Ingqophamlando: IGrenada yamukela izivakashi ezingaphezu kuka-500,000 ngo-2018

I-Pure Grenada, i-Spice of the Caribbean ifinyelele ingqopha-mlando ngo-2018 ngokwamukela izivakashi ezingaphezu kwesigamu sesigidi ogwini lwale ndawo. Ukusabalala ezimakethe ezibalulekile ze-niche, ukuhamba ngomkhumbi okuhlanganisiwe, ukuhamba ngezikebhe nokuhlala phezu kwabafikayo ngo-2018 bekungama-528,077 amele ukukhuphuka okungu-12.90% ngo-2017.

Kuqoshwe ukusebenza okuqinile ngesikhathi sokufika kwabafikayo okukhuphuke ngo-9.97%, okusuka ku-146,375 kuya ku-160,970 ezivakashini okukhulunywa ngokukhethekile ngesizini kaKhisimusi emnandi lapho kuqoshwe ukukhula ngo-17%.

I-Canada iqophe izinga eliphezulu lokukhula ngo-2018 ngokunyuka okungu-19.05% (14,586-17,364), kulandele i-USA ngo-12.38% (67,252-75,577) kanye neCaribbean ngo-6.87% (27,127-28,990). Ukukhula okuphawulekayo kuphinde kwaqoshwa ezimakethe ezingezona ezendabuko ezihlanganisa i-Latin America ku-13.28% (1,265-1,433) kanye nesigaba esimele zonke ezinye izingxenye zomhlaba ku-18.27% (2,934-3, 470). I-USA yiyona ehamba phambili emakethe yabafika endaweni okuyi-46.93% ilandelwa yi-United Kingdom.

Umkhakha we-yachting uqophe ukukhula okunamadijithi amabili angu-10.82%, nokufika kwezivakashi kusuka ku-21,911 kuya ku-24,281, umphumela oqondile wezingcingo ze-yacht ezengeziwe ezingu-428. Ngokuphathelene nokufika kwabantu ngomkhumbi, lo mkhakha ukhule ngo-14.49% (299,449-342,826) ngenxa yezingcingo ezinkulu zokuhamba ngomkhumbi.

Ekhuluma ngokusebenza kweGrenada, Carriacou kanye noPetite Martinique, Isikhulu Esiphezulu seGrenada Tourism Authority (GTA) u-Patricia Maher uthe, “Sijabule kakhulu ukweqa umlando wezi-500,000. Kuwumphumela wokusebenza kwethu kanzima ukunxenxa izinkampani zezindiza ukuba zithathe izindiza ezengeziwe kanye nokuzibandakanya kwabaphathi abaphezulu bohlobo lwe-cruise ukuze bathole izingcingo ezengeziwe zemikhumbi. Ngithanda ukubonga ababambiqhaza bethu ngokuseseka kwabo ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi izivakashi zethu ziyaqhubeka nokuba nolwazi oluhle endaweni.”

UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Nezokundiza Komphakathi uMhlonishwa. UClarice Modeste Curwen naye uzwakalise ukujabula ngendlela asebenza ngayo le ndawo. Waphawula, “Ukuzuza ukufika kwabangu-500,000 kube umgomo oyingqopha-mlando wendawo oya eGrenada, eCarriacou nasePetite Martinique. Kuwubufakazi bethonya lesiqhingi esikhulayo ezimakethe nasekukhuleni kwemboni. Kodwa ngeke sigcine lapho njengoba sifuna ukukhulisa uphaya ukuze wonke umuntu athole ucezu olukhulu. Ukuze senze lokho, kufanele siqhubeke nokugcina iziqhingi zethu zihlanzekile, sabelane ngemfudumalo yethu nomoya wokungenisa izihambi nezivakashi, kanye nokuletha isevisi yekhwalithi ephezulu.”

Ukwengeza, i-GTA yethule ividiyo yokuthenga lapho uya khona, egqamisa ukunikezwa okuhlukahlukene kwendawo oya kuyo. Wonke amazinga okuhlangenwe nakho kokuthenga akhonjisiwe okuhlanganisa ubuciko, imisebenzi yezandla, imikhiqizo yengilazi, izingubo zokugqoka, izinongo kanye ne-batik. Umphathi Wokuthuthukiswa Komkhiqizo wakwa-GTA u-Kirl Hoschtialek, uthi, “Ividiyo yokuthenga ingelinye lamasu ethu ekuthuthukiseni iphrofayili yendawo okuyiwa kuyo njengoba ihlobana nolwazi lokuthenga olugqanyiswe ocwaningweni lwezivakashi njengoba ludinga ukuthuthukiswa.” Ividiyo izokwabiwa endaweni, esifundeni nakwamanye amazwe ikakhulukazi e-St. George's Cruise Terminal.

I-GTA inethemba ngo-2019 futhi ilindele ukubambisana okujulile nababambiqhaza ukuze baphokophelele ukuqashelwa komkhiqizo womhlaba wonke we-Pure Grenada njengendawo ephambili yezivakashi.