Imibukiso emikhulu yezokuvakasha, ukuhlangana, kanye nokuxhumana kwenzelwe eMpumalanga Afrika kule nyanga ephela nezinkomba ezinhle zokuvula isifunda kanye ne-Afrika yonkana ezimakethe ezibalulekile zezivakashi zomhlaba.
Imibuthano emikhulu emihlanu yezokuvakasha yahlelwa eMpumalanga Afrika phakathi kuka-Okthoba 2-20, yaheha ababambiqhaza ababalulekile bebhizinisi, abenzi bezinqubomgomo, kanye nabaphathi abavela emithonjeni yemakethe yezivakashi ehamba phambili emhlabeni wonke njenge-Kenya Airways.
Njengoba idume ngezilwane zasendle, amabhishi asezindaweni ezishisayo, izindawo zamasiko nezomlando, isifunda saseMpumalanga Afrika sihehe abavakashi bomhlaba kanye nabalingani bezohwebo kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-Okthoba ababehlangene ukuze babambe iqhaza emibukisweni emithathu ephambili yezokuvakasha kanye nezingqungquthela ezimbili eziphezulu ezazihlelwe eKenya, eTanzania naseZanzibar.
I-Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) yenzeka enhlokodolobha yaseKenya, iNairobi kusukela mhla zi-2-4 kuMfumfu inerekhodi elihle lababambe iqhaza, iningi labo okungabahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zamahhotela nezivakashi.
UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Nezilwane Zasendle waseKenya uNajib Balala uthe i-AHIF ihehe abantu ababalulekile embonini yamahhotela e-Afrika nangaphandle kwezwekazi.
Le ngqungquthela, ebiseRadisson Blu Hotel, kuze kube manje isixhume abaholi bamabhizinisi abavela ezimakethe zamazwe ngamazwe nezasekhaya kwezokuvakasha, ingqalasizinda kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwamahhotela e-Afrika yonkana.
UMnu. Balala uthe iKenya ikhulise ukubonakala komkhiqizo njengendawo okuyiwa kuyo ngenxa ye-AHIF kanye neMagical Kenya Travel Expo eyenzeka ngezinsuku ezifanayo.
“Kulo nyaka wezimali oqhubekayo, izivakashi ezifika zihlangene kusukela ngoJulayi 2017 kuze kube sekupheleni kukaJuni 2018 zivale zibe ngu-1,488,370 uma kuqhathaniswa nezivakashi ezingu-1,393,568 ngo-2016-17, okubonisa ukukhula ngamaphesenti angu-6.8,” kusho uBalala.
I-AHIF iyona kuphela ingqungquthela yaminyaka yonke yokutshalwa kwezimali kwamahhotela ehlanganisa ndawonye abantu ababalulekile emphakathini wokutshalwa kwezimali kwamahhotela abanothando lokutshala imali e-Afrika.
I-AHIF ime njengendawo yomhlangano yaminyaka yonke yase-Afrika yabatshalizimali abaphezulu bamahhotela, abathuthukisi, abahlinzeki kanye nabeluleki besifunda.
I-Afrika manje isiyindawo yokutshalwa kwezimali kwamahhotela phakathi kwamanye amazwekazi lapho iningi labasebenzi bamahhotela abahamba phambili emhlabeni sebeqhubekela phambili ngamasu okukhulisa amahhotela.
Imakethe yamahhotela e-Afrika ilinganiselwe kodwa inesidingo esikhulayo esiqhutshwa ukutshalwa kwezimali okuzayo kwezokuvakasha. I-Sub Saharan Africa ikhombise ukuthambekela okuhle ekutshalweni kwezimali kwamahhotela ukuze kuqhudelane neNyakatho Afrika, kusho abahleli be-AHIF.
I-AHIF iyingqungquthela ephambili yokutshalwa kwezimali kwamahhotela e-Afrika, eheha abanikazi bamahhotela abaningi abaqavile bamazwe ngamazwe, abatshalizimali, abezimali, izinkampani zabaphathi nabeluleki bazo.
