I-Tourism Australia ne-Jetstar zizosebenzisa u-A$10 million ($13 million) emkhankasweni wokukhangisa wase-Japan emzamweni wokuthuthukisa izinombolo zezivakashi ezicekelwe phansi ukuzamazama komhlaba ne-tsunami yase-Japan.
Abahambi baseJapan bake baba imakethe yezivakashi enkulu kunazo zonke e-Australia kodwa izinombolo zezivakashi zehle kakhulu kusukela i-tsunami enamandla yahlasela enyakatho yeJapan ngoMashi 11.
Bangaphezudlwana kuka-350,000 baseJapan abavakashele e-Australia kuze kube manje kulo nyaka, ukwehla ngamaphesenti ayi-11 uma kuqhathaniswa no-2010.
Kodwa iTourism Australia kanye neJetstar bathi banethemba lokuthi imakethe inamandla okukhula, futhi ngamunye uzofaka imali elinganiselwa ku-$1.6 million ngonyaka eminyakeni emithathu emisebenzini yokuthengisa ngokubambisana emnothweni wesithathu ngobukhulu emhlabeni.
Umkhankaso uza njengoba i-Jetstar yethula i-Jetstar Japan ngo-2012, inkampani yayo entsha yasekhaya enezindleko eziphansi.
"NjengeTourism Australia, i-Jetstar inezinhlelo zokukhulisa i-Asia ngobubanzi futhi ibona amathuba okukhula esimeme namakhulu, eholwa yimakethe enkulu yaseChina, nezimakethe eziningi zaseSouth East naseNyakatho ye-Asia kubandakanya neJapan," kusho isikhulu esiphezulu seTourism Australia u-Andrew McEvoy esitatimendeni. ingqungquthela eSydney ngoMsombuluko.
Abahambi baseJapan basebenzise cishe u-$1.5 billion e-Australia ngo-2010 kanti iTourism Australia ikholelwa ukuthi le makethe inamandla okunyuka iye ku-$3.3 billion ngo-2020.
I-Tourism Australia izosebenzisa umlayezo womkhankaso Akukho okufana ne-Australia eceleni kwemininingwane yokuxhumana ye-Jetstar "ukushayela ukubhuka nohambo olungenayo."
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- I-Tourism Australia ne-Jetstar zizosebenzisa u-A$10 million ($13 million) emkhankasweni wokukhangisa wase-Japan emzamweni wokuthuthukisa izinombolo zezivakashi ezicekelwe phansi ukuzamazama komhlaba ne-tsunami yase-Japan.
- But Tourism Australia and Jetstar say they are confident the market has the potential to grow, and will each contribute about $1.
- 5 billion in Australia in 2010 and Tourism Australia believes this market has the potential to increase to $3.