I-SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (Agasti 11, 2008) - Ngokombiko owenziwe esidlangalaleni nguMnyango Wezokuvakasha nge-Salvadorean Tourism Corporation (CORSATUR), i-El Salvador ithole isamba esibalulekile sama-US$411,135,773 ngemali yangaphandle ngenxa yokuqala uhhafu wezokuvakasha.
Umbiko ukhombisa ukuthi le mali etholwayo ibangelwe ukufika kwezivakashi nabavakashi abangu-991,874 kusukela ngoJanuwari kuya kuJuni 2008. Ukukhuphuka kwezibalo kuveza ukukhula okungama-22.0% emalini etholwayo kanye nokukhula okungama-25.8% kwabafikayo uma kuqhathaniswa no-2007.
“Naphezu kwesimo somnotho emhlabeni, imboni yezokuvakasha isalokhu iguquguquka futhi ikhula njalo. Isizwe sakithi siyisibonelo salokhu, futhi sizoqhubeka nokusebenzisana ngokubambisana nezinkampani ezizimele ukuze sikukhangise kuleli nasemazweni angaphandle,” kusho uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, uRuben Rochi.
Ngaphakathi kwemakethe yemakethe yaseMelika Emaphakathi, iGuatemala ithumela izivakashi eziningi zakwamanye amazwe, nenani labantu abafikayo abangu-246,362. Lesi sibalo senyuke ngo-12.95% ngokuphathelene no-2007. I-United States ilandela ngabafika abangu-183,476, okwenza u-26.65% yenani eliphelele. IHonduras iza endaweni yesithathu ngabafika abangu-103,234 (15.0%).
Ukusatshalaliswa kwephesenti lokukhula ngokwesifunda kuveza lokhu okulandelayo: I-Central America, i-62.12%; eNyakatho Melika, 31.64%; iYurophu, 2.83%; INingizimu Melika, 2.30%.
Inhloso enkulu yabafikayo ukuvakashela izihlobo noma abangani (37.8%), kulandele ukuphumula (27.4%), ibhizinisi nezitolo.
Ekupheleni kwekota yokuqala yonyaka, imboni yezamabhizinisi igcina inkambiso engaguquki ngokunwetshwa kokuhlinzekwa kwayo, okwengeza umfutho owengeziwe embonini. Imininingwane etholakalayo yalesi sikhathi ibonisa ukuthi i-El Salvador inamagumbi angu-7,282 namahhotela angu-318 ezweni lonke.
