Idatha entsha: Ezokuvakasha zase-Aussie zenze kangcono kunalokho obekulindelwe ngo-2009

Imboni yezokuvakasha yase-Australia ibhekane nokuwohloka kwezimali emhlabeni wonke ngo-2009 kangcono kunalokho obekulindelwe, ngedatha emisha ekhombisa izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe zehle kancane.

Imininingwane ye-Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ekhishwe ngoMsombuluko ikhombise izivakashi zamazwe ngamazwe ezimbalwa ezivakashele e-Australia ngo-1700 uma kuqhathaniswa no-2009, zidelela ukwehla kwenani lezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke ngamaphesenti amane.

Kodwa inani labantu base-Australia ababeya phesheya landa cishe cishe ingxenye yesigidi, ladlula abafikayo.

Umqondisi ophethe weTourism Australia u-Andrew McEvoy uthe izibalo - ezihlanganisa izinzuzo kanye nokwehla ezimakethe ezibalulekile ezihlukene - zigqamisa ukuqina kwemboni.

"Naphezu kwesiphepho senkinga yezimali emhlabeni wonke kanye nokuqubuka kwegciwane le-H1N1, ezokuvakasha zase-Australia zikwazile ukwephula isibalo sabavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe, nokuphikisana nokuwohloka komhlaba wonke ngonyaka odlule," esitatimendeni.

"Le miphumela ikhombisa izinhlelo ezisebenzayo zokunciphisa umthelela wemicimbi yomhlaba ekuhambeni okuya e-Australia ngonyaka odlule zisebenze kakhulu."

UMnu McEvoy uthe ukuphela konyaka okuqinile kuyimbangela yomphumela ongcono kunobekulindelekile futhi iTourism Australia izosebenzisana nezimboni ukubuyisela izibalo zamazwe ngamazwe ekukhuleni ngo-2010.

Umqondisi weTourism Transport Forum (TTF) uBrett Gale uthe ukugcina abafikayo kube nezindleko ezinkulu njengoba amabhizinisi ehlisa amanani adela nenzuzo ukuze akwazi ukuqhubeka nezidingo zawo.

Izindleko zezindiza eziphansi kanye nezivumelwano ngendawo yokuhlala enenani elikhulu kube nomthelela omkhulu emigomeni yamabhizinisi, esho.

"Izibikezelo ekuqaleni kuka-2009 bezingokwehla kwenani labantu abafika emazweni angaphandle ngamaphesenti angu-4.1 ngakho ukubambelela kuwumphumela omuhle," esho.

Kepha imisebenzi ebalelwa ku-30,000 embonini ichithekile njengoba abezokuvakasha belwela ukuqhubeka nokusebenza kahle, kusho yena.

UMnu Gale uthe okujabulisayo wukuthi isidingo sinyukile, njengoba izithunywa zomhlangano, abahambe ngamaholidi nabahamba ngebhizinisi zikhule ngoZibandlela.

Kodwa ukukhula okumangalisayo kubantu base-Australia abahambela phesheya kwezilwandle “kwakuyizindaba ezimbi” kwezohwebo, njengoba kwakusho ukuthi i-Australia manje isiwumthengi omkhulu wezokuvakasha.

Sekungokwesibili kuphela eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-20, abavakashi base-Aussie abashiya leli zwe baba baningi kunezivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ezafika, izibalo zibonisile.

Ngo-2008, umehluko wawungaba ngu-200,000. Ngo-2009, ama-Aussies ayizigidi ezingu-6.3 andizela phesheya kwezilwandle futhi umehluko wafinyelela ngaphezu kwezi-700,000.