INew Zealand Travel Industry Suppliers Group ithi ukuzibophezela kukaHulumeni kwama- $ 47m ukuxhasa imboni yezokuvakasha kubalulekile ukusiza ekubuyiseni izimali zokuhamba zabantu baseNew Zealand abakhanjelwe amazwe abo ngenxa ye-COVID-19, kusho uSihlalo weqembu, uRobyn Galloway .
Abahlinzeki bezimboni zezokuvakasha, abaziwa nangokuthi abathengisi bezitolo ezinkulu, basebenza nabathengisi bezokuvakasha kanye namakhasimende ngawodwana ukubhuka okwenziwayo kwezokuvakasha kwamazwe omhlaba njengohambo oluqondiswayo, ukuhamba ngezikebhe, ukusingathwa kohambo lwamaqembu amancane, kanye namaholide e-bespoke emazweni angaphezu kwe-150. Iningi lezinkampani ezikule mboni ngama-SME anabasebenzi ikakhulu besifazane.
Inkinga ye-COVID nokuvalwa kwemingcele kusho ukuthi imboni bekufanele isebenze ngaphandle kwemali engenayo izinyanga eziyisithupha kuze kube manje ngenkathi isebenza ukuthola amakhasimende imali ebuyiswayo evela kubasebenza phesheya kwezilwandle.
“Ukwesekwa nguHulumeni kubalulekile emabhizinisini ethu ukuze aqhubeke nokusebenza ukuletha imali kaKiwis ekhaya,” kusho uRobyn Galloway.
“Kulinganiselwa ukuthi imali elinganiselwa ku- $ 700m yemali yabantu baseNew Zealand okwamanje ivalelwe ukubhukelwa ukuvakasha kwamanye amazwe. Ukubuyisela le mali eNew Zealand kuzoba wukwanda komnotho, njengoba kungasetshenziswa kwezomnotho wendawo. Lona ngumsebenzi onzima othembele kubuchwepheshe kanye nobudlelwano izinkampani zethu zokuhamba ezinabo nabalingani abaningi bamazwe.
“Kudingeke ukuthi sinciphise izindleko futhi senze abasebenzi bangasebenzi ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezedlule ukuze nje sihlale kwezamabhizinisi, futhi izinkampani eziningi zezokuvakasha zithwala kanzima futhi ziphoqeleka ukuba zehlise, okwandisa ubungozi bokuthi imali yabahambi baseKiwi izosala phesheya kwezilwandle.
“Asenzi mathambo eqiniso ukuthi utshalomali uHulumeni alunikezayo luncane kakhulu. Siyavuma ukuthi ziningi izingcingo esikhwameni somphakathi njengamanje, kodwa okuhle okuzuzwe ngokuletha imali yabahambi emakhaya kuvumela usizo lukahulumeni. Ngokusho lokho, sibonga kakhulu kuNgqongqoshe uFaafoi nethimba lakhe ngokusebenzisana nathi futhi belalela izikhalo zethu namakhambi esiwabekayo.
“Sima kwelokuthi zimbalwa uma zikhona izimboni zaseNew Zealand ezithintekile zacekelwa phansi yilo bhubhane kwaze kwaba sezingeni lokuthi imboni yezokuvakasha ephumayo ibe yikhona. Siqhubeke nokusebenza kanzima kanzima kumakhasimende ethu kulo lonke lolu bhubhane singenamathuba okubuyiselwa imali.
“Ukwesekwa nguHulumeni kuzosiza ukugcina imboni yethu isekelwa yimpilo ngenkathi siqhubeka nokusebenza ekuletheni izimali zikaKiwis ekhaya, kodwa ngeke kwanele ukusimamisa imboni yethu esikhathini esizayo.
“Kubalulekile ukuthi lolu sizo siluthole ezinkampanini zezokuvakasha ngokushesha okukhulu. Silangazelele ukusebenzisana noHulumeni emininingwaneni yokusebenza kwale nqubomgomo nakwezinye izindlela zokweseka amalungu ethu, ”kusho uRobyn Galloway
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The New Zealand Travel Industry Suppliers Group says the Government's commitment of $47m to support the travel industry is vital to help bring back the travel funds of New Zealanders whose international travel has been canceled due to COVID-19, says the Group's Chair, Robyn Galloway.
- “We have had to cut costs and make staff redundant over the past six months just to stay in business, and many travel companies are struggling and being forced to downsize, increasing the risk that Kiwi travelers' money will be stranded overseas.
- “The Government support will help keep our industry on life support while we continue to work at bringing Kiwis' funds home, but it won't be enough to sustain our industry in the long term.
