Jimenez: I-Philippines isalokhu iyindawo ekhangayo futhi ephephile

E-MANILA, Philippines - UMnyango Wezokuvakasha (i-DOT) awukhathazekile ngokumaketha i-Philippines njengendawo yokuvakasha naphezu kwezeluleko zokuvakasha ezimbi ezweni.

Ihhovisi lenxusa laseMelika phambilini lathi ngeke lizisuse izexwayiso zohambo ePhilippines inqobo nje uma kusaqhubeka imibiko yokuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu nobugebengu obenziwa kubavakashi.

UNobhala wezokuVakasha uRamon Jimenez uthe naphezu kokuba khona kwezixwayiso ezingezinhle zokuhamba ePhilippines, izivakashi ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezintathu zisafika, okuwubufakazi bokuthi izwe liyindawo ekhangayo nephephile.

“Awutholi izivakashi ezingu-3.5 million kuya ku-3.6 million uma uyizwe elesatshwa kakhulu emhlabeni,” usho kanje.

Uthe yize izinkinga ezinjengokungcoliswa kwemvelo nobugebengu zikhona ezweni, iPhilippines nayo inesinye sezindawo zamabhizinisi ezithuthuke kakhulu kanye nezindawo zokudlela ezihamba phambili emhlabeni.

“Ungaya edolobheni kwelinye izwe lapho ihhotela lihle khona, kodwa inkonzo iyashaqisa. Naphezu kokungcola, ukungcola, njll., leli cishe elinye lamadolobha ashukumisayo kakhulu emhlabeni, "kusho uJimenez.

UNobhala wezokuVakasha uBenito Bengzon uthe amanxusa akwamanye amazwe ahlala ekhipha izeluleko zokuhamba kodwa akuthinti abavakashi abafika kuleli.

I-DOT iza nesiqubulo esisha sezokuvakasha. Ikomiti layo le-Special Bid and Awards Committee (SBAC) lihlola iziphakamiso zezinkampani eziyisikhombisa zokukhangisa zohlobo olusha lwezwe.

I-WOW Philippines, ecatshangelwe yilowo owayeyilungu lephalamende u-Richard Gordon, kwakuyisiqubulo somnyango esiphumelela kakhulu kwezokuvakasha.

UJimenez uthe ubuyekeza futhi iNational Tourism Development Plan eyabhalwa umanduleli wakhe u-Alberto Lim.

“Asikaqedi ukubuyekeza, kodwa inhloso yethu wukuqedela isiphakamiso. Ngiyethemba ukuthi ngizokwazi ukugcina okuningi ngoba kwenza umqondo omkhulu nakuba izindawo ezimbalwa zidinga ukuqiniswa nokugxilwa kabusha,” usho kanje.

Khona manjalo umnyango usizakala ngezinkundla zokuxhumana ukukhangisa ezokuvakasha kuleli.

“Ngeke ngikwazi ukwenza iPalawan ibe yinhle kakhulu kunalokhu eyikho manje, kodwa igebe liguqula abantu babe izikhungo zezokuvakasha ezijabule. Cabanga nje ukube wonke umuntu ubengavele abhale ukuthi yini enhle izwe, ”kusho uJimenez.

Uthe ubuye ahlangane namalungu e-Tourism Congress ukuze ahlanganise imboni.

I-DOT ihlose ukuthi ibe nezivakashi ezifikayo eziyizigidi eziyisi-6 ngo-2016.