Umhlaba wavulwa ngemuva kwe-COVID-19, futhi impi e-Ukraine ngeke ivimbe abantu emazweni amaningi e-EU ukuthi bagibele indiza, isitimela, noma imoto ukuze bahlole i-Europe kanye nomhlaba wonke. Yisikhathi sokuhamba futhi eZwenikazi LaseYurophu.
Ngaphandle kokungaqiniseki okudalwe ukuhlasela kweRussia e-Ukraine kanye nosongo oluqhubekayo lwe-COVID-19, isifiso kulo lonke elaseYurophu lokuhamba kwe-intra-European sihlala siqinile.
Abantu baseYurophu abathathu kwabane bahlose ukuthatha uhambo ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezizayo, izindawo zaseMedithera ezikhanga kakhulu. Lokhu kungokocwaningo lwakamuva olumayelana "Ukuqapha Imizwa Yokuhamba Kwasekhaya Nangaphakathi KwaseYurophu - Wave 11" by I-European Travel Commission (i-ETC), esihlinzeka ngemininingwane ngezinjongo zokuvakasha zesikhashana zabantu baseYurophu kanye nalokho abakuthandayo phakathi nobhadane lwe-COVID-19.
Ihlobo lango-2022 lithembisa uhambo oluqinile lwangaphakathi kweYurophu
Njengoba ihlobo lisondela, ingxenye ekhulayo yabantu baseYurophu (77%) izimisele ukuhamba phakathi kuka-April no-September 2022. Ngaphezu kwengxenye (56%) yabo ihlela ukuvakashela elinye izwe laseYurophu, kuyilapho i-31% ikhetha uhambo lwasekhaya. Kuzo zonke izimakethe ezihlaziyiweyo, abaphenduli abavela e-Italy, Spain, Poland, UK, naseJalimane babonisa ithemba eliqine kakhulu mayelana nokuthatha uhambo (>80%). Izinhloso zokuvakasha zikhula ngokuya ngeminyaka, zikhuphuka zisuka ku-69% phakathi kwe-Gen Z (iminyaka engu-18-24 ubudala) ziye ku-83% phakathi kwama-baby boomers (ngaphezu kweminyaka engama-54 ubudala).
Imiphumela yenhlolovo iqinisekisa ukuthi izinhlelo zokuhamba zabaseYurophu zilandela iphethini yesizini lapho ilanga namaholide olwandle (22%) kuyinketho ekhethwayo yezinyanga ezizayo. Intshisekelo kumakhefu edolobha (15%) kanye namaholidi emanzini noma ogwini (15%) nakho kuhlala kuzinzile. Ngokuhambisana nalokhu okuthandwayo kwamaholide, kuyakhula ukuduma kwezindawo zaseMedithera: ISpain iyindawo ethandwa kakhulu phakathi kwabantu baseYurophu abavakashela phesheya phakathi kuka-April-September 2022, kulandele i-Italy, France, Greece kanye nePortugal.
Njengoba ihlobo lisondela, abantu abaningi baseYurophu abanezinhlelo zokuhamba bahlose ukuthatha iholide le-4-6-night (33%) noma 7-9-night (27%). Bangu-25% kuphela abazokhetha uhambo lobusuku obuyi-10 noma ngaphezulu, ikakhulukazi abahambi bomndeni. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, imibhangqwana ikhetha kakhulu uhambo oluncane (kufika kubusuku obu-3). Kungakhathaliseki ubude bohambo, umhambi oyedwa kwababili uzothatha indiza ukuze afike endaweni elandelayo.
Imizwa yokuvakasha iqinile naphezu kwengxabano eqhubekayo yaseRussia-Ukraine kanye nokukhuphuka kwezindleko zokuphila
Nakuba ucwaningo lwenziwa phakathi namasonto okuqala okuhlasela kweRussia e-Ukraine, imizwelo yokuhamba nokuziphatha kwabaseYurophu akukakathintwa udweshu.
Ngokuphawulekayo, amaPolish, angomakhelwane base-Ukraine, alondoloza umuzwa wokuhamba ozinzile, ongaphezu kwe-European-avareji; ubude bazo obuhleliwe bokuhlala kanye nesabelomali buhlala buhambisana nedatha eqoqwe ngesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule. Ngaphezu kwalokho, intshisekelo ezindaweni zaseMpumalanga Yurophu ayishintshile, okubonisa umthelela olinganiselwe wengxabano eqhubekayo ohambweni lwangaphakathi kweYurophu kuze kube manje.
