UNWTO: Ezokuvakasha e-Afrika zikhule ngamaphesenti ayisi-6

Ngokusho kwakamuva UNWTOI-World Tourism Barometer, i-Afrika ihlanganise imiphumela eqinile yangonyaka odlule, iholwa yi-Sub-Saharan Africa (+6%) kuyilapho iNyakatho Afrika ibone ukwanda ngo-4% ngekota yokuqala ka-2018. 6 uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule. Imiphumela ibonisa ukuqhubeka kwethrendi enamandla ebonwe ngo-2018 (+2017%) futhi kuze kube manje, idlule UNWTOIsibikezelo sika-4% kuya ku-5% sawo wonke unyaka wezi-2018.

Ngo-2017, i-Afrika yadlula ozakwabo ukurekhoda ukwanda kuka-+9% kwabafika kwamanye amazwe, njengoba amarisidi ezokuvakasha ngamazwe akhuphuka ngo-5%. Lokhu kulingana nezivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-63 e-Afrika, kwabafika emhlabeni abayizigidi ezingu-1,323; okulinganiselwa ku-USD 38 billion wamarisidi.

Ukuzethemba kwezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele kusalokhu kuqinile ngokwakamuva UNWTO Inhlolovo Yethimba Lochwepheshe Bezokuvakasha. Umbono wePhaneli esikhathini samanje sikaMeyi-Agasti unethemba elikhulu kunawo wonke eshumini leminyaka, eliholwa umuzwa wokujabula ikakhulukazi e-Afrika, eMpumalanga Ephakathi naseYurophu. Ukuhlolwa kochwepheshe kokusebenza kwezokuvakasha ezinyangeni ezine zokuqala zowezi-2018 nakho bekuqinile, ngokuhambisana nemiphumela eqinile eqoshwe ezindaweni eziningi emhlabeni jikelele.

Inhlangano Yezokuvakasha Yomhlaba Wonke (UNWTO) yinhlangano yeZizwe Ezihlangene ebhekele ukukhuthaza ezokuvakasha ezinomthwalo wemfanelo, ezisimeme nezifinyeleleka emhlabeni wonke. Iyinhlangano yamazwe omhlaba ehamba phambili emkhakheni wezokuvakasha, ethuthukisa ezokuvakasha njengomgqugquzeli wokukhula komnotho, intuthuko ebandakanya wonke umuntu kanye nokusimama kwemvelo futhi inikeze ubuholi nokweseka umkhakha ekuthuthukiseni ulwazi nezinqubomgomo zezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke. Isebenza njengenkundla yomhlaba wonke yezindaba zenqubomgomo yezokuvakasha kanye nomthombo ongokoqobo wolwazi lwezokuvakasha. Ikhuthaza ukuqaliswa kwe-Global Code of Ethics for Tourism ukuze kukhuliswe umnikelo wezokuvakasha ekuthuthukisweni kwenhlalo-mnotho, kuyilapho kuncishiswa imithelela emibi engaba khona, futhi izibophezele ekuthuthukiseni ezokuvakasha njengethuluzi lokufeza Izinjongo Zokuthuthukiswa Okusimeme ze-United Nations (SDGs). ), okuhloselwe ukuqeda ubumpofu kanye nokugqugquzela intuthuko esimeme nokuthula emhlabeni wonke.

UNWTO yakha ulwazi lwemakethe, ikhuthaza izinqubomgomo namathuluzi ezokuvakasha aqhudelanayo nezisimeme, ikhuthaze imfundo nokuqeqeshwa kwezokuvakasha, futhi isebenzela ukwenza ezokuvakasha zibe yithuluzi eliphumelelayo lentuthuko ngamaphrojekthi osizo lwezobuchwepheshe emazweni angaphezu kwe-100 emhlabeni jikelele.

UNWTOUbulungu buhlanganisa amazwe angu-156, izindawo ezingu-6 kanye namalungu angaphansi kuka-500 amele imboni ezimele, izikhungo zemfundo, izinhlangano zezokuvakasha kanye neziphathimandla zezokuvakasha zendawo. Indlunkulu yayo itholakala eMadrid.