Ukwenza izinhlelo eziningi ezibhekiswe emazweni aseYurophu kukhombisa ukuthi iTurkey izama ngenkuthalo ukwakha ukuthembela kwabavakashi. Izindaba zokuthi I-Turkey inikezela ukukhululwa kwama-visa yamazwe ayi-11, kubandakanya ne-UK, yilona kanye uhlobo lwesenzo esidingekayo ukwakha kabusha ezokuvakasha ezweni. Ukonga okungama- $ 35 umuntu ngamunye kumali ekhokhwa nge-visa kungeza kwisikhalazo esinezindleko eziphansi igalikuni uma iqhathaniswa nezimbangi zayo eziningi.
Izwe labhekana nokwehla kwezivakashi ezingaba yizigidi eziyishumi ngonyaka ngo-10, ngenxa yokwanda kodlame olwedlulele kanye nokuhluleka kombuso kwamasosha. Lokhu kuhlangene nokuba khona okwandayo koMbuso WamaSulumane kanye nezinxushunxushu zomphakathi eSyria nase-Iraq engomakhelwane, kwadala ukwesaba phakathi kwabavakashi beholide. Ukwehla kwesidingo kudalwe ikakhulukazi ezimakethe zendabuko zasentshonalanga.
Ngokocwaningo lwakamuva lwabathengi olwenziwe yinkampani yedatha ne-analytics iGlobalData, ama-56% abaphenduli base-UK bathe ukuthenga amandla yinto ebaluleke kakhulu lapho kukhethwa iholide.
UBen Cordwell, i-Associate Travel and Tourism Analyst eGlobalData, uphawula: “Izivakashi zase-UK ezingena eTurkey manje zizosindiswa inkinga yokuthi kufanele zigcwalise izimvume zokuhamba nge-inthanethi. Ukutholakala kwaba isici sesibili esinomthelela omkhulu ekufinyeleleni ocwaningweni lweGlobalData, ngokusho kwabaphenduli base-UK abangama-44%
"Lezi zinto ezimbili ngokungangabazeki zizokwenza iTurkey ibe yindlela esebenziseka kahle kubavakashi baseBrithani ababheke ukuthatha amaholide abo elanga nawolwandle kude nogu lwaseSpain."
UCordwell uyaphetha: “Isu lezokuvakasha laseTurkey lango-2023 lihlose ukwamukela izivakashi ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-75 futhi lifinyelele emalini yezokuvakasha engu- $ 65bn. Izinhloso zeTurkey zingabonakala zinkulu, kodwa akunakuphikwa ukuthi izwe lingaba yisizinda somhlaba wonke kwezokuvakasha, lapho zombili empumalanga nentshonalanga bakhangwa yisiko elinothile kanye nobuhle bemvelo obuhle.
“Imboni yezokuvakasha kubukeka izobhekana nezikhathi ezithile ezinesiphithiphithi esizayo. Kodwa-ke iTurkey ibheke ukuba yisibonelo esihle sendlela imboni engakha ngayo kabusha naphezu kobunzima. ”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The country experienced a decline of nearly 10 million inbound tourists in 2016, due mainly to an increase in extremist violence and a failed military coup.
- However, Turkey is looking to be a shining example of how the industry can rebuild in the face of adversity.
- News that Turkey is granting visa exemptions for 11 countries, including the UK, is exactly the kind of action needed to rebuild tourism in the country.
