TAIPEI, Taiwan – I-Tourism Bureau izolo imemezele ukuthi isivakashi salo nyaka esiyizigidi ezingu-7 kungenzeka sifike eTaiwan maphakathi nenyanga ezayo kunokuba sifike ngoKhisimusi, njengoba bekulindelekile ngaphambilini.
Ihhovisi lithe izivakashi eziyizigidi eziyisi-6.08 ezivakashelwe ngonyaka odlule, kodwa isibalo besesivele sifinyelele ezigidini ezi-5.93 kusukela ngenyanga edlule. Ngokwesilinganiso, isizwe samukela abavakashi abavela kwamanye amazwe abaphakathi kuka-550,000 no-600,000 ngenyanga.
Unobhala omkhulu weBureau u-Tsai Ming-ling uthe ihhovisi belilinganisela ukuthi isivakashi esiyizigidi eziyisi-7 sizofika ngoKhisimusi.
Kodwa-ke uthe isibalo sabavakashile sikhule ngokushesha kunalokhu obekulindelekile ngakho umuntu angafika maphakathi nenyanga ezayo noma ngaphambi kukaKhisimusi. I-bureau ithe isivakashi esinenhlanhla sizonikezwa izipho, kanye nemali yokusebenzisa.
Iningi labavakashi bakwamanye amazwe abavakashela eTaiwan bavela eJapan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, South Korea nase-US.
Ihhovisi lithe izivakashi ezivela eHong Kong naseMacau zingadlula isigidi esi-1 kulo nyaka.
Ukufika kwezivakashi kukhule kancane kule minyaka emine edlule. Isibalo sikhule sisuka ezigidini ezi-3.84 ngo-2008 saya ezigidini ezingu-4.39 ngo-2009. Siphinde senyuka safinyelela ezigidini ezingu-5.56 ngo-2010 kanye nezigidi ezingu-6.08 ngonyaka odlule.
I-bureau yaqala uhlelo lokulinganisa amahhotela ngo-2009 ngomzamo wokuphakamisa izinga lendawo yokuhlala yesizwe. Ihhovisi limemezele izolo ukuthi amanye amahhotela angama-47 athole izilinganiso zezinkanyezi ekuhlaziyeni kwakamuva.
Ngokusho kwe-bureau, amahhotela nama-motel angama-222 athole izilinganiso zezinkanyezi ngohlelo. Uhlu lwamahhotela lungabonwa kusizindalwazi se-Tourism Bureau yamahhotela namahostela ku-www.taiwanstay.net.tw.
