WTTCUcwaningo lwaminyaka yonke lwe-Economic Impact Research, olukhishwe namuhla, lubonisa ukuthi i-Travel & Tourism idale amathuba emisebenzi emisha engu-7 million emhlabeni jikelele. Lo mbiko ukhombisa futhi ukuthi unyaka wezi-2017 ube unyaka omuhle kakhulu emkhakheni wezokuVakasha nezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke, okhule ngama-4.6%, ngama-50% ngokushesha kunomnotho womhlaba wonkana (ukukhula ngama-3% ngonyaka wezi-2017).
UGloria Guevara, WTTC U-President & CEO uthe, “I-Travel & Tourism idala amathuba emisebenzi, igqugquzela ukukhula komnotho futhi isiza ekwakheni imiphakathi engcono. Ucwaningo lwethu lukhombisa ukuthi umkhakha wethu waba nesibopho sokudala umsebenzi owodwa kwemihlanu yawo wonke emhlabeni. Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, Ohulumeni emhlabeni wonke bayaqaphela izinzuzo ezimangalisayo zezokuvakasha futhi ngiyabahalalisela ngokuthatha izinyathelo zokukhulisa amandla omkhakha wethu.”
Onyakeni wesikhombisa ilandelana, umkhakha wezokuVakasha nezokuVakasha wenze kahle kakhulu kunomnotho womhlaba futhi ngowezi-2017 ube ngumkhakha wezomnotho okhula ngokushesha kakhulu emhlabeni, okhombisa ukukhula okunamandla ukudlula yonke imikhakha ehlanganisa ezokukhiqiza (4.2%), ezokuthengisa kanye nezitolo ezinkulu (3.4%), ezolimo. , ezamahlathi nezokudoba (2.6%) kanye nezinkonzo zezezimali (2.5%).
Ngo-2017, umthelela oqondile we-Travel & Tourism waba ngu-:
US$8.3 trillion umnikelo ku-GDP yomhlaba (10.4%)
Imisebenzi eyizigidi ezingama-313, imisebenzi engu-1 kwayishumi emhlabeni jikelele
US$1.5 wezigidigidi ezithunyelwa ngaphandle (6.5% wesamba sokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe, 28.8% wokuthunyelwa kwezinsiza zomhlaba jikelele)
US$882 billion ukutshalwa kwezimali (4.5% wesamba sokutshalwa kwezimali)
UNksz Guevara uqhube wathi, “Unyaka ka-2017 ube unyaka omuhle kunayo yonke emlandweni emkhakheni wezokuVakasha nezokuVakasha. Sibone ukwanda kokusetshenziswa kwemali ngenxa yokukhula ukuzethemba kwabathengi, ngaphakathi nakwamanye amazwe, ukusimama kwezimakethe zaseNyakatho Afrika naseYurophu okwathintwa ubuphekula phambilini kanye nokukhula okuqhubekayo okuvela eChina naseNdiya. Lezi yizindaba ezinhle ezigidini zabantu abathembele emkhakheni wethu ukuze baziphilise.”
Amaphuzu avelele avela emhlabeni wonke ahlanganisa:
Ukusebenza kwe-Europe bekungcono kunalokho obekulindelwe phambilini ngokukhula ngamaphesenti angama-4.8 njengoba isidingo sohambo olude sibuye ngamandla, sihambisana nokuhamba okuqinile kwangaphakathi kwesifunda ngenxa yamandla omnotho waseYurophu. Ngokusho kwe-International Air Transport Association (IATA) ngo-2017, izindiza zaseYurophu ziqophe ukukhula kwabagibeli ngo-8.1% kanye nabagibeli abangaphezu kwebhiliyoni elilodwa okokuqala ngqa.
Igalelo lezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha ku-GDP eNyakatho Afrika likhule ngama-22.6% ngo-2017, okubonisa ukuphindaphindeka okunamandla emithelela yobuphekula eminyakeni edlule. Ukusebenza okumangalisayo okuvela e-Egypt (72.9%) kanye nokukhula okuqinile e-Tunisia (7.6%) kukhuthaza ukuzethemba esifundeni njengoba umsebenzi wezokuvakasha uqhubeka nokubuyela ezingeni langaphambi kokuhlaselwa.
Amazwe ase-Asia ayaqhubeka nokugqugquzela ukukhula kwezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele njengoba iNorth East Asia ikhula ngo-7.4% kanye neNingizimu East Asia ngo-6.7%. I-China isaqhubeka nokuhamba phambili ngo-9.8%. Eminyakeni eyishumi ezayo ngaphezu kwengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yokukhula okuphelele kwe-GDP kanye nokukhula cishe kwesigamu sokukhula kwemisebenzi kuzokhiqizwa yi-China ne-India.
I-Latin America ikhombise ukwehla ngo-1.4% ku-GDP yezokuvakasha, ikakhulukazi okuwumphumela wokuncishiswa kwemali echithwayo emhlabeni wonke emnothweni omkhulu we-Latin America, iBrazil, ngo-18.1% uma kuqhathaniswa no-2016, futhi kuhlanganiswe nezinkinga zezombangazwe nezomnotho eziqhubekayo eVenezuela.
Izibikezelo zonyaka wezi-2018 ziphakamisa ukuthi ukukhula kuzoqhubeka, nakuba ngezinga eliphansi kunangowezi-2017 ngenxa yamanani aphezulu kawoyela.
Umbono wesikhathi eside ofika ku-2028 usalokhu ungashintshile, ngokukhula okujwayelekile ngama-3.8% ngonyaka kule minyaka eyishumi ezayo. Kodwa-ke, ngo-2028, i-Travel & Tourism kulindeleke ukuthi isekele imisebenzi engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-400 emhlabeni jikelele, okulingana nomsebenzi owodwa kweyi-1 yayo yonke emhlabeni; kanti umkhakha kulindeleke ukuthi ufake isandla esilinganiselwa ku-9% wokwakhiwa kwensalela yomhlaba wonke kule minyaka eyishumi ezayo.
Unksz Guevara wengeze ngokuthi “Njengoba umkhakha wethu uqhubeka ubaluleke kakhulu njengokukhiqiza i-GDP kanye nemisebenzi, inselelo yethu enkulu kuzoba ukuqinisekisa ukuthi lokhu kukhula kuzinzile futhi kuyabandakanya. Ukuqhubekela phambili sidinga ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukukhula kuhlelelwe, kulawulwa kahle futhi kubandakanya ubudlelwano phakathi hhayi nje kwezinhlaka zikahulumeni nezizimele kodwa futhi kubandakanya nemiphakathi uqobo. Makhulu amathuba okuthi ohulumeni basebenzise amathuba alethwa yiTravel & Tourism ukuze bakhe amathuba emisebenzi emisha, ikakhulukazi kuleyo minotho lapho imisebenzi eminingi kweminye imikhakha isengcupheni ngenxa yemishini ezenzakalelayo. I-Travel & Tourism ibambisene nabo bonke ohulumeni ukuze bakhe amathuba emisebenzi.”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- In the last few years, Governments around the world are realising the extraordinary benefits of tourism and I congratulate them for taking steps to maximise our sector's potential.
- We have seen increased spending as a result of growing consumer confidence, both domestically and internationally, recovery in markets in North Africa and Europe previously impacted by terrorism and continued outbound growth from China and India.
- Ms Guevara added “As our sector continues to become more important both as a generator of GDP and jobs, our key challenge will be ensuring this growth is sustainable and inclusive.
