Umkhakha wezokuvakasha womphakathi nezizimele waseSeychelles uhlaziya imakethe yaseFrance

Izinkampani zikahulumeni nezizimele zaseSeychelles zihlanganyele ndawonye ngoMsombuluko ukuze zihlaziye imakethe yaseFrance yalesi siqhingi. Izibalo zokufika kwezivakashi ezisuka eFrance zimi ku-13% wonyaka kuze kube yimanje uma ziqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngo-2013. Kusukela ngoJanuwari kuya ku-August 2014, izibalo zikhombisa abantu abafikayo abangu-21, 416 okusho ukwehla ngo-13% uma kuqhathaniswa. ngesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule lapho yayingama-24, 658.

Ngo-August 2014, isibalo sabafikayo sehle kakhulu sisuka ku-1% saya ku-5%. Yize ukuntuleka kwezindiza eziqondile emzileni we-France-Seychelles kubonakala njengembangela enkulu yalokhu kwehla, abavakashi abaphambili baseFrance abathengisa indawo okuyiwa kuyo iminyaka engama-35 noma ngaphezulu bakholelwa ukuthi ukwehla komnotho waseFrance nakho kuyimbangela enkulu yalokhu kwehla izinombolo zokufika kwezivakashi ezindaweni ezithathwa njengezihamba ibanga elide ezibonakala ziwela kubakaki be-'haut de gamme' [premium].

Abaqondisi be-Exotisme, Autral Lagon, kanye ne-TUI France bebeseSeychelles ngenxa yesimemo seBhodi Lezokuvakasha ukuze baxoxisane nabalingani bezohwebo nabathatha izinqumo ezibalulekile ukuthi kungani sekuba nzima ngabo ukuthengisa iSeychelles. Abasebenzi bezokuvakasha baseFrance bachaza ukuthi indawo yesiqhingi idayiswa eFrance njengendawo ebizayo yokuvakasha ephezulu. ONgqongqoshe abathathu baseSeychelles, i-St.Ange Yezokuvakasha Namasiko, uMorgan Wezindaba Zangaphakathi NezokuThutha, kanye noLaporte Wezezimali Notshalomali, bahlanganyele itafula emhlanganweni noSherin Naiken, i-CEO yeBhodi Lezokuvakasha; Bernadette Willemin, uMqondisi wase-Europe weBhodi Lezokuvakasha lase-Seychelles; UFreddy Karkaria, uSihlalo we-SHTA (Seychelles Hospitality & Tourism Association); U-Marco Francis, uSihlalo we-Seychelles Chamber of Commerce & Industries; U-Justin Gosling wase-Air Seychelles; kanye noDenise Rassool wase-Emirates. Igumbi lenkomfa eConstance Ephelia Resort beligcwele amalungu omkhakha ozimele wezokuvakasha esiqhingini abeqhamuka emahhotela nezindawo zokungcebeleka, ukuqashwa kwezimoto, amatekisi, nezindawo zokudlela.

Bonke abathathu abahamba phambili bezokuvakasha baseFrance bavumile ukuthi ukwehla komnotho emhlabeni wonke kushintsha umqondo wokuthi abavakashi bayisebenzisa kanjani imali yabo.

Abasebenzi bamaholide bandizela ezindaweni ezishibhile, bandiza amabanga amafushane, futhi baya eziqhingini ezishisayo abathengisa ilanga elifanayo, umthungo kanye nomqondo wesihlabathi njenge-Seychelles.

UGilbert Gisneros, uMqondisi we-Exoticmes; Fabrice Bouillot, uMqondisi we-TUI France; kanye no-Helion de Villeneuve, uMqondisi Jikelele we-Austral Lagoon; baphinde bavumelana ngazwi linye ukuthi ukungatholakali kwezihlalo ezabelwa abaqhubi bezokuvakasha emzileni waseSeychelles nakho kube yinselelo yangempela. U-Helion de Villeneuve uthe izindiza kufanele zicubungule kabusha ukwabiwa kwezihlalo ezengeziwe zomzila we-Seychelles-France, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sesizini ephezulu. "Ekuqaleni konyaka besinesidingo seSychelles kodwa azikho izihlalo eziya ezindaweni eziya eSeychelles," kusho uMnu. De Villeneuve.

