Izibalo zabagibeli baseMpumalanga Ephakathi zibikezelwa ukuthi zizokhula ngo-7% ngo-2018 ngokusho kwe-International Air Transport Association, naphezu kwesivunguvungu esinamandla sesiyaluyalu somnotho emhlabeni wonke kanye nokushintshashintsha kwamanani kawoyela, ukungaqiniseki kukaMongameli waseMelika uDonald Trump kanye nezingxoxo eziqhubekayo zeBrexit.
Ezokundiza zizobonakala kakhulu ohlelweni e-Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2018, olubanjwa phakathi kuka-22-25 April e-Dubai World Trade Centre. Iseshini ku-ATM 2018 izosingathwa ngu-Alan Peaford, owayeyintatheli yephephandaba kazwelonke kanye nomongameli wamanje we-Institute of Internal Communications yase-UK. U-Peaford uhlele i-Flight Daily News ye-Flight International iminyaka engu-17 futhi usezuze umklomelo we-Aerospace Journalist of the Year izikhathi ezinhlanu.
Uthe: “Izindiza nezindiza zihamba kahle nakuba uwoyela wehla. Ngisho nokungaqiniseki kwesifunda ukuhamba kwezindiza kuyaqhubeka nokukhula. Imakethe yezokuthutha zasemoyeni yase-Arab ikhule ngo-9.9% ngonyaka odlule, ngokusho kwe-Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO) ku-AGM yayo ka-2017. Izibalo zokukhula ezinjengalezi kufanele zisekele inkulumo-mpikiswano ebukhoma ku-ATM 2018 futhi zinikeze isici sokuqiniseka ngokuqapha. "
Izibalo ze-IATA ziphinde zaveza ukuthi izindiza zaseMpumalanga Ephakathi zizobona inzuzo ephindwe kabili ifinyelela ku-$600 wezigidi ngo-2018, okuphindwe kabili kulokho okulinganiselwa ukuthi bazokwenza kulo nyaka. Umthamo wabagibeli nawo ulinganiselwa ukuthi uzokhuphuka ngo-6.6% kulo nyaka kanti esinye isibikezelo sokunyuka ngo-4.9% ngonyaka wezi-2018.
I-Emirates Group okungenye yozakwethu abaphambili be-Arabian Travel Market, ibe nenzuzo engu-AED49.4 billion (US$13.5 billion) ezinyangeni eziyisithupha zokuqala zonyaka wayo wezimali ka-2017-18, ikhuphuke ngo-6% isuka ku-AED46.5 billion (US). $12.7 billion) ngesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule.
Nokho, i-Etihad Airways yawuqeda lo mkhuba ngoJulayi lapho ithumela ukulahlekelwa kweqembu kwezigidigidi ezingu-AED6.86 (amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.87) ngo-2016. Lesi sibalo sathonywa kakhulu ukonakala okukodwa okuhlanganisa i-AED3.67 billion ($1 billion) endizeni kanye I-AED2.96 billion ($808 million) ekuchayekeni kubathwali abagulayo i-Alitalia kanye ne-Air Berlin.
I-Air Arabia ibone inzuzo ikhuphuka kwikota yesibili yalo nyaka, ikhuphuke ngamaphesenti angama-21 yaya ku-AED157.93 million ($43 million) kusukela esikhathini esifanayo ngonyaka odlule, nakuba imali engenayo yayiphansi, ikhuphuka ngamaphesenti angu-1.3 yaya ku-AED907.23 million ($247 million). Kepha uFlydubai ubike ukulahleka kwezigidi ezingama-AED143.24 (amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-39) emalini engenayo ye-AED2.5 billion (amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-689) engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2017.
USimon Press, onguMqondisi Omkhulu Wemibukiso, i-Arabian Travel Market, uthe: “Njengoba le miphumela exubile ikhombisa, kunezinselelo eziqhubekayo okufanele zibhekane nomkhakha wezokundiza eMiddle East. Lokhu kuhlanganisa nesinqumo seNkantolo Ephakeme yaseMelika sokusekela ukuvinjelwa kwesithathu kokuhamba kukaMongameli uDonald Trump, ukuvimbela ukungena kwabahambi abavela eChad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria naseYemen.
