IGoli lihlala liyidolobha elithandwa kakhulu e-Afrika

IGoli seliqhamuke njengedolobha elidume kakhulu e-Afrika iminyaka emihlanu ilandelana, ngokwe-Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index.

Idolobha Legolide lihehe izivakashi zamazwe ngamazwe eziyizigidi ezi-4.05 ngo-2017. Eduze kwayo, i-Marrakech e-Morocco iyidolobha lesibili elidumile e-Afrika, lamukela izivakashi zamazwe ngamazwe eziyizigidi ezingu-3.93 ngonyaka odlule. IPolokwane (izigidi ezingu-1.88), iKapa (izigidi ezingu-1.73) kanye ne-Djerba e-Tunisia (izigidi ezingu-1.65) zenze amadolobha amahlanu aphezulu ase-Afrika akleliswe ku-Index.

IGoli liphinde laqopha izindleko eziphezulu kakhulu zezivakashi zamazwe ngamazwe phakathi kwamadolobha ase-Afrika lapho abahambi bachitha amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2.14 ngo-2017, ngaphambi kwe-Marrakech (US$1.64 billion). Ngokwesilinganiso, izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe zahlala ubusuku obuyi-10.9 futhi zachitha ama-US$48 ngosuku eGoli, kanti ukuthenga kubiza ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-50 esamba semali abachithile.

“IDolobha Legolide seliphinde lahamba phambili ezinhlwini zenkomba ye-Afrika yalo nyaka, kanye nengxube yalo yokuthenga nokuthengisa ezokuvakasha isalokhu ihamba phambili kubavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe,” kusho u-Mark Elliott, uMongameli Wophiko lwe-Mastercard eNingizimu Afrika. “Izinga libalulekile kwezomnotho waseGoli njengoba izindleko zezivakashi zinomthelela omkhulu ekungeniseni imali embonini yokudayisa, yezokuvakasha, yezokudlela kanye neyamasiko.”

I-Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index iklelisa amadolobha okuyiwa kuwo aphezulu angu-162 ngokwenani lezivakashi kanye nemali echithwayo onyakeni wekhalenda ka-2017. Iphinde inikeze ukuqonda mayelana namadolobha okuyiwa kuwo akhula ngokushesha, kanye nokuqonda okujulile kokuthi kungani abantu behamba nokuthi bachitha kanjani imali emhlabeni jikelele. I-Index yalo nyaka ihlanganisa amadolobha amakhulu ase-Afrika angu-23 okubalwa iCairo, iNairobi, iLagos, iCasablanca, iTheku, iTunis, iDar es Salaam, i-Accra, iKampala, iMaputo neDakar namanye.

Njengenkomba yokubaluleka kohambo lwangaphakathi kwesifunda, ngaphezudlwana kwamaphesenti angama-57 abavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe abavakashela eGoli ngo-2017 baphuma emazweni amahlanu aseNingizimu Afrika. IMozambique ibe yizwe elihamba phambili ngokuthumela izivakashi eGoli, ezibalelwa ku-809 000 izivakashi noma amaphesenti angu-20 engqikithi, ilandelwa yiLesotho (amaphesenti angu-12.4), iZimbabwe (amaphesenti angu-12), iBotswana (amaphesenti angu-6.7) neSwaziland (amaphesenti angu-6.1).

Ngokusho kweDolobha laseGoli, izinga le-Index liqinisekisa isikhundla saseGoli njengendawo enkulu yezomnotho namasiko e-Afrika.

