Yize kungavunywa eTanzania, ukuwohloka okuncane kwezokuvakasha kube nathi kusukela ngo-2008 ngenxa yezizathu ezingaphezu kwamandla ethu. Ngenkathi umakhelwane wethu, iKenya, eshunqa intuthu ngenxa yokhetho lukazwelonke lwango-2007 olwalubhidlikile futhi kwaba nesiphithiphithi esiholele ekulahlekelweni kwempilo nempahla, imboni yokuqala ezwakale ukuthi incane kakhulu ezokuvakasha. Izindiza zamazwe ngamazwe eziya eKenya zimisiwe okwesikhashana njengoba izixwayiso zokuhamba bezikhishwa amazwe asentshonalanga eluleka abantu bawo ukuthi bagweme ukuya eKenya. Kodwa sonke siyazi ukuthi uma iKenya ithimula, iTanzania ne-Uganda zibamba amakhaza.
Ngaleso sikhathi kwakunemibiko yokuthi abanye abenzi bamaholide bahoxisa izinhlelo zabo zokuya eKenya esikhundleni salokho bakhetha ukuya eTanzania. Uma lokhu kuyiqiniso, kusho ukuthi bekungokwesikhashana nje hhayi isikhathi eside. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi emazweni angaphandle, iMpumalanga Afrika iyindawo eyodwa nje. Noma yiziphi izindaba ezingezinhle noma ukubikwa kwabantu eKenya noma eTanzania kuzothinta enye ngandlela thize. Kulokhu, ukwehla kwezokuvakasha eKenya bekuzothinta nalolu hlangothi lwebhizinisi. Kunoma yikuphi, ezinye zezivakashi ziqala ukuvakasha kwazo eKenya futhi zidlulele eTanzania bese zibuyela eKenya ukuze zibuyele ekhaya. Ngamanye amazwi, ingxenye enkulu yebhizinisi lezokuvakasha eKenya ixubene ngokungenakuhlukaniswa nelaseTanzania, ngakho-ke, ayikho indlela iTanzania eyayingasindiswa ngayo emiphumeleni yesiyaluyalu sezombusazwe saseKenya sika-2007-8 ikakhulukazi kwezokuvakasha.
Ngempela kwakukhona umunyu endaweni lapho i-Kenya Tourist Board kanye nohulumeni waseKenya behlanganyela futhi bathumela ithimba elikhulu maphakathi no-2008 eLondon Travel Market. Umqondo wawungekona ukuqhakambisa iKenya njengendawo yokuvakasha kanjalo, kodwa, ngokuyinhloko, kwakuwumkhankaso wobudlelwano bomphakathi ukuzama ukudambisa isithombe esibi kanye nokucwaswa okuvela ngenxa yombango wokhetho.
Njengoba izazi zisho, amashwa awaveli eyedwa. Lapho nje wonke umuntu wayebheke ukubuyiselwa kabusha kwezokuvakasha eMpumalanga Afrika, ikakhulukazi ngo-2009, ukuwohloka kwezimali ngasekupheleni kuka-2008 kanye nokuwohloka komnotho emhlabeni wonke kwabeka ngokusobala uvalo kunoma yiliphi ithemba lokusimama ngokushesha. Imibiko ikhomba ukuthi ezokuvakasha eTanzania zehle ngamaphesenti angama-20 zaya ku-30 ngo-2009 uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule. Ekhuluma lephephandaba iCitizen, uMnumzana Timothy Njaga ongumaneja jikelele weGibbs Farm Lodge, okungenye yempahla endala yezovakatshi endaweni yeKaratu uthe, “Amaloji amanengi akhinyabezwe yikubhidlika komnotho welizwe okubangele ukwehla kwezivakashi. ” Mayelana nalokhu, amahhotela ezivakashi asemapaki ezilwane yiwona athinteka kakhulu, ngokungafani nalawo asezindaweni zamadolobha, angancikile ngokuphelele kubavakashi. “Ukuhlala kwamakamelo kuyinselelo enkulu ezindaweni eziningi zokulala. Ngisakholwa ukuthi nguhulumeni ongasikhulula ngokumaketha okunonya ezimakethe ezinkulu zezivakashi phesheya,” kuphawula uMnu. Njaga.
UMnu. Njaga unalo iphuzu ngokungenelela kukahulumeni ukusiza imboni yezokuvakasha, okuyimanje ecindezelekile. Ake sihlole izinketho ezitholakalayo.
Okokuqala, ngoNhlangulana wezi-2009, ngaphambi nje kokuba isabelomali sikahulumeni sika-2009/10 sethulwe ePhalamende eDodoma, uMongameli Kikwete wethula iqoqo eliyingqophamlando lokuvuselela umnotho ukusiza imikhakha ethile yezomnotho ukuze ibhekane nezimo ezishaqisayo zokuwohloka komnotho emhlabeni. Okugqame kakhulu kuleli phakethe kwakuyimikhakha yekhofi nokotini. Kuyamangaza-ke, ngoba uma uhamba esikhaleni sikaMnu. Umuntu angalindela ukuthi amahhotela nezindawo zokulala ezingenazo izimali eziseduze neNational Parks and Game Reserves bekufanele acatshangelwe futhi anikezwe uxhaso kuze kube yilapho ezokuvakasha sezilungiswa, funa ziphazamiseke. Impela, uma kuyisimo lesi, kusho ukuthi uNgqongqoshe obhekele ezokuvakasha, uMama Shamsa Mwagunga, umsebenzi wakhe usuphelile.
