Umhlangano wokuqala wesu lezokuvakasha womphakathi nezizimele e-Seychelles

Umhlangano Wokuqala Wesu Lezokuvakasha wezinkampani ezizimele wokwakha ubukhona be-Seychelles e-China nase-India ubuholwa nguJoel Morgan, uNgqongqoshe Wezangaphandle NezokuThutha. Abanye ongqongqoshe abebekhona nguJean Paul Adam uNgqongqoshe wezeziMali, ezoHwebo kanye neBlue Economy, no-Alain St.Ange, onguNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Namasiko.

Umhlangano obubanjelwe emaHhovisi eBhodi Lezokuvakasha e-ESPACE Building ubuhanjelwe ngabamele iSeychelles Hospitality and Tourism Association (SHTA), Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Air Seychelles, Seychelles Civil and Aviation Authorities (SCCA) , Ibhodi Lezokuvakasha lase-Seychelles (i-STB), kanye nozakwethu kwezokuvakasha abavule izingxoxo ngezinqubomgomo zezokuvakasha zase-Seychelles mayelana ne-China futhi baxoxa ngalokho i-Seychelles njengezwe eyayifuna ukukuzuza emakethe yase-China kanye nezinombolo zezivakashi zase-China i-Seychelles ezaziqondiswe kuyo.

Abamele imboni ezimele babone kusemqoka ukuthi la maphuzu ethulwe futhi kufinyelelwe esivumelwaneni esifanayo, emzamweni wokuvumelana nokuthi iSeychelles yakhe indlela ehlangene yokuba khona kwayo emakethe yaseShayina.

I-Seychelles, osekunesikhathi eside incike emakethe yemithombo yayo emikhulu eYurophu, iletha amabhizinisi angama-66% ezweni, ikholelwa kakhulu kunangaphambili ukuthi idinga ukuhlukahluka futhi ihlale iqinile ukuze imelane nokushaqeka kwezepolitiki nezomnotho okuvela ezimakethe zayo zaseYurophu.

I-China ilethe izivakashi ezingu-13,000 eSeychelles ngo-2014. Namuhla, inani labantu baseShayina lingaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingu-1.3. Umhlangano we-Tourism Strategy uzuze ukuvumelana kokuthi iSeychelles ayidingi isibalo esikhulu sabavakashi baseShayina, kodwa ithrafikhi eyanele ukugcwalisa izindiza zayo kanye nemibhede engu-11,000 ezweni.

Abamele umhlangano we-Tourism Strategy nabo bavumile ukuthi sesifikile isikhathi sokuthi iSeychelles isuke emgomeni wokusebenzela ukuheha izindiza eziqashiwe zaseShayina futhi esikhundleni salokho ilungiselele ukwethula izindiza eziqondile zamasonto onke ezingami futhi isebenze kuwo wonke ama-Chinese Tour Operators ( TOs) ukuthengisa izindawo nesifunda. Kwagqanyiswa ngendiza eyodwa evamile yamasonto onke; I-Seychelles ingaletha izivakashi zaseShayina ezingu-10,000 ngonyaka.

Ivala isahluko semakethe yaseShayina, i-Air Seychelles imemezele isu layo lokuqalisa izindiza zesimiso sasebusika eziya e-China phakathi nonyaka.

Emakethe yase-India, abamele umhlangano we-Tourism Strategy bavumile ukuthi i-Seychelles kufanele ihehe abenzi bamaholide abaningi baseNdiya ogwini lwayo futhi inyuse izibalo zokufika kwezivakashi ngokuphindwe kabili kule makethe.

I-Seychelles yamukela abahambi abangaba ngu-6,000 ngonyaka abavela eNdiya futhi lokhu ngaphandle kwezindiza ezine eziqondile zamasonto onke.

Iphuzu elilodwa elikhulu eliphume ezingxoxweni ezimayelana nemakethe yase-India yisidingo sokukhulisa ukubonakala kwe-Seychelles emakethe ngesikhathi esifanayo njengoba kubuyekezwa imali yendiza esebenzayo ehlinzekwa yi-Air Seychelles kule makethe.

Kwavunyelwana ngokuthi isu lamaNdiya kufanele liqondise kwabasanda kushada, abamele u-90% wengxenye yemakethe yaseSeychelles.

I-Seychelles ithe amalungu omhlangano we-Tourism Strategic Meeting kufanele futhi achaze umlayezo obalulekile ozogqugquzela ukumakethwa kwendawo okuyiwa eNdiya.

I-Tourism Strategic Meeting isincomo sePhini likaMongameli u-Danny Faure emhlanganweni wemikhakha eyahlukene obungoLwesihlanu, 3 July.

ISeychelles iyilungu elisungula le- I-International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP) .