I-Montenegro ikhuphuka njengendawo ehamba phambili yabavakashi

I-Montenegro, njengendawo yokuvakasha, ikhuphukela phezulu. Futhi ngokushesha ngempela. Isihlabani esisha sezokuvakasha, esiphinde sibe yisizwe esisha esizimele, sizibophezele ekwenzeni igama embonini namuhla kungakhathalekile ukuthi singakanani. Abaholi bezokuvakasha sebeqalile ukuwasebenzisa ngokunenzuzo amanye amathuba ayingqayizivele atholakala kulesi sitsha samanzi afudumele saseMedithera.

I-Montenegro iwumnotho wezokuvakasha omncane, kodwa onamandla kakhulu futhi okhula ngokushesha. Njengoba kushiwo yiWorld Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), izwe lizibophezele ekubeni umsunguli kanye nemodeli yezinhloso zesikhathi eside zokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha. Ingxenye yomkhankaso iheha abatshalizimali abaningi bamazwe ngamazwe ababambe iqhaza ngenkuthalo endleleni yokusungula yaseMontenegro. I WTTC iklelise iMontenegro njengehamba phambili phakathi kwabalimi bemboni abayishumi abahamba phambili ngokwesidingo, idlula i-China ne-India.

Njengomdlali osezingeni eliphezulu emhlabeni - echazwa njengendawo esethelwe ukukhula ngokushesha kule minyaka eyishumi - the WTTC ibonise imiphumela yokuthi iMontenegro ihamba phambili ohlwini, isidingo sikhula unyaka ngamunye ngesilinganiso samaphesenti angu-10.1 kusukela ngo-2008 kuya ku-2017. Ibonakale ngokungaguquki ezikhundleni ezintathu eziphezulu phakathi neminyaka yamuva ihlanganisa ukukhula unyaka nonyaka. Ukusimama kwayo okuqinile ngokwendlela yokusebenza kugcizelelwa ukwanda okuqhubekayo kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha ngenxa yentuthuko yamasu egxilile kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali okuhlosiwe.

Ekhuluma ngokukhethekile noNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha waseMontenegrin uPedrag Nenezic, i-eTurbo News ifunde ukuthi lokho okubonayo imboni yezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke kuyisiqalo sombono wamasu weMontenegro.

eTN: Ngubani imakethe yakho enkulu?
Okuncane. I-Nenezic: Ngokwesiko, isifunda esifana maphakathi nentshonalanga nasenyakatho ye-Europe okuhlanganisa iJalimane, iScandinavia, iFrance, i-Austria, inyakatho ye-Italy ne-UK, kanye ne-Europe Emaphakathi neRussia edingeka kakhulu. Abantu baseMelika beza ngamanani amancane, yingakho sisondela kochwepheshe bezokuvakasha baseMelika ukuze basivulele emakethe. Yebo, sithuthukisa kanye nomakhelwane bethu, hhayi njengendawo eyodwa yezwe elilodwa kuphela. Kuwukuhlakanipha ukumaketha ndawonye ukukhangisa isifunda sisonke.

eTN: Ulidayisa kanjani izwe lakho njengendawo yokuvakasha, uma ubheka ukuthi usunyuke kakhulu?
I-Nenezic: Umkhiqizo wethu usuvele uhlukene. Ngakho-ke sizama ukukhuthaza isimo sezulu, izintaba, abantu, isiko njll. Sihlanganisa zonke izici ukuze siqinisekise uhlobo lokuhlangenwe nakho oluletha 'ubuhle basendle' base-Europe, okuyi-Montenegro nakanjani, ngaphandle kokuba entsha. isizwe, noma kunalokho izwe 'elibuyiselwe' (njengoba sasike saba umbuso kwaze kwaba sekuqaleni kweMpi Yezwe I). Ekuzameni ukudala indaba emayelana ne-Montenegro, sifuna ukwenza abantu abaningi beze beneliseke ngesimemo sethu.

