NgoLwesihlanu, ngo-Okthoba 5, 2018, e-Atlantis Resort, eParadise Island, eBahamas, uNobhala Jikelele weCaribbean Tourism Organisation, uHugh Riley, ubonge itafula eliyinhloko kanye nezinye izicukuthwane nabezindaba ngokuza eMbusweni Wezimboni Zezokuvakasha. Conference (SOTIC) futhi wethule amazwi okuvula alandelayo engqungqutheleni yezindaba:
Okokuqala nje, angibonge esidlangalaleni ongqongqoshe engisebenza nabo ngokubeka ukholo lwabo kimi ngokungikhetha ngoLwesibili njengoSihlalo weCaribbean Tourism Organisation. Ngithobekile ngokuzethemba kwabo, kepha ngijabule ngethuba lokusiza ukuhola isikhungo esibaluleke kangako sesifunda eminyakeni emibili ezayo.
Ngijabule futhi ngamathemba e-CTO nendima ebaluleke kakhulu engayidlala ekuhlanganiseni iCaribbean, hhayi nje njengendawo yezokuvakasha, kepha njengabantu abenzelwe ubukhulu.
Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi i-CTO esekelwa kahle, exhaswa ngemali ingathatha indawo yayo kanye nezinye izikhungo ezihlonishwayo ukuphakamisela abantu baseCaribbean ezindaweni eziphakeme ezingafinyeleleka kepha ezingakatholakali.
Ubuholi benhlangano kwezokuvakasha kanye negalelo layo ekuthuthukisweni kwabasebenzi bethu kuzosiza ekuqhubeni umnotho oqinile nokwakha abasebenzi abanokwethenjelwa, abanekhono nabakhiqizayo kanye nabantu baseCaribbean abakulungele ukubhekana nesimo esishintsha njalo somhlaba jikelele.
Ubuholi be-CTO bukhonjiswe ngokugcwele kuleli sonto ngochwepheshe esibahlanganisile ukuze babelane ngolwazi lokuthi singakha kanjani kangcono umkhakha wezokuvakasha ohlala njalo nozinzile ozosiza wonke umuntu, wonke umphakathi, wonke amazwe akulesi sifunda.
Sibe nesibindi sokuphonsela inselelo isifunda ukuthi sakhe kangcono, hhayi ingqalasizinda kuphela, kodwa imboni yonke. Sihlolisise izincomo ezisebenzisekayo zokusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe, hhayi kuphela ukuthuthukisa ulwazi lwabavakashi, kodwa nesabelo sethu njengabantu. Sizibhekele ngesibindi izingqinamba ezinokuphikisana njengokusebenzisa amasiko ethu ngaphandle kokuwaxhaphaza nokwamukela iCaribbean njengesifunda sezimpande.
Lezi zinkinga asizilethi ngqá hhayi ngoba zithandwa, kepha ngoba siqinisekile ukuthi kumele zisheshe zidingidwe ngempumelelo, uma sifuna ukwakha imboni yezokuvakasha yaseCaribbean ngekusasa.
Futhi ayikho enye indlela engcono yokwakha ikusasa ngaphandle kokubandakanya abantu bethu abasha. Akekho noyedwa umuntu phakathi kwalabo abebesekamelweni lengqungquthela yentsha yayizolo, noma phakathi kwabantu ababalelwa ezinkulungwaneni ezintathu abayibuke bukhoma ekhasini le-Facebook le-CTO, ongavumelani nami uma ngithi sinokuningi intsha enobuciko, eqagelayo futhi ehlakaniphe kakhulu noma kuphi.
Yibona abazophonselwa inselelo yokuqhubeka nokwakha imboni yezokuvakasha esisekelweni esibekwe ngabaholi banamuhla namaphayona ayizolo. Ngokuya ngamandla okwenza kahle kwabo izolo, nginesiqiniseko sokuthi ikusasa lezokuvakasha liqhakazile.
Kulesi simo, ngivumele ngihalalisele lowo ophumelele ingqungquthela yentsha, uBryanna Hylton waseJamaica, kanye no-St. Maarten's Kiara Meyers noCaroline Pain waseMartinique, ababeke kwabathathu abaphezulu.
Ngiyazi ukuthi ungathanda nokuvuselelwa ngomkhankaso wethu weThe Rhythm Never Stops; Ngijabule ukweluleka ukuthi umkhankaso uzokwethulwa kulo msombuluko ozayo, ngibonga ababambiqhaza bakahulumeni nabazimele abafake isandla kulesi sigaba sokuqala esibalulekile.
Ekusebenzeni kwezokuvakasha esifundeni, bekuyindaba yezimo ezimbili. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, sinokukhula okuqinile emazweni angazange athintwe yiziphepho zangonyaka odlule.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, sibone ukwehla okuphawulekayo ekufikeni kwalabo abahlaselwa yiziphepho, yize ukusebenza kwala mazwe kukhuphuka kancane.
