UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha eJamaica, u-Edmund Bartlett uthi umphumela obalulekile wezingxoxo zakhe zakamuva nezikhulu zezokuvakasha eMiami Florida ukuthi bazimisele ngokujulisa ubudlelwano babo nalesi siqhingi ngo-2018.
“Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi imboni yethu yezokuvakasha izobona intuthuko enkulu kulo Ncibijane ngokusekelwe empendulweni enhle engiyitholile kubaholi bemboni yezokuvakasha kanye nalabo abangaba abatshalizimali, kuze kube manje. Futhi, umsebenzi uNdunankulu wethu abewenza ukuze andise futhi anike amandla uhla olubanzi lwemisebenzi yokuhlangenwe nakho ngaphakathi kohlaka lwezokuvakasha lwe-Falmouth ikakhulukazi, uzoyibona isesimweni esihle ngo-2020, ”kusho uNgqongqoshe uBartlett.
Ukumaketha ngeCruise kuwuhlelo olubalulekile loMnyango Wezokuvakasha futhi kuyingxenye enkulu yesu lawo lokuthuthukisa abafika ngomkhumbi. Ngakho-ke lolu hambo luyingxenye yemizamo yokumaketha ngomkhumbi eqinile eyenziwa uMnyango usebenzisa I-Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) ukuthuthukisa kanye nokwenza ngcono umkhakha.
“Ukuqagela kwango-2018 kubukeka kuthembisa kakhulu futhi ozakwethu basawujabulele umkhiqizo wezokuvakasha waseJamaica. Ngiyaqhubeka nokutusa umkhankaso we-JTB wokukhangisa ngomkhumbi okhulise imizamo yawo yokumaketha indawo ekuyiwa kuyo ngokuqondile kumakhasimende ohambo lwemikhumbi nama-ejenti okuthengisa, ukukhuthaza izinto eziheha abantu bakuleli kanye nokuthuthukisa uguquko lwemikhumbi. Nakanjani siyibona imiphumela emihle,” kusho uNgqongqoshe uBartlett.
Uhambo lukaNgqongqoshe u-Bartlett oluya e-United States luphinde lube yingxenye yohlelo olusha loMnyango wokuqinisekisa ababambiqhaza ababalulekile abavela ezimakethe ezibalulekile e-United States, e-United Kingdom, nase-Canada ukuthi i-Jamaica iseyinketho yokuvakasha ejabulisayo, naphezu kwesimo esiphuthumayo somphakathi isifunda saseSt James.
“Sibe nokugunyazwa okugcwele kweRoyal Caribbean, mayelana nokuqonda uhlobo lwezenzo ezithathwe nguHulumeni waseJamaica. Baseka izinyathelo ezenziwa yiJamaica futhi babelana ngesidingo sohlobo lwesenzo esithathwe yiJamaica mayelana nokusebenza kanzima,” kusho uNgqongqoshe uBartlett.
“Baphinde basinike ukwesekwa okuzoqinisekisa ukuthi yonke imikhumbi yabo, okuhlanganisa ne-Oasis-class, izoshaya izingcingo zabo kanye nezinhlelo ezingenazihibe neziphephile ebezikhona ukuze kube lula izivakashi zabo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi zizoqhubeka,” eqhubeka.
UNgqongqoshe uphinde wasebenzisa leli thuba ukuhlangana namalungu ethimba le-JTB Miami ukuze kuxoxwe ngezinyathelo ezintsha ezingathathwa ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukumaketha kwedijithali kwendawo okuyiwa kuyo. Udalule ukuthi kuzoba nokulungiswa okuphelele kwesizindalwazi se-JTB, izinkundla zokuxhumana kanye nazo zonke ezinye izinkundla zedijithali, ngenhloso yokuzenza zibe sezingeni eliphezulu.
U-Bartlett wajoyinwa ngu-Senior Advisor/ Strategist, u-Delano Seiveright kanye neNhloko ye-Cruise e-Jamaica Vacations Ltd. (JAMVAC), uFrancine Haughton. Kamuva uzohambela e-San Juan, e-Puerto Rico kanye noMqondisi Omkhulu we-Tourism Product Development Company, uDkt Andrew Spencer ukuze bahambele i-Caribbean Travel Marketplace (CTM), okuwumcimbi omkhulukazi we-Tourism Marketing e-Caribbean. Kulindeleke ukuthi abuyele esiqhingini ngoFebhuwari 03, 2018.