Imikhiqizo yaseSeychelles kanye nenqubomgomo yentengo yesiqhingi nayo yabekwa imibuzo. Abathuthukisi bezokuvakasha baseFrance bakholelwa ukuthi yisikhathi esifanele sokuthi i-Seychelles iphinde ibheke imikhiqizo yayo futhi ibone ukuthi iziqhingi zinikeza inani lemali. UBernadette Willemin, onguMqondisi we-Europe of Seychelles Tourism Board, uthe unombono wokuthi ukuhamba ngendiza okuqondile emzileni we-Seychelles-France kuzokhuphula ukuhamba kwezimoto eziya eSeychelles. Kodwa-ke, usanethemba lokuthi izindiza ezimbili zamasonto onke ze-Air Seychelles emzileni we-France-Seychelles zizoba ngcono emakethe.

Evula umhlangano wamasu eConstance Ephelia Resort, u-Alain St.Ange, uNgqongqoshe wezokuVakasha namaSiko waseSeychelles, uthe umhlangano uzovula ingxoxo engagwegwesi nokho yobungcweti, futhi kufanele udwebe isithombe esicacile ngesimo semakethe yaseFrance yaseSeychelles. . Ungqongqoshe u-St.Ange uthe abaqhubi bezokuvakasha abaphezulu baseFrance bonke bangabangane baseSeychelles, futhi kwaba ngokulalela ukukhathazeka kwabo kuphela lapho i-Seychelles ingaqonda kangcono lapho iziqhingi zingahambi kahle khona kanye nendlela yokulungisa isimo.

''Ningabangani bethu. Ungagwegwesi ezingxoxweni zakho. Khuluma ingqondo yakho. Kungokukulalela kuphela, lapho singalungisa amaphutha ethu futhi sibuyise isabelo sethu esifanelekile semakethe yethu yaseFrance,” kusho uNgqongqoshe u-St.Ange

U-Sherin Naiken, oyiSikhulu esiPhezulu seBhodi lezokuVakasha laseSeychelles, uchaze ukwehla ngo-13% kwezibalo zokufika kwezokuvakasha ezivela emakethe yaseFrance kwakungethusi nje kuHulumeni waseSeychelles kodwa nakubalingani bakhe bezohwebo.

“Njengoba sibonile ukwehla ngo-13% kwezibalo zokufika kwezokuvakasha emakethe yethu enkulu iFrance sekushaqisile hhayi kithina kuphela eSeychelles Tourism Board kanye nakuMnyango Wezokuvakasha Namasiko, kodwa futhi kuyethusa ukuhweba kwezokuvakasha nobani. besilokhu siqaphe ngeso elibukhali izibalo zokufika namathrendi. Lokhu kwenzeka naphezu kwemizamo yethu eqhubekayo yokumaketha ukugcina imakethe yaseFrance kulo nyaka wonke,” kusho uSherin Naiken.

Isikhulu Esiphezulu Sebhodi Lezokuvakasha laseSeychelles siphinde sakhuluma ngezindlela ezintsha zokulungisa imakethe nokuletha ukukhula okuhle.

“NgoJulayi ngemva komhlangano wethu wokubuyekeza ukumaketha wamaphakathi nonyaka, ngathatha isinqumo esihlakaniphile ngemvume yamalungu eBhodi yethu ukuthi sisuse izimali zokumaketha kwezinye zezimakethe zethu ezisafufusa ziye e-France ukuze sithuthukise umzamo wethu wokumaketha ngethemba lokubuyisela izinombolo. Siphinde futhi seseka kakhulu indiza entsha yaseParis yase-Air Seychelles, futhi uhlelo lokumaketha oluhlanganyelwe lwasungulwa ngoSepthemba kuya kuDisemba 2014. Noma kunjalo naphezu kwayo yonke imizamo, izimakethe zabonisa izimpawu zokukhula kancane unyaka wonke njengoba siqapha ngokucophelela. ukubhukha phambili unyaka wonke,” kuphetha u-Sherin Naiken, Isikhulu Esiphezulu Sebhodi Lezokuvakasha lase-Seychelles.

ISeychelles iyilungu elisungula le- I-International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP).