Lokhu kugcizelela ibhotela elikhulu kunawo wonke ne-resort Jamaicaumlando. “Angaphezu kuka-6,000 1.5 amakamelo akhiwayo noma alungiswayo njengoba sikhuluma nje. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuthuthukiswa kweSandals, RCD Hotels with Unico and Hard Rock, Princess Resorts, Royalton, Bahia Principe, Grand Palladium kanye ne-RIU efinyelela ngaphezu kuka-US$12,000 billion nokudala imisebenzi yokwakha engaphezu kuka-XNUMX. Kukhuthaza kakhulu futhi ukuthi i-RCD Hotels, abathuthukisi be-UNICO kanye ne-Hard Rock Hotels e-Montego Bay St. James bazimisele ngokwakha amakhulu ezindlu ukuze kuzuze izisebenzi zamahhotela.”
"Lokhu kuwushintsho oludingekayo njengoba ukushoda kwezisebenzi nezindlu uma kubhekwa ukwanda kwamanje kanye nemiphumela yobhubhane lwe-Covid19 kubeka ubunzima obukhulu emizamweni yethu." – U-Bartlett uphinde ku-Ourtoday kulandela umcimbi oyisisekelo we-UNICO entsha engu-18º 77º Hotel Montego Bay ophethwe uNdunankulu uMhlonishwa u-Andrew Holness.
Muva nje, i-Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) imemezele ukuthi umnotho waseJamaica ukhule ngo-4.3% phakathi nekota kaJulayi kuya kuSepthemba ka-2022, uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngo-2021, lapho umkhakha wezokuvakasha nowokuvakasha ubambe iqhaza elikhulu. Ngokwe-PIOJ, Inani Langempela Elingezwe Embonini Yamahhotela Nezindawo Zokudlela kulinganiselwa ukuthi likhule ngo-29.6% phakathi nekota kaJulayi kuya kuSepthemba 2022. Okuphawuleka ukuthi, ukufika kwezivakashi ezima kusukela ngoJulayi kuya ku-Agasti 2022 kukhuphuke ngo-42.0% oncomekayo uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esihambisanayo sika-2021.
“Ngakho-ke, uyabona ukuthi ezokuvakasha zifakazela ukuthi ziyinjini yomnotho wethu njengoba siphuma ezinseleleni ezibangelwa ubhubhane zeminyaka emibili edlule futhi izimali ezinkulu emkhiqizweni wethu, ingqalasizinda kanye nokumaketha kuyasiza ekuqinisekiseni ukukhula okusimeme, okuqinile nokuhlanganisayo.” U-Bartlett ugqanyisiwe.
Sekukonke, u-2022 ubonakala engunyaka oyirekhodi kwabafikayo ngezibalo zokuqala zokuma ze-Jamaica Tourist Board zangoJanuwari 1 kuya ku-November 21 okubonisa ukuthi sidlule imaki eyizigidi ezi-2 ngezivakashi ezingaba ngu-2,067,021.
Lapho iphawula ngehhotela elisha le-UNICO, i-RCD Hotels® ithe – “sijabule ukwethula uhlobo olufana ne-UNICO e-Jamaica futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukukhombisa isiko elicebile lalesi siqhingi ngesipiliyoni se-UNICO. Ngaphandle kokugxumela emininingwaneni eyodwa, lesi sakhiwo sizogqamisa isiko lendawo lase-Jamaica, ubuciko, ukudla kanye ne-mixology ngokuhlangenwe nakho okukhethiwe kokubili ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwendawo.
