I-Wanderlust iyaqhubeka naphezu kokuwohloka komnotho, ukwesaba nobhubhane. Imakethe yezokuvakasha yangaphakathi yaseNdiya ikhulile naphezu konyaka onzima. Imininingwane yakamuva ehlanganiswe umnyango wezokuvakasha waseNdiya ikhombisa ukuthi iNyakatho Melika kanye naseNtshonalanga ye-Asia ihlanganisa ukukhula okuqine kakhulu kwezokuvakasha eNdiya. Isibalo sabavakashi bakwamanye amazwe abavakashela e-India sinyuke sisuka ezigidini ezingu-7.99 ngo-2007 saya ezigidini ezingu-8.27 ngo-2008. Lokhu kubonisa kahle abavakashi abangena ngaphakathi njengoba amanani entengo ehlungwe ngabahlinzeki abafana namahhotela nezinkampani zezindiza futhi lokhu kungase kusho inani elingcono lokuthenga. isivakashi samazwe ngamazwe esivakashela eNdiya manje.
Ukukhula kwezivakashi kube okuphawuleka kakhulu emazweni afana neDenmark, ngamaphesenti angama-24.1, iBrazil ngamaphesenti angama-21.8, iRussia ngamaphesenti angama-21 kanye neNorway ngamaphesenti ayi-18.6, kulandelwa amazwe afana no-Israel, Bahrain kanye ne-UAE. Ngokwesiko, i-UK ibihamba phambili kodwa kulo nyaka iphushelwe endaweni yesibili yi-USA, kanti abavakashi abavela eJalimane, eFrance naseCanada behle ngamanani. Abavakashi abavela emazweni angomakhelwane iSri Lanka neBangladesh bande kakhulu. Abavakashi abavela eJapan, Australia naseMalaysia bayaqhubeka ohlwini lwabafike kuqala, njengoba ngonyaka odlule.
Isifunda saseNtshonalanga ye-Asia, okuhlanganisa amazwe afana ne-Israel, i-Bahrain, i-UAE namanye, sibonise ukukhula kwamaphesenti angu-21 cishe ngokulingana ne-US ebhalise ukukhula kwamaphesenti angu-20. Izikhulu zoMnyango wezokuVakasha zithembise ukuqhubeka nemizamo yokuheha izivakashi eziningi ezivela kulezi zifunda.
Ngenhlanhla, ngemva kokwehla ngamaphesenti ayishumi ekufikeni kwezivakashi zakwamanye amazwe phakathi kuka-Okthoba 10 noJuni 2008, imakethe yezokuvakasha engenayo ikhombisa izimpawu eziqondile zokuvuselelwa. Ukufika kwezivakashi ngoJulayi 2009 kukhule kakhulu nakuba, ngaphansi kwamazinga kaJulayi 2009, kodwa imali etholwayo yokuhwebelana kwamanye amazwe inyuke kakhulu ngokwangempela. Ngonyaka i-India izwa ngawo umthelela wokuwohloka komnotho emhlabeni jikelele kanye nokuhlasela kwamaphekula okukhombisa ukwesulwa kwezinkampani kanye nokuhamba ngokukhululeka, isibalo sabavakashi abavela kwamanye amazwe abafika ngo-2008 sasiphezulu ngamaphesenti angu-2008 uma siqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule, ngokusho kudatha etholiwe.
Umnyango wezokuvakasha waseNdiya uhlela ukuqhubeka nomkhankaso wawo wokumaketha onamandla emakethe yase-US nge-India yawo eyimpumelelo nenemibala e-Incredible! umkhankaso uhlelelwe umklomelo we-Oscar, Grammy kanye ne-BAFTA. I-World Economic Forum kanye nengqungquthela ye-G-20 eminye imicimbi ebalulekile yamazwe ngamazwe lapho uhlobo lwe-India luzothuthukiswa khona ngenjabulo. Izentengiso zikamabonakude, ezizosakazwa kumabonakude ngesikhathi sama-Olympics Wasebusika eVancouver kanye nangeziteshi ezinkulu zikamabonakude zaseYurophu ziyingxenye yezinhlelo eziku-anvil.
