- Ama-70% wabaphenduli banezinhlelo zokuhamba ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezizayo, kanti isigamu sifisa ukuvakashela elinye izwe lase-Europe.
- Iningi labantu baseYurophu abahlolisisiwe (72%) bahlose ukuhamba phakathi kukaJuni noSepthemba, kanti abanye abangu-16% babheke uhambo lwasekwindla.
- Izidingo zokuhlukaniswa nezinguquko ezingazelelwe zemithetho zihlala zikhathazeka kakhulu ngabantu baseYurophu.
Njengoba iYurophu ivuleka ngemuva kwezinyanga zokuvalwa kanye nemingcele, intshisekelo kwezokuvakasha ikhule ngokusobala, kanti izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zabantu baseYurophu bahlose ukuthatha uhambo ngasekupheleni kukaNovemba 2021. Bangu-15% kuphela abasala bengaqinisekile, kanti u-15% awazimisele ukuhamba .
Lokhu kuvele ocwaningweni lwakamuva mayelana ne- "Monitoring Sentiment for Domestic and Intra-European Travel - Wave 7" eyenziwe yi I-European Travel Commission (i-ETC), okunikeza ukuqonda okufika ngesikhathi ngezinhloso zokuhamba zesikhashana nezintandokazi zabaseYurophu ngesikhathi sobhadane lwe-COVID-19.
Ukuqhubekela phambili okusheshayo kokugonywa kwe-COVID-19 eYurophu kuhambisana nokwethulwa kwakamuva kweSitifiketi se-EU Digital COVID kanti isizini ezayo yehlobo ikhulisa umoya wokuhamba waseYurophu. Ama-70% wabaphenduli asevele enza izinhlelo zokuhamba ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezizayo, enyuka esuka kuma-56% ngoFebhuwari 2021 futhi nasezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu kusukela ngo-Agasti 2020.
Abangaphezu kwesigamu (57%) baseYurophu bazizwa benethemba elikhulu mayelana nohambo lokuhlela ezinyangeni ezizayo ngenxa yokukhishwa kokugoma, kuyilapho ama-25% engathathi hlangothi futhi i-18% ihlala ingaqinisekile. Ngokuphawulekile, ezimweni eziningi, i-inoculation inomthelela oqondile ezinhlelweni zokuhamba, kanti ama-54% ahlose ukubhuka uhambo uma sebegonyelwe i-COVID-19.
Ngokufanayo, izenzo ze-EU zakamuva zokuxhumanisa imithetho nokuvuselela ukuhamba kuyo yonke i-bloc sezivele zikhombisa imiphumela emihle. Ukwethulwa kweSitifiketi se-EU Digital COVID kuthole ukwamukelwa okubanzi phakathi kwabantu baseYurophu: ama-57% wabaphenduli babona sengathi isitifiketi sizokwenza lula ukuhlelwa kohambo lwabo olulandelayo, kanti yi-18% kuphela eveza umbono ophambene.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- This is according to the latest research on “Monitoring Sentiment for Domestic and Intra-European Travel – Wave 7” by the European Travel Commission (ETC), which provides timely insights on the short-term travel intentions and preferences of Europeans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The speedy progression of COVID-19 vaccinations in Europe coupled with the recent introduction of the EU Digital COVID Certificate and the upcoming summer season are boosting Europeans' travel spirit.
- As Europe opens up after months of lockdowns and restrictions, interest in travel has risen distinctly, with two-thirds of Europeans intending to take a trip by the end of November 2021.
