U-Nicole Kidman unconywa njengomuntu ongase abe umsindisi embonini yezokuvakasha yase-Australia.
Abasebenzeli bezokuvakasha baseBrithani babikezela indima ka-Kidman ku-Baz Luhrmann epic yesikhathi sempi i-Australia izonikeza ukuthuthukiswa okudingeka kakhulu ezinombolweni zezivakashi zase-British kuleli zwe.
Izibalo ze-Australian Bureau of Statistics ngesonto eledlule zikhombise ukuthi izinombolo zabavakashi baseBrithani zehle ngamaphesenti ayi-6 zaya ku-57,000 ngoNovemba odlule, uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngo-2006.
Izikhukhula zabalandeli bekhilikithi baseBrithani beza e-Australia kuhambo lwe-Ashes ngo-2006 kwaba yimbangela yomehluko, kodwa hhayi kuphela.
Inhlangano emele imboni yezokuvakasha, iTourism and Transport Forum, ithe isibalo sabavakashi bakwamanye amazwe kulindeleke ukuthi senyuke ngo-3.7% ngonyaka odlule kodwa empeleni sikhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-2.9 kuphela.
Isibalo sabafike besuka eKorea sehle ngamaphesenti ayi-13 ngonyaka odlule, kanti izinombolo zabavakashi baseJapan zehle ngamaphesenti ayi-12.
Umqondisi ophethe iTourism Australia uGeoff Buckley uthe izinga lokushintshana libe nomthelela ekwehleni kwezivakashi zaseJapan, futhi nokukhuphuka kwezindleko zamaholide ephakethe eKorea kushaye kakhulu.
Ukususa izindaba ezimbi kwaba isimemezelo seNhlangano Yama-British Travel Agents sokuthi i-Australia “iyindawo eshisayo” kubavakashi baseBrithani kulo nyaka.
Le nhlangano ibikezela ukuthi ukudlala kuka-Kidman e-Australia kuzothuthukisa amanani, njengoba bekungenzeka nokwethulwa kwesizini yemijaho yeFormula One eMelbourne ngoMashi kanye neNdebe Yomhlaba Yebhola Lombhoxo ngo-Okthoba.
“Noma nini lapho senza inhlolo-vo yokuthi abantu bebengaya kuphi uma imali ingeyona into, i-Australia ihlala ihamba phambili ohlwini,” kusho umkhulumeli.
“AbaseBrithani bayayithanda i-Australia. Bayasithanda isimo sezulu kanye nabantu kanye nalokho esikunikezayo. Inkinga ukuthi iholidi elide kangaka kubo. Akufani nokugxumela eSpain amasonto ambalwa.
“UNicole Kidman udume kakhulu e-UK, ngakho-ke ifilimu izokhulisa intshisekelo kuDarwin phakathi kwezivakashi.
“Ezemidlalo zihlale zisiza. I-Ashes yandise ngempela isibalo sabavakashi kanti nombhoxo ungenza okufanayo nakulo nyaka. Abantu babona ukuza e-Australia njengohambo lwempilo yonke ngakho bafuna ukubona okuningi ngangokunokwenzeka lapho befika khona.”
Inhlolovo yakamuva yama-Britons by Virgin Travel Insurance yokuthola izindawo “okufanele uzibone” emhlabeni jikelele iklelise i-Harbour Bridge yesine ngemva kwe-Petra e-Jordan, i-Grand Canal e-Venice kanye nepaki yase-Kenya yase-Masai Mara.
smh.com.au
