(eTN) - I-Jordan iyaqhubeka nokutshala indawo yayo entsha yezokuvakasha i-Aqaba ukuze iqhakaze ngokugcwele. Ngempela, eminyakeni yamuva nje, sekube yizwi lemihlangano yebhizinisi embusweni wamaHashemite. I-Gulf ingabhekelela amakhulu ezithunywa ezilindele amazinga aphezulu emahhotela nasezinkonzweni, kanye nezindawo ezanele zomhlangano.
Ikhalenda lezokuvakasha lase-Jordan lihambisana ne-ASEZA noma i-Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority imiswe njengesikhungo esizimele sezezimali nokuphatha esibhekele ukuphatha, ukulawula nokuthuthukisa i-Aqaba.
Isivumelwano sokuthula phakathi kwe-Egypt ne-Jordan sigqugquzele izingxoxo zokusebenzisana futhi sidale isimo esithembisayo sokutshala imali. Konke ukuthuthukiswa kubonisa i-Jordan isiba yindawo yokuzikhethela ngesikhathi esifanayo, izwe elizitholela indawo efanelekile yokutshala izimali zezinkampani zangaphandle ngenxa ye-ASEZA. Ezokuvakasha sezifinyelele kumaphesenti ayi-12 e-GDP, ngesikhathi esisodwa, ngaphambi kokuthi ukungezwani kokuthula eMpumalanga Ephakathi kwehlise ijubane lokuhamba kwezivakashi.
Indawo ye-ASEZA nokufinyeleleka kwayo kanye nesikhungo sayo esikhulu somhlangano kwenza indawo efufusayo ibe yindawo yamaMICE (imihlangano, izikhuthazo, izingqungquthela, imicimbi) indawo. Ama-visa anikezwa ngesihle uma ungena usuka esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Queen Alia International Airport nanoma yimuphi umngcele, inqobo nje uma izivakashi zikhuluma “nge-Aqaba.” Amakhadi okungena agxivizwa zingakapheli izinsuku ezimbili engenile esuka emngceleni we-Aqaba uma kungenjalo, akhokha imali ye-visa.
Ngenhloso yokudala umuzwa wezokuvakasha osezingeni eliphezulu ngemikhiqizo emisha enikezela ngezimakethe ezihlosiwe, isu lezwe lezokuvakasha bekufanele libe khona kuqala e-Jordan eminyakeni emithathu edlule. Kuhloswe ukukhuphula amarisidi abe yi-JD 1.3 bhiliyoni, kudaleke amathuba emisebenzi angaba ngu-51000 futhi kuzuze i-JD 455 million yentela yonyaka ngo-2010. Isu lezokuvakasha lalihlanganisa ukuqinisa imizamo yokumaketha yamazwe ngamazwe ukuthuthukisa isithunzi sezwe ezimakethe zamanje njenge-EU nokuvula ezintsha. izimakethe ukwandisa ukufika kwezivakashi ezinesivuno esikhulu. Ithemba ukukhuphula ukuncintisana kwemakethe kanye nesivuno sezivakashi ngokudala imikhiqizo emisha nehlukahlukene, ngesikhathi esifanayo ikhulise ikhwalithi yemfundo yezokuvakasha nokuqeqeshwa ukuze kuqinisekiswe izinsiza zabantu ezichwepheshile kanye nezinsizakalo ezisezingeni eliphezulu. Ekugcineni, izobe ikhulise amandla esikhungo ezinhlangano zemboni kahulumeni ezisekela ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha futhi zinikeze izinhlelo ezizwakalayo, zomthetho nezokulawula kubaqhubi nabatshalizimali, ngokusho kukaNgqongqoshe wangaphambili uDkt. Alia Bouran, owasebenza kwaze kwaba nguNovemba 2007.
Ekupheleni kuka-2004, abalingani bamasu baphakamisa isabelomali seBhodi Lezokuvakasha lase-Jordan (JTB) base beqala ukusebenzisa inqubomgomo yayo yokuvula isibhakabhaka. Isimo seJordani sesithuthuke kulandela ukusungulwa kwebhodi labavakashi, ngaphandle kwalo izwe lathembela kunkampani yalo kazwelonke ukuze lithuthukiswe phesheya kwezilwandle. I-JTB isungule iyunithi yokuqaliswa kweQhinga Lezokuvakasha Likazwelonke ukuze liqondise uhlelo lokusebenza futhi yathuthukisa uhlaka lokuthuthukiswa kwemboni ezimele empahleni yezokuvakasha yomphakathi. Ekugcineni, izwe eliphila ngokulinganiselwe kwezomnotho libike ukuthi alisekho ukubuyisela okulingene.
Ezokuvakasha ziyimboni ekhulayo e-Jordan, enamahhotela amasha akhiwayo noma anwetshwa. UFeras Ajlouni, Umthuthukisi Omkhulu Womkhiqizo Wezokuvakasha we-ASEZA, umemezele ukuthi le ndawo idlondlobala ngamahhotela amaningi amasha, ikakhulukazi amahhotela ezinkanyezi ezinhlanu njengeKempinski, iHoliday Inn kanye neRadisson, ezinye izifunda zezentengiselwano nezindawo zokuhlala njengeTala Bay. Njengamanje, kunamagumbi angama-2000 e-Aqaba. "Ngonyaka ozayo, sizobe sesinamagumbi angu-3500 kanti ngo-2012, amagumbi angaba ngu-7000 esewonke," kusho u-Ajlouni, owengeze ngokuthi ukuphepha kuqinisekisiwe kuzo zonke izivakashi naphezu kwesigameko sokuqhuma kwebhomu esenzeka maphakathi no-2005 e-Aqaba, ngenhlanhla kungabulawanga muntu.
