Umbiko omusha wezokuvakasha okhishwe ngoLwesibili ukhombisa ukuthi ezokuvakasha zasekhaya zase-Australia bezibhekene nengcindezi enkulu ezinyangeni eziyi-12 kuya kuSepthemba 2008, ngaphambi kokuthi kuqale ukusebenza kwezinkinga zomnotho, kusho umqondisi ophethe weTourism Australia uGeoff Buckley.
Umbiko omusha, i-Travel By Australians, September Quarter 2008, wethula imiphumela ye-National Visitor Survey (NVS) futhi uhlinzeka ngolwazi lwakamuva kakhulu lokuhamba kwabantu base-Australia.
UMnu. Buckley uthe abantu base-Australia bathatha uhambo olumbalwa ebusuku ezweni lakubo ezinyangeni eziyi-12 kuya kuSepthemba 2008 (ehle ngamaphesenti angu-4 kuya ezigidini ezingu-71.5) kodwa bathatha uhambo olwengeziwe phesheya kwezilwandle.
"Umbiko uqinisekisa lokho ebesikwazi isikhathi eside, ukuthi ezokuvakasha zasekhaya bezikwenza kanzima phakathi nezinyanga eziyishumi nambili kuya kuSepthemba '08 futhi lokhu kungase kubangelwe yizinto eziningi eziqhudelanayo," kusho uMnu. Buckley.
“Lezi zinto zazihlanganisa idola lase-Australia elinamandla, okwathi ngesikhathi lifinyelela phezulu lalicishe libe yidola ngedola uma liqhathaniswa nemali yase-US – okwenza uhambo lwaphesheya kwezilwandle lube yindlela ekhangayo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo sibe nentengo ephakeme kaphethiloli okube nomthelela emakethe yasekhaya.
“Ngokusobala, ezinyangeni ezisanda kwedlula sibone ukwehla kwentengo kaphethiloli kanye nenani ledola lase-Australia elingasiza ekukhuphuleni ukuvakasha kwasekhaya. Kodwa-ke, izici zezomnotho ezibanzi zingase ziphikisane nalezi zinto ezinhle.
“Ngokombono wokumaketha senza konke esingakwenza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amaholide ase-Australia ayaqhubeka nokuba phezulu ohlwini lwezifiso zamaholide.
Nakuba isibalo sohambo lwamaholide asekhaya sehle ngamaphesenti amabili ekupheleni konyaka kaSepthemba kube nokuwa okukhulu ohambweni lwasebusuku lwebhizinisi nokuvakashela abangani nezihlobo (kokubili kwehle ngamaphesenti amahlanu),” kusho uMnu. Buckley.
Abantu base-Australia baphinde bahlala ubusuku obumbalwa (phansi ngamaphesenti angu-5) kodwa ukuchitha ohambweni lwasebusuku kukhule ekupheleni konyaka kaSepthemba, kukhuphuke ngamaphesenti ama-2 kuya ku-$44.8 wezigidigidi.
Eminye imiphumela yombiko ikhombisa ukuthi uhambo losuku lwehle ngamaphesenti angu-6, kanti uhambo lwasebusuku luphakathi nendawo lwehle ngamaphesenti angu-2 kanti uhambo lwasebusuku lwehle ngamaphesenti angu-5.
Onyakeni ukuhamba ngendiza kukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-1 ngenkathi imakethe yezimoto yehle ngamaphesenti angu-5, okubonisa umthelela wamanani aphezulu kaphethiloli.
Ngonyaka ophele ngoSepthemba 2008, uMnu. Buckley uthe ezokuvakasha zasekhaya zibe nesamba semali engu-$64.9 billion emnothweni wase-Australia.
"Kuthathwe ngemiphumela ye-International Visitor Survey ekhishwe ngesonto eledlule, siyazi ukuthi isamba somnikelo wezomnotho wezokuvakasha zase-Australia, lapho uhambo lwamazwe ngamazwe nolwekhaya luhlangene, lukhule ngamaphesenti angu-3 kuya ku-$ 89.4 billion ngonyaka," kusho uMnu Buckley.
“Yize lokhu kuwumphumela omuhle ukwehla kwesibalo sabantu abahambayo akukhuthazi. Kodwa-ke, kusesekuseni kakhulu ukusho ukuthi lezi zindlela zizothatha isikhathi eside yini uma kubhekwa isimo somnotho esikhona manje.
“Njengemboni nakuba kubalulekile ukuthi sihlale sigxilile kulezi zikhathi ezinzima futhi singazilahli izimakethe zethu.
“I-Tourism Australia inezinhlelo eziningi ezikhona zokuzama ukuqala ezokuvakasha zasekhaya ngonyaka ozayo okuhlanganisa nomkhankaso omusha wokumaketha kanye nohlelo lwe-'No Leave, No life' lokukhuthaza abasebenzi ukuthi basebenzise ikhefu labo ukuze bathathe amaholide amahle ase-Australia. ,” kusho uMnu. Buckley.