Ngo-April 2008, uMnyango Wezokuvakasha wavula ngokusemthethweni ihhovisi lawo lokuqala lezivakashi e-Beijing, okumaka ihhovisi lawo lokuqala e-China kanye nele-14 kuphela phesheya kwezilwandle. Lokhu kulandela ukuvulwa kweShayina kweHhovisi Lezokuvakasha Likazwelonke LaseShayina eNew Delhi ngo-August 2007, njengengxenye yoNyaka Wobungane we-India-China wezi-2007. Lolu hlelo luphawula ingxenye yemizamo yaseNdiya yokwandisa isibalo sabavakashi baseChina abavakashela eNdiya. Njengomakhelwane oseduze wesifunda, onabantu abalinganiselwa ezigidini ezi-1.3, i-China imele imakethe yezokuvakasha engabaluleka. Kodwa-ke, ngo-2007 izivakashi zaseShayina zazihlanganisa amaphesenti angu-1.4 kuphela engqikithi yabavakashi abafika eNdiya, noma indawo ye-14 ohlwini lwabafikayo ngokwamazwe.
Njengengxenye yomkhankaso wokwandisa ezokuvakasha ezivela e-China, uMnyango Wezokuvakasha uqhuba izinhlelo ezimbalwa, okuhlanganisa uhlelo lokujwayeza ama-ejenti ezokuhamba aseShayina kanye nabaqhubi bezokuvakasha, kanye nokwethulwa kohambo namawebhusayithi akhiwe ngomsiki wengqephu yabavakashi baseShayina. Lolu hlelo kungenzeka lunikeze umfutho obalulekile embonini yezokuvakasha yaseNdiya, ngokuqinisa ukuxhumana phakathi kwalawa mazwe womabili.
Izimakethe eziyi-10 ezihamba phambili zokuvakasha kwangaphakathi kwamaNdiya yilezi:
1. USA
2. UK
3. I-Bangladesh
4. ESri Lanka
5. ECanada
6. France
7. EJalimane
8. Japan
9. Australia
10. EMalaysia
Uma kuqhathaniswa nezibalo zomhlaba mayelana nabavakashi abafikayo, i-India ikleliswe endaweni yama-41 emhlabeni. Okutholakele kushicilelwe yi-United Nations World Tourism Organisation. I-India isathola izivakashi ezimbalwa kakhulu kunezizwe ezincane kakhulu njenge-Ukraine, Tunisia, Croatia neSaudi Arabia, kusho umbiko. Izwe elihamba phambili ngokufika kwezivakashi yiFrance, ilandelwe yiSpain. I-India inendlela ende okufanele ihanjwe ukuze ikwazi ukudweba inani elifanayo labafika ezindaweni zayo ezihehayo eziyinqwaba kanye nama-flavour ayo omdabu.
Ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda, ukuthunyelwa kwezinyathelo ezinkulu zokuphepha kanye nokwanda kwabasebenzi abanamakhono embonini yezokuvakasha kuzoba nemiphumela emihle kwezokuvakasha kwamaNdiya. Isinyathelo sikahulumeni sizoheha abadlali abakhulu embonini yezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke ukuthi batshale imali e-India ukuze kwakhiwe izindawo zokungcebeleka ezengeziwe, imigwaqo engcono, ukwandisa inani lezindiza eziya noma ezisuka e-India futhi zithuthukise i-India njengendawo yokuzijabulisa ekhangayo kanye ne-MICE abafikayo bangenziwa lula. I-India inamandla amakhulu angakaxhashazwa. Kusekude ukuhamba futhi esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, izivakashi eziningi zizokwazi ukubona i-India njengesitsha esincibilikayo esinamandla sobumbano ngokuhlukahluka, i-quintessential India, kuyo yonke inkazimulo yayo.
Umbhali ungumxhumanisi wezokuvakasha, intatheli ezimele kanye noMqondisi omkhulu weTravelcorp. I-imeyili : [i-imeyili ivikelwe].
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- As part of the drive to increase tourism from China, the Ministry of Tourism is running several programs, including a familiarization program for Chinese travel agents and tour operators, and the introduction of tailor-made tours and websites for Chinese tourists.
- In the year that India felt the impact of the global economic slowdown as well as terror attacks reflecting in cancellations in corporate as well as leisure travel, the number of foreign tourist arrivals for 2008 was around 5.
- This augurs well for the inbound tour operators as prices have also been rationalized by suppliers like hotels and airlines and this could mean better value packages for the taking for the international tourist visiting India now.
