Uhulumeni waseSamoa unxusa izivakashi zaseKiwi ukuthi zingaweli njengendawo yokuya eholidini.

Iningi lezindawo zokungcebeleka izivakashi azizange zithintwe yi-tsunami futhi uhulumeni uthi ulidinga kakhulu idola lezivakashi iKiwi.

UFasitau Ula ovela kwaSamoa Tourist Authority uthi lona ngomunye wemikhankaso yokukhangisa enzima kakhulu ake ayihlanganisa - ekholisa amaKiwis ukuthi abuyele eSamoa ngemuva kwetsunami ecekele phansi iziqhingi esikhathini esingangenyanga edlule.

Esikhundleni sokuthengisa kanzima okuvamile, iSamoa Tourist Authority ithathe indlela ehlukile emzamweni wayo wokubuyisela izivakashi.

“Sigubha ukuphila kwalabo abathintekile, ngokunikeza ithemba kwabaphilayo,” kusho u-Ula wezikhangiso ezintsha zezokuvakasha zaseSamoa.

Iphinde inikeze ithemba ku-90% wendawo yokuhlala yaseSamoa engashayiwe yi-tsunami.

Yize evuliwe futhi elungele ibhizinisi, iningi liye lakhanselwa ngenxa yezinhlekelele

"Kuseyindawo enhle yeholide futhi ngaphakathi kokuzwela singathanda ukuthi ubuye," kusho iPhini likaNdunankulu waseSamoa uMisa Telefoni Retzlaff.

Ngisho nezindawo ezinjengolwandle lwaseLalomanu, ezicekelwe phansi yi-tsunami, ziyalulama.

Ulwandle selusuliwe futhi nakuba ukulahlekelwa ukuphila kushiye igebe elingenakushintshwa, izwe libheke ikusasa.

Lokho kuhlanganisa ukubuyisela izivakashi.

“Kuyimboni yethu engu-$310m, ilinganiselwa ku-25-30% we-GDP yethu ngakho ezokuvakasha ziwumgogodla womnotho wethu,” kusho u-Retzlaff.

I-ONE News ikhulume nedlanzana lama-travel agents, abathi ngenkathi ukuthengiswa kweSamoa kwehle ngonyaka odlule; kunokubhukha okuningi okuya phambili.

“Sinamandla impela ngoNovemba nangoDisemba futhi sinethemba elikhulu lokuthi umsebenzi esiwenzayo nezokuvakasha zaseSamoa uzogqugquzela abantu ukuthi bavakashele eSamoa,” kusho uBruce Parton we-Air NZ.

Umlayezo waseSamoa ucacile – impilo kumele iqhubeke.