IMIBHALO, February 13, 2018 -
Europe yemukele izivakashi ezifika ezigidini ezingama-671 zamazwe ngamazwe ngowezi-2017, ukukhula okuhle ngama-8% uma kuqhathaniswa nowezi-2016. (+ 2%)[1]. Europe iye yahlanganisa, iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ilandelana, isikhundla sayo njengendawo ehamba phambili emhlabeni wonke.
Ngokusho kwamuva I-European Travel Commission"I-European Tourism 2017-Amathrendi namathemba", ukunwetshwa kwesifunda kusekelwe ukukhula komnotho ezimakethe ezinkulu zemithombo kanye nokutholwa kabusha kwezindawo ezithintwe yizinkinga zokuphepha. Cishe zonke izindawo okuya kuzo eziqashwe ngeso lokhozi zibone ukwanda kwezivakashi ezifikayo njengoba zikhula ngaphezu kwengxenye ezingaphezu kuka-10%.
“Ukusimama komnotho womhlaba kuvula indlela yokulungisa kabusha inqubomgomo ye-Europe kanye nekazwelonke yokweseka imikhankaso yokukhula kwezokuvakasha, ukukhuthaza intuthuko esimeme yesikhathi eside futhi kube umgqugquzeli ophumelelayo wokwakhiwa kwamathuba emisebenzi Europe, " wathi U-Eduardo Santander, Umqondisi Omkhulu we-ETC.
igalikuni (+28%) kube nokuphindaphindeka okumangazayo ekufikeni kwezivakashi ngokukhula okuqhutshwa kakhulu ukugeleza okuphumayo kwaseRussia (+465.2%). Iceland(+24%), indawo ekhula ngokushesha kusukela ngo-2012, ibonise imiphumela eqinile ngenkathi uhulumeni wayo ebheka izindlela zokubhekana “nokuvakasha ngaphezu kokuvakasha”.
Izindawo e-Southern/Mediterranean Europe Montenegro (+19%), Serbia (+18%) Malta (+ 16%), Slovenia futhi Cyprus (kokubili +15%) nakho kukhuphule ukukhula futhi babonise impumelelo yabo ekunqobeni isizini. Finland(+14%) ujabulele ukukhuphuka okuqinile okugqugquzelwe ukufika kwamaShayina namaNdiya. Isungulwe izindawo zasehlobo Croatia (+ 14%), Portugal (+ 12%) no Spain(+9%) futhi ubone ukukhula okunempilo. Ku Spain Ukungezwani kwezepolitiki eCatalonia kubonakala kungasithena amandla isidingo sezokuvakasha ngenkathi ukuxhumana komoya okuthuthukisiwe kuqhubeka nokusekela EPortugal ukusebenza okuqinile.
Ukuqinisa Izimo Zezomnotho Ezimakethe Zemithombo Ebalulekile Kukhuphula Isidingo Sezokuvakasha SaseYurophu
Ukukhula okuvela e-UK kuqhubekile kakhulu naphezu kwephawundi elintekenteke elinezindawo ezimbalwa ezithumela ukwenyuka kwamadijithi amabili. France futhi Germany iqhubekile nokuba umthombo wokukhula okuphawulekayo kwabafikayo ezindaweni eziningana zaseYurophu esizwa izimo zomnotho ezikhuthazayo ezisekela ukusetshenziswa kwangasese.
Ukuhamba okuphumayo eRussia kuye kwanda kulandela ukwehla kweminyaka. Zonke izindawo ngaphandle kokukodwa zokubika zijabulele ukubuya okunamandla kwabafikayo abavela kule makethe. Naphezu kokuthamba okuthile kwakamuva, idola laseMelika eliqinile kanye nezindleko zokuncintisana zezindiza zibe nomthelela ekukhuleni kwezivakashi ezivela e-US, zikhuphuke ngo-+12% ngo-2017 uma kuqhathaniswa no-2016. China ukuxhumana komoya okuthuthukisiwe kanye nesigaba sawo esiphakathi esandayo siyaqhubeka nokuqhuba isidingo sokuhamba. Ngo-2017, Europe inyuke ngo-16%. China, uma kuqhathaniswa nokukhula okuyisicaba ngo-2016.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “The upturn in the global economy paves the way to reorient European and national policy to support the drivers of tourism growth, promote long-term sustainable development and be a more effective catalyst for job creation in Europe,” said Eduardo Santander, Executive Director of ETC.
- Despite some recent softening, a stronger US dollar and competitive air fares contributed to growth in tourist arrivals from the US, up +12% in 2017 compared to 2016.
- In 2017, Europe saw a remarkable 16% increase from China, compared to the flat growth in 2016.
