne-Gross Domestic Product (GDP) cishe amaphesenti ayi-10, amaholo athunyelwa ngaphandle amaphesenti ayi-17 kanye nemisebenzi engamaphesenti ayisikhombisa (7).

Ezokuvakasha ziphinde zinikeze ukuxhumana neminye imikhakha ebalulekile ekuhlanganisweni kwethu njengezolimo, ezokuthutha kanye nezokukhiqiza kukhulu kakhulu, kusho uDkt. Mathuki phambilini.

I-Article 115 yeSivumelwano se-EAC ihlinzekela ukubambisana emkhakheni wezokuvakasha lapho Amazwe Angozakwabo azibophezela ukuthuthukisa indlela ehlangene nedidiyelwe yokuthuthukisa nokuthengisa ezokuvakasha ezisezingeni eliphezulu ngaphakathi nangaphakathi koMphakathi.

Amazwe angamalungu e-East Africa ahlanganyela ezokuvakasha nezilwane zasendle njengezinsiza ezivamile ngokuhamba kwezilwane zasendle, izivakashi, abavakashi, izinkampani zezindiza kanye nabanikazi bamahhotela beqa imingcele.