I-Ajlouni ichaze kabanzi i-US, UK, German, French, Italian kanye ne-Polish njengezimakethe ezinkulu ezinezindiza eziqashwa nsuku zonke ezivela e-Europe ezithwele lokhu kugeleza okukhulu kwethrafikhi. “I-Aqaba yidolobha elisoLwandle Olubomvu elinabantu bendawo njengelinye elihehayo. Kunomphakathi onosiko namagugu ahlukile kusukela emakhulwini eminyaka (we-caravan serai, izimpi zenkolo namaNabateans) okuthandwa yizivakashi,” kusho u-Ajlouni.
Owake waba nguKhomishana Omkhulu we-ASEZA, uNader Dahabi, manje ongundunankulu wezwe kanye nongqongqoshe wezokuvikela, ukhulise ezokuvakasha e-Aqaba ngamadinari ayizigidi ezingu-1.5 (i-JD 1500 elingana no-$1) asetshenziswa ekukhangiseni i-Aqaba njengendawo yokungena eseningizimu ye-Jordan nanjengesizinda samaholide oLwandle Olubomvu. Ixhaswe ngemali yi-EU, imali yabelwa isabelomali sokuthuthukisa iwebhusayithi yezokuvakasha yase-Aqaba kanye nokukhangisa nge-elekthronikhi, umkhankaso wokukhangisa osezingeni eliphezulu kanye nomkhankaso we-PR e-Jordan, ukukhiqizwa kohlu lwezincwadi zezivakashi ezinophawu, kanye nokuphromotha phesheya okuhlanganisa nomkhankaso. okuhloswe ngayo abatshuzi base-UK. UDahabi ungumphathi wangaphambili wabathwali befulegi iRoyal Jordanian Airlines ngaphambi kokujoyina i-ASEZA.
ULwandle Olubomvu luqale umkhankaso osabalele wokuqhakambisa umkhiqizo wezokuvakasha ne-Jordan njengendawo yokutshalwa kwezimali okuqondile kwamanye amazwe kwingqalasizinda yezokuvakasha kanye nesakhiwo esiphezulu. E-Aqaba, imali engaphezu kwebhiliyoni engu-$1 ibibekelwe amaphrojekthi afana neLagoon, iTala Bay, iKempinski Hotel, iSocial Security Fund Building kanye ne-Inter-Continental Hotel enamagumbi angu-400. Abanye abatshalizimali abazimele babambe iqhaza kumaphothifoliyo otshalomali basekhaya. Unxantathu Wegolide WasoLwandle Olubomvu-Medithera ohlanganisa i-Aqaba, iPetra kanye ne-Wadi Rum yathuthukiswa, ngokwengezwa koLwandle Olufile, indawo yemvelo enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, kwavula inqwaba yamagumbi nezindawo zomhlangano zokusingatha iDavos' World Economic Forum 2004 - manje esihlangana minyaka yonke oLwandle Olufile. I-Golden Triangle yase-Wadi Rum-Petra-Aqaba inikeza imisebenzi yokutshuza, igalofu, ukuvakasha emanzini afudumele, kanye nezinhlelo zokukhuthaza isibhakabhaka esivulekile. Isango elisha, indawo yase-Aqaba, lisekelwa kahle amaphrojekthi amaningi amakhulu eNkosi u-Abdullah athatha umbuso wayo.
Indawo eziya kuyo izinsana yisikhumulo sezindiza i-King Hussein International Airport (esikade siyisikhumulo sezindiza i-Aqaba International), esinomzila wezindiza okwazi ukwamukela ama-Boeing-747s kanye ne-Concorde engasekho), inqubomgomo yesibhakabhaka esivulekile, Ichweba lase-Aqaba lemikhumbi ehamba ngomkhumbi, imingcele. kwabelwana ne-Egypt, iSaudi Arabia ne-Israel, nezinye izinsiza eziningi ezihlinzekwa yi-ASEZA kanye noHulumeni wase-Jordan. “YiGulf of Aqaba oLwandle Olubomvu okuyisizinda somphakathi wesifunda samazwe amane ahlanganyela amabhishi anelanga, anesihlabathi samanzi acwebile kakhulu emhlabeni aziqhenya ngamakhorali amahle kakhulu endaweni esenyakatho, efudumele kunawo wonke emhlabeni. Ukubambisana kwenza idolobha lasePetra libaluleke ngokulinganayo njengamaphiramidi aseGibhithe kuyilapho lihlaba izivakashi umxhwele ngemidwebo eqoshwe emadwaleni anombala orozi, indawo lapho uLaurence wase-Arabia asiza khona ukunqoba ama-Ottomans,” kusho uSihlalo wanamuhla weKomidi Lezokuvakasha, uSenator Akil. UBiltaji, owake waba nguKhomishana Omkhulu we-ASEZA, owayenguNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Nezinto Zasendulo wase-Jordan, kanye nomeluleki oqokiwe Wezokuvakasha Nezokutshalwa Kwezimali Zangaphandle eNkantolo Ephakeme Yobukhosi Bakhe iNkosi u-Abdullah II.
(US$1=1500 Jordanian dinar)
