Ezinyangeni eziyisikhombisa ngemva kokuba iSiphepho u-Irma noMaria sihlasele iziQhingi zaseBritish Virgin ezinhle, izindawo ezikhangayo zale ndawo, izindawo zokuhlala nemisebenzi iyaqhubeka nokudlondlobala. Imboni yezokuvakasha kanye nethimba lapha eBritish Virgin Islands Tourist Board basebenze kanzima kakhulu ukuze bavuselele umkhiqizo wezokuvakasha we-BVI - impilo yeziqhingi zethu. Sinenhlanhla yokwesekwa nguHulumeni wethu, osaqinile ekuzinikeleni kwakhe kwezokuvakasha kwe-BVI. Manje kunanini ngaphambili, kubalulekile ukuthi sikhuthaze izivakashi ukuthi zize zizozibonela i-BVI eziyaziyo neziyithandayo.
Kulezi zinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlule, isizini yethu yezokuvakasha iye yaba nemicimbi ethokozisayo, ukuvulwa kabusha kwezakhiwo kanye nezinhlelo ezintsha zasendaweni, eziwuphawu lokuvuselelwa kabusha kwe-BVI. Futhi kusukela ngomhlaka-10 Ephreli, uMnyango Wezwe LaseMelika ubuyekeze izeluleko zawo zokuhamba ze-BVI zaya kuLeveli 1 (sebenzisa ukuqapha okujwayelekile), enye inkomba yokubuyela kwendawo kwesijwayelekile.
I-BVITB iyajabula ukunikeza isibuyekezo esibanzi mayelana nezindawo zokuhlala, amabhizinisi endawo nemicimbi ezayo endaweni yonke njengoba sigcizelela ukuthi indawo okuyiwa kuyo ivulekele ibhizinisi ngempela.
Mayelana nezindawo zokuhlala eziseceleni komhlaba, ezinye zezakhiwo eziphambili ze-BVI zamukela izivakashi futhi, okuhlanganisa i-Oil Nut Bay e-Virgin Gorda, kanye ne-Cooper Island Beach Club. Esiqhingini sase-Anegada, amahhotela angu-10 kwangu-11 ayasebenza, okuhlanganisa i-Anegada Beach Club ne-Anegada Reef Hotel, phakathi kwamanye. Okwamanje kunamagumbi amahhotela angu-552 (cishe u-16%) atholakalayo ukuze abhukhe kuyo yonke i-BVI.
Ingxenye esele yezindawo zethu zokungcebeleka eziziqhingini ezizimele zisebenza ngokushesha nangokucasuka ukubuyisela izinto ezizithokozisayo eziwubukhazikhazi. I-Guana Island Resort izovulwa kabusha ngoJulayi, kanjalo ne-Scrub Island Resort & Spa. I-Necker Island izovulwa kabusha kancane ekwindla, kuyilapho i-Rosewood Little Dix Bay kanye ne-Bitter End Yacht Club - phakathi kwezindawo zokungcebeleka ezinzima kakhulu - kulindeleke ukuthi ziphinde zivulwe ngasekupheleni kuka-2019.
Impela, into emangalisayo ngomkhiqizo wezokuvakasha we-BVI ukuthi sinikezela ngendawo yokuhlala yasemhlabeni nolwandle. Ngemuva kweziphepho, ngokushesha sahlonza imboni ye-yachting njengeyokuqala ukubuyela emuva. Ama-yacht charter alulame ngamandla, futhi njengoba injalo manje, le ndawo inamakamelo/amakamelo okuqashisa izikebhe angu-1,860 atholakalayo. Lokhu kubandakanya izinkampani eziqasha uNdunankulu ezifana neThe Moorings, Marine Max, Sunsail kanye neHorizon.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, sekushayelwe izingcingo ezingama-36 ngomkhumbi e-Tortola Pier Park kusukela ngoDisemba, enye indlela ekhuthazayo yokuletha izivakashi endaweni. Lokhu kufaka phakathi imigqa yokuhamba ngomkhumbi efana ne-Columbia ne-Silver Seas, kuyilapho imikhumbi emikhulu efana ne-Disney Cruise Line kanye ne-Norwegian Cruise Line izophinde iqale ukuhamba ngomkhumbi iye ku-BVI ekwindla.
