Uma sibheka zonke intuthuko yakamuva emhlabeni jikelele mayelana nezomnotho nezokuvakasha, okuhambisana nokuhlelwa kwamasu okungalungile okuvela ku-Ministry Of Tourism yaseTrinidad kanye neTourism Development Company, kubonakala kuseduze ukuthi umkhakha wezokuvakasha wase-Tobago uphokophele ekuweni. Njengoba izinga lokuhlala kwamahhotela eTobago manje likumaphesenti angu-30, futhi lokhu kuyinani eliphakeme lenkathi yabo yezokuvakasha, kunembangela yokwesaba okukhulu. Ngaphandle kwalapho ukuzinza kwezezimali kwabanikazi bamahhotela baseTobago kanye nemboni yezokuvakasha kuqinisekisiwe njengokufa, abantu baseTobagonia baphokophele ezikhathini ezinzima kakhulu ezizophumela ephethini elingakhululekile lokushintsha indlela yokuphila.
Kubalulekile ukuthi izikhulu zezokuvakasha zifezeke ngokushesha. Ngesu elithi "Fantasy Island" elidukile nelizilimazayo lokuzama ukubeka iTrinidad njengenhloko-dolobha yebhizinisi nemihlangano yaseCaribbean, lokho kuyishiyaphi iTobago? Yini eyenziwayo ukuze kuncishiswe izidingo ezisheshayo zeningi labantu baseTobagonia abathembele kwezokuvakasha ukuze baziphilise futhi kuvikelwe imboni yamahhotela ekuweni? Izithembiso ezingamanga zakudala kanye nezinqubomgomo ezingaguquki zeTourism Development Company (TDC) ngeke zisakwazi ukubekezelelwa.
Ngokomqulu osanda kukhishwa yi-United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), "ukwehla kwamanje komnotho emhlabeni wonke okwamisa ukukhula kwezokuvakasha kwamanye amazwe ngo-2008, manje kusongela ukubuyisela emuva izinzuzo eziyingqophamlando zeminyaka emine ezenziwe yile mboni ekuhambeni kwamanye amazwe." Nakani izikhulu zezokuvakasha, lokhu UNWTO Indikimba iyisikhungo esithembekile nesisemthethweni, ingabe i-TDC kanye nabeluleki bayo banokuqonda okungcono noma okukholakala ukwedlula le nhlangano yamazwe ngamazwe, eyakhiwe ochwepheshe abahamba phambili emhlabeni? Ukube bekunjalo ngabe imboni yezokuvakasha yaseTobago ayizange ibe nezinxushunxushu njalo.
“Ukuwohloka kwezimakethe zezimali, ukwenyuka okukhulu kwentengo yempahla kanye nowoyela kanye nokuguquguquka kwezinga lokushintshisana okuguquguqukayo kuhlangene nokuphoqa ukwehla kwephesenti elilodwa lohambo lwamazwe ngamazwe ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kusukela ngoJulayi, umkhuba okulindeleke ukuthi uqhubeke ngo-2009,” UNWTO kusho. Lo mbiko ubikezela ukuntengantenga okuqhubekayo noma ukwehla kulo nyaka nangale kwalokho, kodwa waphawula ukuthi izinga eliphezulu lokungaqiniseki kwezomnotho lenza ukubikezela kokuhamba kwamanye amazwe kube nzima.
I-Ministry Of Tourism yaseTrinidad kanye neTourism Development Company ithi ezokuvakasha zamabhizinisi ziyadlondlobala emhlabeni wonke. Nalapha futhi ekulimaleni kukaTobago, amaqiniso angempela njengoba ashiwo yi-UN ayaphikwa futhi awanakwa. Ezokuvakasha azikwazi ukuqhubekela phambili ngokucabanga nokuhlela "kwe-Fantasy Island".
Kuyafaneleka ukuqaphela lokho okulindelwe yi-UN ngesikhathi sangempela “sokuguqulwa kwezinzuzo zezokuvakasha kule minyaka emine edlule.” Uma i-Ministry of Tourism and Tourism Development Company yase-Trinidad ixhumana neqiniso lalokho okwenzekayo emphakathini wamazwe ngamazwe, futhi, ikakhulukazi, amabhizinisi, ngeke baphishekele njengokugxila kwabo okuyinhloko isu lebhizinisi lezokuvakasha ngoba wonke amabhizinisi kumodi yokunciphisa enkulu. Uhulumeni kufanele akuqonde lokho njengoba esenkingeni efanayo.
Izikhulu zezokuvakasha kumele ziyeke ukucabanga nokuhlela kwazo "Isiqhingi Sephupho". Izimpilo zincike emkhakheni wezokuvakasha osebenzayo futhi ozinzile. ITobago ayisakwazi ukubekezelela ukumoshwa kweTDC ngamadola entela ngamasu angeke asize manje noma ngisho esikhathini esizayo. ITobago idinga isixazululo esizoletha uzinzo kwezokuvakasha kwayo manje. Akwamukelekile ukuthi lokhu kuyinkinga yomhlaba wonke futhi akukho okungenziwa ngakho, kukhona okungenziwa ngakho, kodwa hhayi ezokuvakasha zamabhizinisi.
Njenge-United States of America, ushintsho kufanele lufike emnyangweni wethu wezokuvakasha.