Kanye ne-AHIF, iMagical Kenya Travel Expo (MAKTE) yabanjwa kusukela ngo-Okthoba 3 kuya ku-5 e-Kenya International Conference Centre (KICC) ukuze kuboniswe izinto eziheha izivakashi kanye nezinsizakalo ngaphakathi kwemboni ye-safari yaseKenya.
Lo mcimbi uhehe abahlanganyeli abavela esifundeni saseMpumalanga Afrika nase-Afrika ukuthi bakhangise ngamagugu ezokuvakasha kulesi sifunda befuna ukuthwebula izimakethe zezivakashi zomhlaba.
Izizwe ezingaphezu kuka-30 zibambe iqhaza kuhlelo lwesishiyagalombili lweMagical Kenya Travel Expo. I-Kenya Tourism Board, eyayingumgqugquzeli walo mbukiso, ithe abakhangisi abangu-185 babambe iqhaza kulo mcimbi bebhekene nabakhangisi abangu-140 ohlelweni lwangonyaka odlule. Inani labathengi abasingethwe kulo Mbukiso walo nyaka lenyuke laya ku-150 lisuka ku-132 elaqoshwa ngonyaka odlule, kusho i-Kenya Tourist Board.
Abathengi abasingethwe bahlanganisa abenzeli bezokuvakasha, abanikazi bezindawo zokuvakasha, abanikazi bamahhotela, nemidiya yezohwebo evela ezimakethe ezibalulekile zemithombo yezokuvakasha yaseKenya eYurophu, e-Afrika, e-Asia, naseMelika.
I-Swahili International Tourism Expo (SITE) yenzeka edolobheni lezentengiselwano laseTanzania i-Dar es Salaam kusukela mhla ziyi-12 kuya ku-14 kuMfumfu yaheha izinkampani zezokuvakasha zasekhaya nezamazwe ngamazwe eziyi-150, iningi labo elivela e-Afrika, kanye nababambiqhaza bebhizinisi labavakashi bezinga lamazwe ngamazwe abangu-180.
I-79th Skål International Conference yaba se-Pride Inn Paradise Beach Hotel edolobheni laseKenya elisogwini iMombasa kusukela ngo-Okthoba 17 kuya ku-21. Izithunywa ezingaphezu kuka-500 ezivela emazweni angaphezu kuka-40 zathamela le ngqungquthela.
UMengameli we-Skal uSusanna Saari uthe lo mcimbi ushintshile embonini yezokuvakasha yaseMombasa.
“Lona wumcimbi obalulekile emkhakheni wezokuvakasha eKenya ukuze ukhombise lokho izwe elingakunikeza, ikakhulukazi eMombasa,” kusho uSusanna.
Wengeze ngokuthi ochwepheshe bezokuvakasha bamazwe ngamazwe nabasekhaya babe nezingxoxo, befuna imibono emisha nezindawo abangangena kuzo.
“ISkal yinhlangano yezokuvakasha neyokuvakasha enkulukazi emhlabeni. Sinamalungu angaba ngu-14,000 emhlabeni jikelele. Silindele amakhulukhulu ozakwethu ukuthi beze bazothokozela ukungenisa izihambi eKenya,” kusho yena.
Okujabulisa kakhulu kwakuwumbukiso wezokuvakasha eZanzibar, umbukiso wokuqala wezokuvakasha ophambili ohlelwe esiqhingini esidume ngokuvakasha kwamabhishi kanye nezokuvakasha zasolwandle eMpumalanga Afrika.
Lo mbukiso uhehe abakhangisi abangaphezu kuka-130 kulo mcimbi obungo-Okthoba 17 kuya ku-17 eVerde Hotel Mtoni esiqhingini.