Ukufika ku-BVI akukaze kube lula. I-InterCaribbean Airways inwetshiwe isevisi phakathi kwe-San Juan ne-Tortola, yengeza enye indlela yokuxhumana elula kubahambi.
Uma izivakashi zifika ogwini lwethu oluhle kakhulu, kunezindawo eziningi ezikhangayo ezivulekele ukuthi zizihlole lapho ziziphumulele, njengamabhavu adumile e-Virgin Gorda. Izingosi zethu ze-dive ezingavamile nazo zivuliwe, ngakho izivakashi zingajabulela uhambo lwangaphansi kwamanzi nempilo yasolwandle e-BVI Art Reef and Wreck of the RMS Rhone. I-BVITB futhi isebenza ngokubambisana ne-National Parks Trust ukuvuselela amapaki ethu (iSage Mountain, Mount Healthy, namanye) futhi iwavulele kabusha abantu bendawo nezivakashi ngokufanayo. Amabhizinisi endawo ezizungeze iziqhingi azimisele ukuhlinzeka ngezinga lensizakalo kanye nobumnandi abaxhasi abalindele. Amabha adumile olwandle afana ne-Foxy's Tamarind Bar kanye ne-Soggy Dollar Bar aphinde avulwa ku-Jost Van Dyke ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule. Ukwengeza, iminyuziyamu efana ne-Sugar Works kanye ne-Old Government House izobuyisela lokhu kuwa.
Muva nje, i-BVI isingathe i-47th BVI Spring Regatta ngoMashi. Amatilosi avela emhlabeni wonke ahlangana ogwini lwethu futhi agubha elinye isonto eliyimpumelelo lokuncintisana nomoya wesiqhingi.
Siyaqiniseka ukuthi ngosizo lomkhakha wethu wezikebhe kanye nokuvulwa kabusha kwezindawo zokuhlala ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo, sizoqhubeka nokuhamba ngomkhumbi sibheke ekwakhiweni kabusha okuphelele kwe-BVI yethu esiyithandayo. Uma sibheka phambili, sijabulile ukwabelana ngohlu oluhle lwemicimbi namafestivali azoheha izivakashi njengoba singena ezinyangeni zasehlobo.
• I-Foxy's Wooden Boat Regatta ngo-Jost Van Dyke (April 21-22)
• Umjaho we-Lowell Wheatley Anegada Pursuit e-Anegada Reef Hotel (April 28)
• I-BVI Dinghy Championships e-Nanny Cay Hotel nase-Marina (May 19-21)
• Umkhosi Wesibili Wonyaka we-BVI Jazz & Style (May 25-27)
• I-Leverick Bay Poker Run (Meyi 27)
• I-BVI Summer Sizzle (Julayi 25-30)
• I-BVI Emancipation Festival (Julayi 27-August 10)
Ekugcineni, ngeso lokulondoloza, ithimba lethu lisanda kwethula umkhankaso walo we-Seeds of Love, iphrojekthi ehlose ukutshala kabusha izihlahla zomdabu zaseziqhingini nezimila. Ukuvikelwa kwemvelo kubalulekile ekusaseni lezindawo zethu ezingonakalisiwe. Iminikelo ingenziwa nge-Pledgeling, futhi izimali zizosetshenziselwa izihlahla ezinhle njengamasundu kakhukhunathi, imisedari emhlophe, nemihlume. Imbewu izobe isitshalwa izakhamuzi ze-BVI, izivakashi nezinhlangano zendawo. I-Tourist Board iphinde ibambisene ngamathuba okuzithandela alabo bahambi abafuna ukubuyisela emuva ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwabo.
I-BVITB izokwethula umkhankaso omusha weziteshi eziningi ngenyanga ezayo ukukhombisa ububanzi bemizamo yethu yokwakha kabusha, futhi igqamise ubuhle bemvelo obuningi obuhlale busezandleni zezivakashi. Futhi, iphromoshini ekhethekile yasehlobo isiseduze ukukhuthaza abahleli beholide abamagange ukuthi babuyele ku-BVI.
