E-COLOMBO, eSri Lanka – Ezokuvakasha zaseSri Lanka zeqe umgomo kahulumeni ngo-2013 ukuze zifinyelele abantu abafika ezigidini ezingu-1.27 ngemva kokubuyekezwa kwezindlela zokubala.
Inhloso yokuqala yonyaka bekuyizivakashi eziyizigidi eziyi-1.25.
Imininingwane yakamuva evela eSri Lanka Tourism Board ikhombisa ukwenyuka ngamaphesenti angama-26 futhi lesi sibalo kulindeleke ukuthi sikhule nakulo nyaka.
Kuze kube nguNovemba, iSri Lanka yamukele izivakashi eziyizigidi eziyi-1,016,228, futhi kwadingeka ukuthi yamukele izivakashi ezingu-200,000 ngoDisemba ukuze ifinyelele umgomo wayo, obekungaba cishe kabili inani labafikayo abayi-122,000 ngoDisemba.
Ngokusho kwe-ejensi, i-Sri Lanka Tourism iqinisekise izibalo zokufika kwezokuvakasha zenyanga ngayinye ye-2013 futhi ngokusho kokuqinisekiswa kwakamuva; I-Sri Lanka isiyonke ithole izivakashi eziyi-1,274,593 ngo-2013.
"Ukuqinisekiswa okusha kwenziwa ngokusekelwe kwizibalo ezinikezwe indlela yokuqoqa idatha yekhompyutha yoMnyango Wezokufuduka nokuThutha waseSri Lanka," kusho isitatimende.
Izibalo zakamuva ziveze ukuthi iSri Lanka ayitholanga nje kuphela izivakashi eziyi-153,918, okunyuke ngamaphesenti angama-26.7 kusukela ngonyaka owandulele, kodwa iphinde yathola izivakashi eziningi ezinyangeni ezedlule.
Abafike ngoJanuwari 2013 manje base benyuke ngamaphesenti angama-28.7 baya ku-110,543 esikhundleni samaphesenti adlule angu-13.4 kanti abafike ngoFebhuwari banyuke ngamaphesenti angu-36.4 baya ku-113,968 esikhundleni samaphesenti angu-11.6 angaphambili.
Ngenkathi ihlinzeka izigidi zabantu ngokuqashwa, imboni isebenza njengombhoshongo wamandla kuma-SME kanye nemboni yezindlu ezincane.
Umbiko weBhange Elikhulu uveze ukuthi inzuzo kwezokuvakasha inyuke ngamaphesenti angama-4.9 yaya ku-$120.4 million unyaka nonyaka ngoNovemba namaphesenti angama-26.8 yafinyelela ku-$169.3 million ngoDisemba.
Ngakho-ke, izinzuzo ezivela kwezokuvakasha ngo-2013 ziqophe ukwanda konyaka nonyaka ngamaphesenti angama-35 kuya ku-$1.4 wezigidigidi, okulinganisa nezinzuzo ezikhulayo zezigidigidi ezi-1 ngo-2012.
ISri Lanka iqhamuke empini yayo yeminyaka engama-26 ukuze ithuthuke ibe ngelinye lamazwe akhula ngokushesha umnotho emhlabeni.
Izimali ezithunyelwayo nazo ziyingxenye ebalulekile yemali engenayo yezwe.
I-World Tourism Organization ilinganisela ukuthi ezokuvakasha zenza amaphesenti ayishumi esamba somkhiqizo wasekhaya emhlabeni wonke, okuyenza ibe imboni enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni.
Amandla ayo okufaka isandla kakhulu ekukhuleni komnotho nasekufukuleni umphakathi wonkana makhulu kakhulu.
Ibhizinisi lezokuvakasha kulesi siqhingi liyadlondlobala kusukela kwaphela impi yombango yeminyaka engamashumi amathathu ngo-2009.
Imithombo yezindaba yasendaweni ibike ukuthi uhulumeni ubeke umgomo wokuthi kufike abantu abayizigidi eziyi-1.5 ngo-2014 kanye nemali ehlosiwe yemali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.8.
Lesi siqhingi sithemba ukuthi sizofinyelela abantu abafika ezigidini ezingu-2.5 futhi sizuze u-$3.5 billion ngo-2016.