eTN: Ukwazi kanjani ukukhulisa ezokuvakasha zakho ngezinga elimangalisayo?
I-Nenezic: Ezokuvakasha zethu zinesiko elide, elimaka iminyaka engaphezu kwengama-50 ebhizinisini. Kodwa namuhla, siliguqule ngokuphelele isu lethu sazi ukuthi singakhonjwa njengendawo yekhwalithi ephezulu yezivakashi eheha abantu abavela ezimakethe ezimaphakathi ukuya kweziphezulu. Lokhu kuyinhloso yethu. Asiyi kuphela ezingxenyeni ngemali yabo, kodwa ngenxa yokuqaphela kwabo imvelo, ngoba siyazi ukuthi bayayikhathalela. Esifuna ukukuqinisekisa umthelela omncane wezokuvakasha engqalasizinda yethu kanye nemvelo. Imvelo iwumbandela wentuthuko yethu enkulu. I-Montenegro ifuna ukulingana phakathi kwezokuvakasha nezimiso ezisimeme.

I-eTN: Ungathuthukisa kanjani i-en-masse futhi uqinisekise ukusimama kwemvelo ngesikhathi esisodwa?
I-Nenezic: Zonke intuthuko zihambisana nezimiso zokusimama kanye nokulondolozwa kwesikhalo esiyingqayizivele sezwe. Siqinisekisa ukuthi wonke amaphrojekthi (cishe ama-Euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1 asazoqhutshekwa) ahambisana nemvelo kakhulu, anokukhishwa kwe-CO2 okuphansi kakhulu, futhi alandela izindinganiso eziluhlaza. Ku-inthanethi kukhona i-mega-yacht marina, izindawo zokungcebeleka zezivakashi eziyisikhombisa kuya kweziyisishiyagalombili, amahhotela amaningana e-boutique eminyakeni emine ezayo nokunye. Kodwa-ke, sinentuthuko elinganiselwe kakhulu yokuzijabulisa kangangokuthi eminyakeni engu-20 ezayo, ngeke kube nemibhede yamahhotela engaphezu kuka-100,000 ezongezwa ohlwini lwamagama. Njengamanje simi ku-37,000 imibhede. Sizokwenza kuphela indawo yemibhede engu-63,000. Bese siyama.

eTN: Kungani kungasekho?
Nenezic: Hhayi-ke, sesiyenzile izibalo. I UNWTO ikhombise izinkomba ezibalulekile kanye nezilinganiso zokusimama ezicacisa amandla ezwe. Nakuba isidingo sihlala siphezulu kunokunikezwa esingakwamukela. Bekulokhu kuyinkinga yethu leyo. Sinesizini ephezulu futhi. I-Montenegro inezinyanga ezintathu kuya kwezine ehlobo kanye nezinyanga ezimbili ebusika. Yingakho silandela imakethe yeMICE, ikakhulukazi evela e-Europe kanye nezihloko ezinkulu, futhi.

eTN: Kuke kudingeke ukuthi wehlise ama-rates ukuze uqhudelane nomakhelwane bakho ababiza kancane?
I-Nenezic: Cha. Kufanele siqaphele kakhulu isilinganiso senani lekhwalithi, ngoba kufanele sikhulise ikhwalithi ngaphandle kokunciphisa amanani. Yilokhu ebesizama kanzima ukukwenza. Njengohulumeni, sizama kanzima ukwakha isimo esilungile kanye nohlaka lokulawula, ukuhlela, ukuvula izinsiza zabantu, ukuthuthukisa uhlobo kanye nokufaka imali eningi emnothweni ngendlela elungile ukuze sifeze izinjongo zethu.

eTN: Ngabe unawo amandla enele?
I-Nenezic: Cha, hhayi eMontenegro. Sizama ukuheha abantu namathalente avela eYurophu nangaphandle, futhi singenise ubungcweti nolwazi lwayo yonke indawo emhlabeni.