Okwesibili, nakuba eminyakeni emibili edlule noma ngaphezulu uhulumeni esebenzisa iTanzania Tourist Board (TTB) wenze umsebenzi omkhulu njengoba kukhangiswa ukuvakasha kweTanzania phesheya, lesi yisikhathi esiningi kunakuqala, sokuphinda kabili imizamo kulokhu. hlonipha. Njengoba umhlaba uthuthuka kancane kancane ekuwohlokeni komnotho, ezokuvakasha njengazo zonke izigaba zomnotho zizobuyela emuva. Kodwa-ke, masikhumbule ukuthi ukwenza amaholide njengomthengi akuyona into ehamba phambili. Eqinisweni, iyona ephansi kakhulu ekulandeleni kokuchotshoza kubhasikidi wezimpahla zabathengi. Ngakho-ke, maningi amathuba okuthi esikhathini esizayo esibonakalayo, isidingo sokwenza amaholide sizokwehla kakhulu ngaphansi kohlangothi lokuhlinzeka. Uma kunjalo, kuzoba nomncintiswano ophakeme kakhulu emhlabeni wonke wokuheha abavakashi abangase babe nemali engenayo eyanele engasetshenziswa uma benza amaholide. Kulo mongo, iTanzania njengendawo yokuvakasha izoqhudelana neBahamas, Bermuda, Kenya, Namibia, Seychelles, Botswana, njll. Ukuze uphumelele, iTanzania kufanele itshale imali ekukhangiseni okunolaka, ibe nokuncintisana kwezindleko ezindaweni eziningi ezihlanganisa, ukuhambisa ama-visa ezivakashi, ezokuthutha ezihamba phezulu, kanye nezindiza. Ngaphezu kwalokho ezokuphepha kumele ziqiniswe ukuze kugwenywe izigameko ezimbi, ezinomthelela wokuthusa izivakashi.
Lokhu kusiletha ephuzwini lokugcina. ITanzania kumele yenze konke okudingekayo ukuze kube nenkampani yezindiza ehlonishwayo emhlabeni wonke ezothuthukisa uhulumeni nemizamo ye-TTB yokukhangisa ezokuvakasha emazweni angaphandle. Ukuntuleka kwenkampani yezindiza yamazwe ngamazwe enegama elihle kuwukukhubazeka okukhulu ekukhangiseni kwezokuvakasha phesheya. IKenya kungenzeka ilulame ngokushesha ekudabukeni komnotho ngenxa yokuthi iKenya Airways (KQ) ithintwa ngqo ukwehla kwabagibeli, ngakho-ke, imatasa ezimakethe zaphesheya iheha izivakashi ukuthi zibuyele eKenya kodwa akunjalo eTanzania. Ngeke sincike ezinhlanganweni zezindiza zakwamanye amazwe njenge-KLM noma iBritish Airways ukuze zenze lokhu eTanzania.
Ngikhumbula ngokulangazelela indlela i-Alliance Air engasekho (inkampani yezindiza ehlanganyelwe phakathi kwe-SAA, iTanzania, ne-Uganda) eyayisebenzisa ngayo ukukhangisa i-Tanzania yodwa njengendawo eyinhloko yezivakashi ngokubonisa izingqwembe ezikhangayo nezinkulu ezindaweni ezinhle ku-London Underground Railway Transportation. uhlelo. Lokhu, kanye nezinye izikhangiso zangaphandle ngama-General Sales Agents (GSAs) ezindaweni ezikude njenge-Toronto e-Canada, e-Frankfurt e-Germany, kanye nase-Australia kwasebenza kahle kakhulu ngokubeka i-Tanzania kumephu yezokuvakasha yomhlaba. I-TTB ingafakazela leli qiniso. Ngikhumbula futhi ngobuhlungu ukuthi i-Alliance Air yayibambe iqhaza ezingxoxweni ezibucayi ne-CNN Traveller Magazine enethonya yomkhankaso omkhulu wokukhangisa ngezokuvakasha eTanzania, kodwa le phrojekthi yaqedwa ngenxa yokuthi inkampani yezindiza yavalwa ngenxa yokuxabana okuncane nokuntula ukubona izinto kusengaphambili. ingxenye ye-Uganda neTanzania. Eminyakeni eyishumi selokhu kwashabalala i-Alliance Air, iTanzania ne-Uganda zisazabalaza ngokuba nenkampani yezindiza esezingeni lomhlaba ukuze isekele umsebenzi wabo wezokuvakasha njengoba iKenya Izindiza yenza eKenya, kodwa “wapi?” Mayelana nalokhu i-KQ inomona ngezindiza zaseMpumalanga Afrika. Ngaphandle kwenkampani yezindiza yamazwe ngamazwe eqinile, ukugcwaliseka okuphelele kwamathuba okuvakasha eTanzania kuzohlala kuyiphupho.
