UMnyango Wezokuvakasha waseBahamas wenze uhlelo lokwenza isiqhingi saseGrand Bahama sibe ngumdlali omkhulu kwezokuvakasha futhi, ngokusho kukaNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha uNeko Grant.
Emhlanganweni Weshumi Waminyaka Yonke weGrand Bahama Business Outlook obubanjelwe e-Our Lucaya Resort, umemezele ukuthi ngezinhlelo zoMnyango zezokuvakasha ezigxile emphakathini, eziholwa nguJeritzan Outten nethimba lakhe, manje inkonzo isingakwazi ukuletha izinkambo nemisebenzi emisha engama-10 ezivakashini ezivakashela lesi siqhingi.
Ukuvakasha kuzotholwa yizivakashi kanye nezakhamuzi ngokufanayo, kusukela kuma-tank reef amabili kuya kuma-eco-tours, esho.
“Umbono wezokuvakasha ezizinze emphakathini awumusha, kodwa indlela yethu yokubhekana nayo inobuhlakani. Sinqume ukuthi imiphakathi esesiQhingini saseGrand Bahama ineqhaza elibalulekile okufanele ilibambe ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha iyonke iyasimama,” kusho uMnu. Grant.
Uthe uMnyango Wezokuvakasha njengamanje uphothula ukuhlolwa kokuthuthukiswa kwezinsiza zezokuvakasha kule miphakathi futhi ulindele ukuthi ukwazi ukwandisa isibalo sezindawo okuyiwa kuzo esiqhingini ngo-16 sisuka kwengama-35 siye kwengama-51 ngekota yesithathu yalo nyaka. .
Ngonyaka odlule emhlanganweni wedolobha owawuseFreeport wuMnyango wezokuVakasha, kwaphinde kwashiwo abathintekayo kulo mkhakha ukuthi abavakashi bakhala ngokuthi akukho abangakwenza esiqhingini.
UNgqongqoshe uGrant uthe izindawo ezintsha ezihehayo zihlanganisa uhambo oluseningizimu yeGrand Bahama, i-East End Trip kanye nohambo oluya e-Abacos, e-Holmes Rock Nature Trail kanye ne-Cave Tour, i-Lighthouse Point e-Pinder's Point; i-Eight Mile Rock Boiling Hole e-Hepburn Town, Museum of Grand Bahama, Sculpture Points e-Junkanoo Beach Club, Coastline Cruise and Shopping Tour, Coastline Cruise to Paradise Cove and Beach Party, kanye ne-Rafting the Lucayan Creek.
Uhambo oluningi lwasogwini luzobandakanya ukuvakashela izindawo zokudlela zomdabu namabha ukuze uthole iziphuzo kanye nokudla okulula kwasendaweni okuhambisana nomculo wesintu nokuzijabulisa kwamasiko.
"Kungakhathalekile ukuthi sisebenza kahle kangakanani eminyakeni yamuva nje, ezokuvakasha zomhlaba ziyakhula," kusho uMnu. Grant.
Izilinganiso zomhlaba wonke zango-2007 ziphakamisa ukwanda ngamaphesenti ayisithupha emnothweni wezokuvakasha emhlabeni ngokusho kwe-United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), uthe.
“Umnotho wezokuvakasha okhulayo womhlaba wonke umele ithuba lesiQhingi sase-Grand Bahama sokwandisa ukusebenza kwaso kwezokuvakasha siye phambili,” kuqhuba uMnu. Grant.
Omunye wemikhakha ekhula ngokushesha imboni yezokuhamba ngomkhumbi, lapho inzalo evela kubantu asebekhulile baseMelika, isikhathi esinwetshiwe sokuhamba ngomkhumbi, kanye nokwethulwa ngempumelelo kwemikhumbi emisha kuhlangene nesidingo sokukhiqiza inzuzo eyirekhodi kwabanye abahlinzeki bezokuvakasha base-US engxenyeni yesithathu ka-2007, uthe.
“Naphezu kosongo olubangelwa amaholidi okuvakasha ebhizinisini lethu lezivakashi elihamba phambili, lokhu kusewumkhakha obalulekile, ohlinzeka ngomthombo wemali engenayo yezokuvakasha enenzuzo eyengeziwe yokugeleza ngokushesha, futhi ngqo ezandleni zengxenye enkulu yezinkampani ezincane ezizimele. Osomabhizinisi baseBahamas,” usho kanje.
UMnu Grant ubuye waphawula ukuthi ukube bekungengenxa yokungenelela komnyango, inkonzo yesikebhe yansuku zonke ye-Discovery Cruise Lines ngabe ime ekwindla ka-2007.
Uthe ukuze umkhakha wezokuvakasha ukhule ngendlela eqhubekayo, uMnyango kumele usebenze ngokuzikhandla ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi izinto ezenzeka ogwini zidlula obekulindelekile.
“Kungale ndlela kuphela sizokwazi ukukhulisa imali esetshenziswa isivakashi isuka ku-$53 iye ezingeni lembonini lika-$100 umuntu ngamunye. Lokhu kungafezwa inqobo nje uma abantu baseGrand Bahamian bezimisele ukutshala imali emikhiqizweni yezokuvakasha ehambisana naleyo ndawo,” kusho uMnu Grant.
Ubuye waveza ukuthi ichweba elisha lika-$100 million elalifanekiselwa ohlelweni lukahulumeni liqhutshwa ngenkuthalo futhi “liyasondela.”
“Sixoxisane ngosizo lwejethi entsha eyengeziwe ephuma kwamanye amasango enizobe nizwa ngawo maduze njengoba siqhubekisela phambili izinhlelo zethu zokubeka kabusha le ndawo futhi sethule kabusha le ndawo ngokubambisana kweqiniso nemboni ezimele,” kusho uMnu Grant.
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