“Njengoba kukhombisa isibalo esikhulu sabavakashi abavela emazweni angomakhelwane bethu, iGoli lingelinye lamadolobha abalulekile kwezamabhizinisi, ezohwebo, ukutshalwa kwezimali kanye nezokungcebeleka ezwenikazi lonke,” kusho iMeya yoMkhandlu waseGoli uHerman Mashaba. “I-Index iqinisekisa kabusha isimo seGoli njengendawo eqhubeka nokuheha izivakashi zamazwe ngamazwe ubusuku bonke unyaka nonyaka ngenxa yezokuvakasha ezitholakala ngokuqhubekayo - kusukela ezindaweni zokuthenga ezidumile kanye nenxanxathela yezitolo ezisezingeni lomhlaba kuya enhlobonhlobo yendlela yokuphila, ezemidlalo kanye nemicimbi yamabhizinisi. ”

Amadolobha aseNingizimu Afrika akhombisa ukusebenza okuqinile

IKapa kanye nePolokwane zikleliswe endaweni yesithathu nesithupha ngokwamadolobha ase-Afrika anezindleko eziphezulu kakhulu zokuvakashela izivakashi emhlabeni wonke ngo-2017, lapho izivakashi zisebenzisa amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.62 kanye namaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-760 ngokulandelana. Ngenkathi abavakashi abavakashela eKapa bahlala ubusuku obuyi-12.5 futhi basebenzisa ama-US$75 ngosuku ngokwesilinganiso, abavakashi abaya ePolokwane bahlala isikhathi esifushane (ubusuku obungu-4.3), kodwa bachitha ngaphezulu ngosuku (US$95). Ukuthenga kuphinde kube yikhadi elidonsa izivakashi ezivakashela eKapa nasePolokwane, okubalelwa kumaphesenti angama-22 namaphesenti angama-60 esamba semali ezichithiweyo ngokulandelana.

I-Mother City ihehe isibalo esikhulu kunazo zonke sezivakashi ezithatha uhambo olude eNingizimu Afrika, nabavakashi abavela e-United Kingdom (amaphesenti angu-14.4), eJalimane (amaphesenti angu-12.4), e-United States (amaphesenti angu-10.9), naseFrance (amaphesenti angu-6.6). Isibalo esiphezulu saseKapa sezivakashi zase-Afrika siqhamuka eNamibia (amaphesenti angu-6.2). Amazwe amathathu aphuma phambili ePolokwane yiZimbabwe (77.7%), iBotswana (6.9%) kanye ne-United States (2.5%).

Amadolobha aphezulu emhlabeni okuyiwa kuwo

Njengoba cishe izigidi ezingama-20 izivakashi zamazwe ngamazwe ngobusuku obubodwa, iBangkok igcine indawo ephezulu kulo nyaka. Izivakashi zivame ukuhlala e-Bangkok ubusuku obungu-4.7 futhi zisebenzisa u-$173 ngosuku. ILondon (izigidi ezingu-19.83), iParis (izigidi ezingu-17.44), iDubai (izigidi ezingu-15.79) kanye neSingapore (izigidi ezingu-13.91) zenza uhlu lwamadolobha amahlanu aphezulu emhlabeni ngezinombolo zezivakashi.

Akuwona wonke amadolobha adalwe alingana uma kukhulunywa ngenani elichithwa yizivakashi emnothweni wendawo. I-Dubai isaqhubeka nokuba yidolobha elisezingeni eliphezulu elisekelwe emalini echithwe yizivakashi ubusuku bonke, kanti izivakashi zichitha imali efinyelela ku-US$29.7 billion ngo-2017 noma u-U$537 ngosuku ngokwesilinganiso. Ilandelwa iMakkah, (US$18.45 billion), London (US$17.45 billion), Singapore (US$17.02 billion) kanye neBangkok (US$16.36 billion).

“Ukuhambela amazwe ngamazwe kubalulekile kwezomnotho eziningi zasemadolobheni, kucebisa izimpilo zabahlali nezivakashi. Ibha iyakhuphuka ukuze amadolobha asungule ukuze anikeze isipiliyoni esikhumbulekayo nesiyiqiniso,” kusho u-Elliott. “Sisebenzisana kakhulu namadolobha emhlabeni jikelele ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi anolwazi nobuchwepheshe bokuthuthukisa indlela aheha ngayo futhi abhekelele izivakashi kuyilapho silondoloza lokho okuwenza akhetheke kangaka kwasekuqaleni.”