I-Barbados Tourism Isethelwe Ukukhula Isuka Emakethe YaseMelika

Ukuvakasha kweBarbados I-Marketing, Inc. (BTMI) iyakuthokozela ukumemezela ukuthi isiqhingi sikulungele ukwanda kwemisebenzi yezindiza ezisuka emakethe yase-US ekupheleni kuka-2023, njengoba umthamo wasebusika uhlelelwe ukudlula owango-2019. Lokhu kunwetshwa komthamo kuqinisekisa isikhundla se-Barbados. njengomholi nendawo ehamba phambili embonini yezokuvakasha yaseCaribbean phakathi kwabahambi base-US. Ukwenyuka okucatshangelwayo kokuhamba ngendiza nakho kugcizelela impumelelo yemikhankaso yesu lokumaketha yendawo ekuyiwa kuyo kulo lonke elase-US kanye nekhono layo lokuzivumelanisa nokushintsha kwamathrendi okuhamba nokuthandwa ngabathengi.

Ekhuluma ngale ntuthuko ebalulekile, u-Eusi Skeete, uMqondisi wase-US we-BTMI, waphawula ukuthi:

"IBarbados isaqhubeka nokuba yindawo ehamba phambili yokuhamba phakathi kwemakethe yaseMelika."

“Kanjalo, i-BTMI isebenzisana eduze nababambe iqhaza kanye nabalingani ababalulekile ukuze inikeze ukufinyelela okukhulu e-Barbados nokubeka isiqhingi phakathi kwababukeli abanamasu. Imikhankaso yethu yokukhangisa ngobuciko emasangweni amakhulu nasemadolobheni anikezela ngezinsizakusebenza ibe nomthelela ngokuqondile ekukhuleni kwezokuvakasha kulesi siqhingi, futhi sibona ubufakazi bempumelelo yabo ngalezi zibalo.”

Ukuphendula isidingo esikhulayo, inkampani yezindiza i-American Airlines (AA) izophinda yethule isevisi yesithathu yansuku zonke emzileni wayo osuka e-Miami oya e-Barbados. Kusukela ngomhla ka-20 Disemba 2023, kuze kube ngu-April 3, 2024, abahambi manje bazoba nezinketho ezilula kakhulu zokuzwa isiko elinempilo nokungenisa izihambi okufudumele kwesiqhingi. Lokhu kwandiswa kugcizelela ubudlelwano obude phakathi kwe-American Airlines ne-Barbados. USkeete wengeze ngokuthi “Lokhu kuza kulandela ukubambisana okube yimpumelelo kakhulu ne-AA ukukhulisa isevisi yansuku zonke evela eMiami ngesikhathi sasehlobo. Kusukela ngomhlaka-15 Agasti kuya kuSepthemba 5, umthamo wanyuswa ngokwethulwa kwendiza yesithathu yansuku zonke eya eBarbados. Manje, njengoba silungiselela ukwamukela izivakashi zasebusika, i-AA isiphinde yafaka i-Barbados ohlelweni lwayo lwansuku zonke. I-BTMI ijabule kakhulu ngalezi ntuthuko njengoba lo mthamo othuthukisiwe wendiza ebusika udlula owango-2019.”

Lokhu kunwetshwa kwendiza yendiza kungokwakamuva ochungechungeni lweminikelo efanayo evela kwabanye ozakwethu bezindiza. Lokhu kufaka phakathi indiza engokomlando yaphakathi nesonto esuka e-Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) ehlinzekwa yi-JetBlue. Ayikaze itholakale isevisi efana nalena kusukela kuleli sango eliya esifundeni saseCaribbean. Okunye ukuthuthukiswa kokuhamba ngendiza imi kanje:

1. Indiza yansuku zonke ye-AA esuka e-Charlotte Douglas International (CLT), eqala ngo-December 7 kuya ku-April 2024.

2. Isevisi ekabili yansuku zonke ye-JetBlue evela ku-John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) inwebelwa ngo-February 2024.

3. Izindiza zangoMgqibelo zonyaka wonke ezivela e-Dulles International (IAD) nge-United Airlines, ziqala ngo-Okthoba 30.

4. Ukwethulwa kwesevisi yonyaka wonke evela kwa-Newark Liberty International (EWR) yi-United Airlines kusukela ngomhla ka-30 Septhemba 2023. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi le sevisi ibihlelelwe ukuqala ngoNovemba; nokho, ngenxa yesidingo, manje izoqala izinyanga ezintathu ngaphambi kwesikhathi esimisiwe.

I-BTMI isalokhu izibophezele ekusebenzisaneni nababambiqhaza kanye nozakwethu ukuhlangabezana nesidingo esikhulayo sokuhamba phakathi kwe-US ne-Barbados. Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe kanye nokubhukha izindiza, abahambi abanentshisekelo bayakhuthazwa ukuthi bavakashele www.visitbarbados.org/usa noma uthinte i-ejenti yezokuvakasha abayikhethayo.