UMongameli waseZanzibar uDkt. Ali Mohammed Sheinm uvule umbukiso omkhulu ethembisa ukuqinisa ukutshalwa kwezimali kwezokuvakasha esiqhingini. Umeme izivakashi ezisezingeni lomhlaba ukuba zivakashele lesi siqhingi esiyipharadesi i-Indian Ocean, wathi izivakashi sezichitha izinsuku eziningi uma zivakashela amabhishi ayiziqhingi nezinye izindawo ezikhangayo.
Uthe isibalo sokuhlala kwezivakashi sinyukile sisuka ezinsukwini eziyisithupha saya kweziyisishiyagalombili kule minyaka emihlanu edlule.
UMongameli waseZanzibar uthe uhulumeni wakhe usezibophezele ekuthuthukiseni ezokuvakasha, ehlose ukuletha lesi siqhingi sase-Indian Ocean emnothweni osezingeni eliphakathi ngokusebenzisa ezokuvakasha eminyakeni emibili ezayo.
UNgqongqoshe Wezolwazi, Ezokuvakasha Namagugu eZanzibar, uMahmoud Thabit Kombo, uthe lo mbukiso uhehe inqwaba yabakhangisi ukuthi babambe iqhaza futhi bakhangise ngemikhiqizo yabo yezokuvakasha.
“Lo mbukiso uyingxenye yesu lokuphromotha emkhakheni wezokuvakasha elasungulwa uhulumeni waseZanzibar kanye nezinkampani ezizimele okuhloswe ngalo ukusiza iZanzibar ukuthi ibe sesimweni esimeme ezimakethe zomhlaba,” kwengeza uNgqongqoshe.
Uthe likhulu iqhaza lezokuvakasha enhlalakahleni yezomnotho yalesi siqhingi. I-Zanzibar incike kwikhwalithi yesevisi enikeziwe kanye nesikali sokuphromotha kwemikhiqizo yayo yezivakashi kanye nezinsizakalo kubavakashi bamaholide emhlabeni jikelele.
Impumelelo eyingqophamlando kwezokuvakasha eMpumalanga Afrika ibonwe ngeSonto eledlule ngesikhathi iKenya Airways yethula uhambo lwayo lokuqala olunebhongo oluya e-United States.
Izindiza zansuku zonke ze-Kenya Airways phakathi kweNairobi ne-New York ziphawule intuthuko yebhizinisi lezokuvakasha nelokuvakasha phakathi kwezifundazwe zaseMpumalanga Afrika ngokuxhuma emoyeni enhlokodolobha yaseKenya, iNairobi.
Indiza ebilindelwe ngabomvu yethulwe phakathi nasekuseni ngeSonto, okulethe inkampani yezindiza yaseKenya phakathi kwezindiza ezikhula ngokushesha ezivela e-Afrika ukuze zingene esibhakabhakeni saseMelika.
Ecebile kwezokuvakasha, amazwe aseMpumalanga kanye nase-Afrika Emaphakathi abethembele kubathwali bezindiza bangaphandle ukuletha izivakashi zabo ezivela e-United States ngokuxhumeka kwezinye izifundazwe ezingaphandle kwesifunda.
I-Kenya Airways yethule indiza eqondile yokuqala ngqa phakathi kweSikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe e-Jomo Kenyatta eNairobi kanye ne-JF Kennedy International Airport eNew York ngemva kokuba i-US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inikeze iKenya isilinganiso se-Category One ngoFebhuwari 2017, okuvula indlela yezindiza eziqondile. kuncike kwezinye izimvume ezitholwa isikhumulo sezindiza kanye nabaphathi benkampani yezindiza.
I-Nairobi, okuyisizinda se-safari eMpumalanga Afrika, manje isizoba isixhumanisi esibalulekile phakathi kwezifunda ze-East African Community (EAC) kanye ne-United States, isizakala nge-Kenya Airways kanye nezokuvakasha ezikhula ngokushesha eKenya.