Isabelo esikhulayo sabavakashi base-Europe bahlela ukusebenzisa u-€500-€1,500 (manje u-51%, +8% uma kuqhathaniswa nenhlolovo yangaphambilini) ngokwehla okulandelanayo kwesabelomali esiphezulu (-8% ngaphezulu kuka-€2,000), okungenzeka kube ngenxa ukukhathazeka okukhulayo ngokukhuphuka kwamandla emali. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, nakuba kunokuqiniseka okwengeziwe ngokuthi uhambo olulandelayo luyoba nini futhi kuphi, amaphesenti angu-25 kuphela abantu baseYurophu abalungele ukuhamba ababhukhe ngokugcwele, okubonisa izinga elilinganiselwe lokuzibophezela kwezezimali. Umkhakha wezokuvakasha wase-Europe kumele uqinisekise ukuthi uqondise kubavakashi bamaholide ngomzuzu wokugcina kuleli hlobo.
Ukukhathazeka nge-COVID-19 kuyehla, nokho izinyathelo zokuphepha ezingaguquki zokuhamba zihlala zibalulekile
Njengoba imikhawulo yokuhamba ye-COVID-19 incishiswa futhi abantu baseYurophu befunda ukuthi bangaphila kanjani phakathi nalolu bhubhane, isabelo salabo abaqaphela izinhlelo zabo zokuvakasha zangempela siyaqhubeka sikhula kancane (manje singama-27%, uma siqhathaniswa ne-16% ngoDisemba 2021). Ukuvumelana nezimo kuzinqubomgomo zokukhansela (14%) kanye nokukhululeka emikhawulweni (13%) manje kuyizinto eziphezulu ezikhulisa ukuzethemba kwabaphendulayo ekuhleleni uhambo lwabo olulandelayo phakathi kwe-Europe. Ukugonyelwa i-COVID-19 kwehlela endaweni yesithathu njengoba abantu abaningi baseYurophu sebesithathile lesi sinyathelo sokuzivikela.
Noma kunjalo, abaphendulayo bayavuma ukuthi i-COVID-19 ihlala ingumthombo wokukhathazeka lapho uhamba; I-17% yabantu baseYurophu abakulungele ukuhamba bakhathazekile ngezinyathelo zokuvalelwa bodwa kanti enye i-15% ngezinguquko ezingaba khona emikhawulweni yokuhamba. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, abantu baseYurophu abanezinhlelo zokuhamba zesikhashana bavuma ukubaluleka kwezivumelwano zezempilo eziqinile, ezinikeza umuzwa wokuphepha ku-37% wabo, nokuthula kwengqondo ukuze baphumule futhi bajabulele uhambo lwabo lokuya kwelinye i-30%.
Ephawula ngemva kokushicilelwa kombiko, uLuís Araújo, uMongameli we-ETC, uthe: “Umbiko wethu ukhombisa ukuthi ukuzethemba kwe-Europe ekuhambeni kuyakhula manje njengoba i-COVID-19 isiphenduke into eyenzeka empilweni. Ukungaqiniseki okusha okuseduze, okuyingxabano eqhubekayo e-Ukraine kanye nokukhuphuka kwezindleko zokuphila, kuveza izinselele emkhakheni wezokuvakasha. Kodwa-ke, i-ETC iyajabula ukubona ukuthi naphezu kwalokhu kungaqiniseki, isifiso sokuhamba sisakhula futhi umkhakha wezokuvakasha waseYurophu usalokhu uqinile.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The world opened after COVID-19, and a war in Ukraine will not stop the people in most EU countries to get on a plane, a train, or a car to explore Europe and the rest of the world.
- At the same time, Europeans with short-term travel plans acknowledge the importance of strict health protocols, which provide a sense of safety to 37% of them, and peace of mind to relax and enjoy their trip to another 30%.
- This is according to the latest research on “Monitoring Sentiment for Domestic and Intra-European Travel – Wave 11” by the European Travel Commission (ETC), which provides insights on Europeans' short-term travel intentions and preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
