Tourism Driving Jamaica's Post-COVID-19 Recovery Economic

Lokhu kuvezwe embikweni wakamuva we-Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) igqamisa iqiniso lokuthi ezokuvakasha ziyashayela. Ukusimama komnotho wase-Jamaica ngemuva kwe-COVID-19.

Lokhu njengoba emukele umbiko wePIOJ okhombisa ukuthi umkhakha wezokuvakasha ibe negalelo elikhulu ekukhuleni komnotho wezwe engxenyeni yesibili yonyaka. I-PIOJ izolo (Agasti 18) imemezele ukuthi umnotho ukhule ngo-5.7% phakathi nekota ka-April kuya kuJuni ka-2022, uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo sango-2021, lapho umkhakha wezokuvakasha kanye nezivakashi ube neqhaza elikhulu.

I-PIOJ ibike ukuthi Inani Langempela Elingezwe Lamahhotela Nezindawo Zokudlela likhule lilinganiselwa ku-55.4%, okubonisa ukwanda okukhulu kwezivakashi ezivela kuzo zonke izimakethe eziyinhloko, nokuthi ngo-April–May 2022 ingqikithi yabafikeli Bamazwe Angaphandle babeyizivakashi ezingu-399,310, okubonisa ukwanda. ka-110.0% uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esihambisanayo ngo-2021.

UNgqongqoshe uBartlett ugcizelele ukuthi "izibalo ze-PIOJ zigqamisa iqiniso lokuthi imboni yezokuvakasha igqugquzela ukusimama komnotho waseJamaica ngemuva kwe-COVID-19," wengeza ngokuthi:

"Imiphumela iyinkomba ecacile yokusimama komkhakha, okhula kancane kancane."

Ngesikhathi emukela izindaba uNgqongqoshe uBartlett wahlangana nabamele i-Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) nabanye ababambiqhaza bemboni, okuhlanganisa namalungu e-Tourism Recovery Task Force, namuhla (19 August), ukuze kubuyekezwe maphakathi nonyaka lo mkhakha.

Kuphinde kwavezwa ukuthi imali echithwa yizivakashi njengamanje idlula Amazinga ka-2019. Ngokwezibalo ze-Jamaica Tourist Board, ubude besikhathi sokuhlala bubuyele emazingeni ka-2019 obusuku obungu-7.9 futhi okubaluleke nakakhulu ukuthi Imali Emaphakathi Yesivakashi ngasinye inyuke isuka ku-$168 ngobusuku yaya ku-$182 umuntu ngamunye ngobusuku.

Ungqongqoshe uBartlett uyaphawula ukuthi “lokhu kusho ukuthi umkhakha wezokuvakasha ungenisa imali yangaphandle ethe xaxa isivakashi ngasinye. Ngakho-ke, kunemali eningi ejikelezayo emnothweni obanzi futhi lokhu kuzuzisa abadlali abahlukahlukene embonini, njengezindawo ezihehayo, umkhakha omncane wezokuthutha kanye nezingcweti zezandla, ngaleyo ndlela kudala umthelela omkhulu kwezomnotho. " 

Phakathi nomhlangano, kwagqanyiswa ukuthi selokhu yavulwa kabusha ngoJuni 2020, iJamaica yamukele izivakashi ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-3.5 (3,556,394) kusukela ngoJulayi 2022. Ngokufanayo, unyaka kuze kube manje lesi siqhingi samukele izivakashi ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-1.7 (1,714,956), ukwanda. angu-139.4% ngesikhathi esifanayo ngo-2021.

Kuphinde kwaba nokukhuphuka okulinganiselwa ku-10% kwezivakashi ezifikayo ngoJulayi 2022 uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngo-2019. Ngokukhuphuka kwabantu abafikayo inyanga nenyanga, uNgqongqoshe uBartlett uthe “sihlalele ethembeni lokuthi izibalo zethu zokusebenza zizobuyela ku-2019 pre-COVID. qopha amazinga ngo-2023.”