Ucwaningo lwakamuva lwezibalo zokuhamba luveza ukuthi naphezu kwe Covid-19 ubhubhane kanye nomphumela wokuwohloka kwezindiza, kube nokwanda ngomzuzu wokugcina kokubhukha izindiza ngesikhathi sikaKhisimusi. Onyakeni ojwayelekile, amathikithi akhishelwe ukuhamba ngesonto elingaphambi kukaKhisimusi avame ukukhula kancane kancane unyaka wonke. Kodwa-ke, ngo-2020, iphethini beyehlukile, nokujaha okwenzeka sekwephuzile ngoNovemba.

Nakuba ukukhula kwakamuva kokubhukha kuzokwamukelwa yimboni yezokundiza, ukuhamba ngezindiza kwamanye amazwe ngesikhathi sikaKhisimusi, empeleni, ngeke kube indawo encane yogwadule. Amathikithi endiza akhishelwe abafika phakathi kuka-19^th futhi 25^th UDisemba ubukeka uzofinyelela inani eliphakeme ku-20.2% wamazinga ka-2019 kodwa ukubhukha kusuka koku-1^st ukuze 31^st UJanuwari okwamanje uphansi kakhulu, ku-11.6% nje kuphela lapho bebekhona endaweni elinganayo ngo-2019.

Ukujaha ngomzuzu wokugcina kwezindiza zamazwe omhlaba kuwumphumela oqondile wemikhawulo yokuhamba eshintsha njalo kulo lonke ubhubhane kanye nokungaqiniseki ngezeluleko ezisemthethweni mayelana nokuhamba ngesikhathi sikaKhisimusi. Esilinganisweni sezindawo okuyiwa kuzo ezibonakala zizinzile kakhulu ngesonto elandulela uKhisimusi, ezine kweziyisihlanu eziphezulu yizindawo ezitholakala olwandle olufudumele oluseningizimu ye-USA. Kusukela ngo-8^th NgoDisemba, amathikithi endiza akhishelwe ukuya e-Santo Domingo, inhloko-dolobha yendawo eyodwa enkulu kunazo zonke e-Caribbean ezivakashini zase-US, i-Dominican Republic, ayengemuva nje ngo-21.2% emazingeni ka-2019. ISan Juan, inhloko-dolobha yasePuerto Rico isendaweni yesibili, ngokubhukha ngo-39.6% ngemuva. Ilandelwa idolobha elikhulukazi laseBrazil, iSao Paulo, indawo yokungcebeleka yaseMexico, iCancun kanye nenye indawo eshisayo yamaholide eDominican Republic, ePunta Cana, ngemuva kuka-40.3%, 45.5% no-47.3% ngokulandelana. Lolu hlu oluyisihlanu oluhamba phambili luveza okunye ukuthambekela, okuwukuthi abantu abaningi balangazelela ukuthatha iholide. Ukuboniswa okuqinile kwe-Sao Paulo kwehle ngokubaluleka kwayo njengendawo yokuvakasha yesifunda nabantu abahamba ngendiza bevakashela abangani nezihlobo.

Eminyakeni evamile, sibona abantu bethatha izindiza zamazwe ngamazwe ngesikhathi samaholidi kaKhisimusi ukuze bahlangane namalungu omndeni abangakaze bawabone isikhathi eside. Kodwa kulo nyaka, ukuziphatha okunjalo kuyehliswa njengoba kubeka engcupheni yokusabalalisa igciwane le-COVID-19; futhi kwenziwa kube nzima kakhulu yimikhawulo ehlukahlukene yokuhamba. Ngasikhathi sinye, izindawo eziningi okuyiwa kuzo ezincike kakhulu kwezokuvakasha zenze imizamo enzima yokuhlala zivulekele amabhizinisi, zisebenzisa izivumelwano ezimelana ne-COVID, ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi izivakashi zazo zokungcebeleka ezibalulekile zingafika futhi zihlale ziphephile.

Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi ezindaweni eziningi zaseCaribbean naseMexico, ezingena enkathini yazo ephakeme kakhulu. Baphumelela kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izingxenye zomhlaba, baheha izivakashi ezivela emakethe yazo ebaluleke kakhulu, i-USA, ezimagange ukuvakasha ngaphandle libalele. Njengamanje, babukeka belungele ukugcina izinombolo zabavakashi cishe ku-50% wamazinga ajwayelekile, nakuba lokho kuncike ekutheni ohulumeni bangazisebenzisi izinyathelo zomzuzu wokugcina ukugwema igagasi lesithathu.

UMagaly Toribio, Umeluleki Wezokumaketha woMnyango Wezokuvakasha waseDominican Republic, waphawula: “Siyajabula ukuthi iSanto Domingo yaseDominican Republic iphume njengedolobha elikwazi ukumelana nokuvakasha kwamanye amazwe kulo Khisimusi. Uhlelo lwethu losizo lokuvakasha lwamahhala, esilunikeza zonke izivakashi, luqinisekise ukuthi i-Dominican Republic iyindawo ephephile. Siyaqhubeka nokusebenzisana nezinkampani zezindiza, amahhotela kanye nabanye ababambiqhaza balapho oya khona ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi singamukela abavakashi abaningi ababuya eholidini ngokushesha nangokuphepha ngangokunokwenzeka.”

Nakuba ukunyuswa kokubhukha sekwephuzile kuzokwamukelwa yinoma ubani osebenza embonini yezokuvakasha, kuzodingeka bazimisele kakhulu ukuze bakusebenzise, njengoba ithuba lethuba lincane.

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In a ranking of the destinations which are proving to be the most resilient in the week before Christmas, four of the top five are resort-oriented locations found in the warm seas to the south of the USA.
Nakuba ukunyuswa kokubhukha sekwephuzile kuzokwamukelwa yinoma ubani osebenza embonini yezokuvakasha, kuzodingeka bazimisele kakhulu ukuze bakusebenzise, njengoba ithuba lethuba lincane.
Whist the recent uplift in bookings will be welcomed by the aviation industry, international air travel over the Christmas period will, in reality, be no more than a small oasis in the desert.