Ezingxenyeni ezingama-22 zokubika, eziyi-13 zazo zibhalise ukunyuka kwabavakashi abafika phakathi nengxenye yokuqala yonyaka, kusuka kumaphesenti angu-1.7 kuya ku-18.3, kuyilapho kwehla okuyisikhombisa ukwehla okuphakathi kwamaphesenti amancane -0.3 namaphesenti angama-71.
Indawo ehamba phambili kakhulu ngalesi sikhathi yiGuyana ngamaphesenti angu-18.3, iBelize ngamaphesenti angu-17.1, iCayman Islands ngamaphesenti angu-15.9, iGrenada ngamaphesenti angu-10.7 neBahamas ngamaphesenti ayi-10.2.
Le miphumela yomuntu ngamunye ifakazela imiyalezo yesifunda yokuvuleleka kwezindawo zebhizinisi kanye nokuzethemba ezindaweni ongakulethela ukuletha okuhlangenwe nakho kwekhwalithi.
Ukusebenza kwezimakethe eziyimithombo ehlukahlukene kwahluka kakhulu, kanti ezinye izindawo zaqopha ukukhula okuqinile, kanti ezinye zabhalisa ukwehla.
Ezimakethe zase-US, ngokwesibonelo, ngenkathi iJamaica ibika ukukhula ngamaphesenti angama-8.4, iDominican Republic yenyuka ngamaphesenti angama-6.3 kwathi ezinye izindawo eziyi-11 zathola ukukhula, eziyisithupha zazo zazinamanani aphindwe kabili, iCaribbean yavakashelwa izigidi eziyisikhombisa evela e-US ngesikhathi isigamu sokuqala sonyaka.
Lokhu kwehle ngamaphesenti ayi-15.8 uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esihambelanayo ngonyaka owedlule, ngenxa yokwehla kwamaphesenti angama-54.6 kwabafika ePuerto Rico nokuncipha kwabafika eCuba.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, bekunerekhodi elisha lokufika okuvela eCanada ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka, lapho kunezivakashi ezingama-2.4 million ngobusuku obubodwa izivakashi zomhlaba wonke, ezimele ukwanda ngamaphesenti angu-4.7.
Ukufika okuvela eYurophu nakho kukhuphukile, yize bekungamaphesenti amancane ngo-0.3, nezivakashi eziyizigidi ezintathu zivakashele iCaribbean engxenyeni yokuqala yonyaka.
IBelize iholele phambili ngokukhula ngamaphesenti angama-24.3, ilandelwa yiGuyana ngamaphesenti angu-9.4%, iCuraçao 6.2% neSanta Lucia ngamaphesenti angu-4.5. Kodwa-ke, ukukhula kukonke kube nomthelela ekuweni okuthe xaxa kwabantu abafika e-Anguilla, ePuerto Rico naseBermuda.
Kube nokuncipha kwemikhawulo ngamaphesenti ama-0.5 ohambweni lokuvakasha olwandle, yize kunezimpawu zokuthuthuka. Ezingxenyeni ezingama-23 zokubika, eziyi-15 zithole ukuthuthuka ekusebenzeni kwazo ngo-2017 ngeTrinidad & Tobago okubhalise ukunyuka ngamaphesenti ayi-166, iSt. Vincent neGrenadines inyuke ngamaphesenti angama-84 kwathi iMartinique yathola amaphesenti angama-54.7, okuholele emazingeni okukhula.
Kodwa-ke, lokhu kwaphikiswa ukwehla cishe kwamaphesenti angama-90 eBritish Virgin Islands, eDominica kwehla ngamaphesenti angama-88.4, iSt. IPuerto Rico, yize yathintwa yisiphepho, yathumela ukwanda ngamaphesenti ayi-27.5 ngalesi sikhathi.
Izinzuzo zokuncintisana zesifunda zomkhiqizo wezokuvakasha onhlobonhlobo nokuphepha nokuvikeleka zisasebenza. Izindawo ziyakhiwa kabusha, futhi imikhiqizo emisha nezokuvakasha ziyabuyiselwa nsuku zonke ezindaweni ezithintwe yiziphepho zangonyaka odlule.
Umnyango wethu wezocwaningo ulindele ukwehla jikelele okuphakathi kwamaphesenti amathathu kuya kwamane kulo nyaka, kodwa ubikezela ukwanda ngamaphesenti angu-4.3 ngonyaka ozayo.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi iCruise kulindeleke ukuthi ikhule ngamaphesenti amahlanu iye kumaphesenti ayisithupha kulo nyaka.
Ake ngithathe leli thuba ukubonga uNgqongqoshe uDionisio D'Aguillar, umqondisi jikelele uJoy Jibrilu nethimba lakhe eMnyangweni Wezokuvakasha eBahamas, kanye nabasebenzi bethu be-CTO ngokusebenza kanzima kangaka ukukhipha inkomfa enhle ye-State of the Tourism Industry, kanye Ngiyabonga ngokubamba kwakho iqhaza.
