I-Cape Town, eNingizimu Afrika, iqokwe njengenye yezindawo eziyi-15 ezihamba phambili emhlabeni wonke ezizokhethwa njengezifundo ezifanele zocwaningo lwe-United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) kanye ne-World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF), ekhombisa isimo sedolobha emhlabeni jikelele kanye namandla alo okuthonya ukuvakasha komhlaba ngokuya ngokuthandwa kwawo kanye nezindlela zawo zokusebenza ngaphansi kwezimo ezisimeme zezokuvakasha.
Owethulwe ngokuhlanganyela “UNWTO-WTCF City Tourism Performance Research,” iyithuluzi elinesethi yemibandela kanye nenkundla yokushintshisana ngolwazi ukuze ilinganisele ukusebenza kwezokuvakasha ezindaweni zasemadolobheni. Ucwaningo lugxile kulezi zindawo ezilandelayo: Ukuphathwa Kwendawo; Umthelela Kwezomnotho; Umthelela Wezenhlalakahle Namasiko; Umthelela Wendawo Nobuchwepheshe & Amamodeli Ebhizinisi Amasha.
Ngokuphawulekayo, Ngokusho kwe- UNWTO, izifundo eziyisibonelo zihlanganisa isethi yezinkomba zokusebenza ezibalulekile zezokuvakasha zasemadolobheni kanye nokuhlaziywa okujulile kwedolobha ngalinye ezindaweni ezihlobene nomthelela wezomnotho wezokuvakasha, ukusimama noma ukusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe obusha ekukaleni nasekulawuleni ezokuvakasha zasemadolobheni.
“IKapa liyindawo yezokuvakasha ehehayo; Isimo esihle sedolobha e-Gateway to Africa sihlanganisa amasiko amaningi kangangokuthi sinikeza umbono oyingqayizivele ekugcineni nokugcina umkhakha wezokuvakasha ophumelelayo ozuzisa abantu bendawo - indima yethu ukuqhubeka sisebenzela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imiphakathi yethu iyakwazi ukujabulela umsebenzi. amathuba kwezokuvakasha kanye nokuthi imiphumela yezomnotho yalokho isatshalaliswe ngokulinganayo ezindaweni esihlala kuzo nomphumela wesikhathi eside.
Ngonyaka wezi-2018 sibone abagibeli bamazwe ngamazwe abayizigidi ezingu-2.6 abaqoshwe yisikhumulo sezindiza saseKapa, okusho ukukhula ngamaphesenti angu-9.6 kusukela ngo-2017 nakuba kunesomiso nezinye izinkinga ezikhungethe isifunda, ngakho ake ucabange amathuba.” – U-Alderman James Vos, Ilungu Lekomidi LeMeya Lamathuba Ezomnotho Nokuphathwa Kwempahla, okuhlanganisa Ezokuvakasha, Ukuphathwa Kwezakhiwo, Izimpahla Zamasu, Amabhizinisi Nokutshalwa Kwezimali.
Izibalo ezimangalisayo
IKapa, elinikela cishe ngama-11% ku-GDP yaseNingizimu Afrika, linomkhakha wezokuvakasha omatasatasa. Ngaphandle kokuba nesikhumulo sezindiza esimatasatasa sesithathu e-Afrika, leli dolobha linenani lamabhizinisi ezokuvakasha acishe abe ngu-4,000, okuhlanganisa nezi-2,742 ezinhlotsheni ezahlukene zezindawo zokuhlala izivakashi, izindawo zokudlela ezingama-389 kanye nezindawo eziheha izivakashi ezingama-424 ukubhekelela izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe nezasekhaya. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inezindawo zomhlangano ezingu-170 zamabhizinisi neminye imicimbi. Khumbula inani labasebenzi elidingekayo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukusebenza kwalawo mabhizinisi futhi uqala ukuthola isithombe esicacile sokuthi kungani ezokuvakasha ziwumgogodla ongaka emnothweni wethu wasekhaya.
Ucwaningo olunzulu lwakamuva olumayelana nomnotho wezokuvakasha olwenziwa nguGrant Thornton (2015) luveze ukuthi ezokuvakasha ziletha imali elinganiselwa ku-ZAR 15 billion (USD 1.1 billion) weDolobha laseMother, okukhombisa le mboni njengebamba elikhulu iqhaza emnothweni waseKapa. Ezokuvakasha zaseKapa nazo zifaka isandla cishe ngo-10% ku-GDP yaseNtshonalanga Kapa, ngenxa yezindawo ezikhangayo ezinkulu ezingenakuqhathaniswa ezifana ne-Table Mountain Cableway, i-Cape Point kanye ne-V&A Waterfront, kanye neminye imisebenzi eminingi ethandwayo njengokunambitha iwayini kanye nokunye okunikezwayo kwe-gastronomic.
Ukugcina indawo esimeme
Kube yinhlanhla ukubamba iqhaza kulolu cwaningo lomhlaba wonke, njengoba lusenza sikwazi ukuthola umbono omkhulu womthelela wezokuvakasha eKapa njengendawo yokuya kuyo, umbono osivumela ukuba sakhe indawo eqhubekayo yezokuvakasha ukuze kuzuze indawo yakithi. imiphakathi. Imvamisa, izindawo okuyiwa kuzo emhlabeni jikelele zobukhulu bethu zithola ubunzima obuthile ezinsizeni nasemiphakathini, futhi inqwaba yezivakashi ezivakashela ezindaweni ezigxile kakhulu ithatha isilinganiso esincane sokuphatha. Kungakho sihlala sifuna izindlela zokusabalalisa umthwalo wezokuvakasha kabanzi, simema izivakashi ezindaweni ezingavakashelwa kancane. Lokho futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi imali abayisebenzisayo isatshalaliswa kabanzi.
Okunye okumele sikuqaphele ukuthi iKapa livotelwe njengedolobha elihamba phambili emhlabeni jikelele ngemicimbi namafestivali - futhi, akuyona into encane. Ukukhombisa lokhu, iCape Town Cycle Tour ibona u-R500-million ungena emnothweni waseNtshonalanga Kapa phakathi nesonto lohambo lwama-Cycle Tour. Balinganiselwa ku-15,000 abagibeli ababamba iqhaza ku-Cycle Tour abavela ngaphandle kwemingcele yeNtshonalanga Kapa, okuhlanganisa nabangenele amazwe ngamazwe, kwabangu-35 000 sebebonke. Lolu hambo luhehe abagibeli bamazwe ngamazwe ababalelwa ku-4,000 kuleli dolobha, nabo.
ICape Town International Jazz Festival ivule amathuba emisebenzi yetoho engaphezu kuka-2 000. Umkhosi waminyaka yonke unezigaba ezi-5 ezinamaciko angaphezu kuka-40 enza ubusuku obungu-2. Ifestivali isingatha abathandi bomculo abangaphezu kuka-37, 000 phakathi nezinsuku ezi-2 zombukiso. Le festiveli ingenisa imali elinganiselwa ku-R700 million emnothweni, kanti lokhu kukhule njengoba inani lababekhona likhula.
Ukufingqa, isivakashi ngasinye osibona sithwebula izithombe ukuze sibelane ngaso eziteshini zaso zenkundla yezokuxhumana siyimpahla okufanele siyihloniphe, ibambe iqhaza emnothweni wethu, ngaphandle kwayo besiyoba nzima ukuthola amandla okuxhasa umphakathi wethu. Kuyilungelo ukubambisana ne UNWTO ekuqoqeni ulwazi olusivumela ukuthi siqinisekise ukukhula okuqhubekayo kanye nesimo esimeme sezokuvakasha.