"I-ajenda kaMongameli uTrump yokuvikela ingase ibe nomthelela ku-Open Skies Agreement izindiza zaseMelika ezikhankasele kanzima iminyaka eminingana."
Impumelelo yemboni yezokundiza esibhakabhakeni ifaniswa eMpumalanga Ephakathi ngokuqhubeka nokutshalwa kwezimali kwengqalasizinda enkulu.
Inani eliphelele lamaphrojekthi asebenzayo ahlobene nokundiza ayi-152 eMpumalanga Ephakathi lifinyelele ku-$57.7 billion (Dh211.8 billion) ekupheleni kuka-April 2017, ngokusho komhlinzeki wocwaningo i-BNC Network.
Emazweni e-GCC, iSaudi Arabia ibe nesabelo esikhulu kunazo zonke senani lephrojekthi (ngamaphesenti angama-46 engqikithi ye-GCC), ilandelwa yi-UAE (amaphesenti angama-26), kanye ne-Kuwait (amaphesenti ayi-12).
Amaphrojekthi ezokundiza esifunda saseGulf nawo abe ngamaphesenti angama-72 yenani elilinganisiwe lawo wonke amaphrojekthi ezindiza eMpumalanga Ephakathi naseNyakatho Afrika.
“Izindiza ziyingxenye yombukiso we-Arabian Travel Market futhi azidlali indima ebalulekile hhayi nje kuphela ngesikhathi sesemina kodwa nasesiteji sombukiso. Ngokutshalwa kwezimali okuqinile okudlangile embonini yonke esifundeni, ukukhula kwezibalo zabagibeli kuzoqhubeka ngaphandle kokuphazanyiswa,” kwengeza i-Press.
Izinkampani zezindiza ezibukisayo eziqinisekisiwe ze-ATM 2018 zifaka i-Etihad Airways, i-Fly Dubai ne-Saudi Airlines enabadlali abaningi abakhulu okufanele babalandele.
I-ATM 2018 yamukele i-Responsible Tourism njengengqikimba yayo eyinhloko futhi lokhu kuzohlanganiswa kuyo yonke imibukiso yemidlalo nemisebenzi, kufaka phakathi iseshini yemihlangano egxile kakhulu, efaka iqhaza lokuzinikela lombukiso.
I-ATM - ethathwa ochwepheshe bezimboni njenge-barometer yomkhakha wezokuvakasha eMiddle East naseNyakatho Afrika, yamukele cishe ochwepheshe bezokuvakasha abacishe babe ngama-40,000 emcimbini wayo wango-2017, kufaka phakathi izinkampani ezibonisa ezingama-2,661, ezisayina amadili ebhizinisi abiza ngaphezu kuka- $ 2.5 billion kulo mbukiso wezinsuku ezine.
Ukugubha i-25 yayoth unyaka, i-ATM 2018 izokwakhela empumelelweni yohlelo lwalo nyaka, ngezifundo eziningi zemihlangano ezibheke emuva kule minyaka engama-25 edlule nokuthi imboni yezokungenisa izihambi esifundeni se-MENA kulindeleke ukuthi yakhiwe kanjani kule 25 elandelayo.
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Mayelana ne-Arabian Travel Market
I-Arabian Travel Market (ATM) iwumcimbi ohamba phambili, wokuvakasha wamazwe ngamazwe kanye nezokuvakasha eMpumalanga Ephakathi ochwepheshe bezokuvakasha abangena nabaphumayo. I-ATM 2016 ihehe ochwepheshe bezimboni abacishe babe ngu-40,000, bavumelana ngamadili abiza u-US$2.5bn kulezi zinsuku ezine.
Uhlelo lwama-24 lwe-ATM luzokhombisa izinkampani ezikhangisayo ezingaphezu kuka-2,500 emahholo angu-12 e-Dubai World Trade Center, okulenze libe i-ATM enkulu kunazo zonke emlandweni wayo weminyaka engu-24.
http://arabiantravelmarket.wtm.com/
I-ATM iyingxenye yemicimbi yeReed Travel Exhibition's World Travel Market, ehlanganisa i-WTM London, i-WTM Latin America ne-WTM Africa.
www.wtmworld.com
