I-Turks And Caicos Islands Bona Ukwanda Okukhulu Kwezivakashi Ezifikayo

Njengoba umkhakha wezokuvakasha ubuyela emuva, iTurks kanye neCaicos baphinde bephula amarekhodi okufika kwezivakashi, nabafika bezindiza abangaba ngu-138,762 kanye nabafika ngomkhumbi abangu-173,151 ngekota yokuqala ka-2022. I-Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board iyakuthokozela ukukhulula izibalo zokuqala. indawo okuyiwa kuyo ikhulise kakhulu izivakashi ezifikayo.

“Imboni yezokuvakasha ikulungele ukusimama ngokugcwele,” kumemezela uMary Lightbourne, uMqondisi Wezokuvakasha (Obambele), i-Turks kanye ne-Caicos Tourist Board. Uveze ukuthi ikota yokuqala ka-2022 ibiqinile, unyaka nonyaka, ngokwesimo sokubuyela emuva ekwehleni okubhekane nomkhakha wubhubhane lwe-COVID-19 kule minyaka emibili edlule.

“Sijabule kakhulu ngalezi zibalo, ikakhulukazi inyanga kaMashi, ebaluleke kakhulu emkhakheni wethu,” kusho uNksz Lightbourne. "Ikota yokuqala, ikakhulukazi uMashi, inhle kakhulu kubantu abavakashela ebusika, futhi ibone [ushintsho] oluqinile ezivakashini ezifikayo, ezicishe zifane nenyanga ehambisana nayo ngo-2019, ebone ukufika kwe-COVID engcono kakhulu kulo mkhakha."

Ukufika Kwezindiza
I-Turks and Caicos Islands ibone ukukhula okumaphakathi okucishe kube ngama-33% ekufikeni kokuma ngesikhumulo sezindiza i-Providenciales International Airport kanye nama-FBO, ikhule isuka ezindaweni zokuma lapho okungu-34,057 ngo-January 2022 yaya kwabayima-44,596 ngoFebhruwari 2022, kanye nezingu-60,109 ngoMashi 2022, 44,596. okutholwe ngoNhlolanja kulo nyaka kube nokukhula okuphawulekayo kwama-248% unyaka nonyaka. Indawo okuyiwa kuyo ithole kuphela izikhawu zokufika eziyi-12,798 ngoFebhuwari 2021; umphumela oqondile wobhubhane lwe-COVID-19 kanye nezinyathelo ezibekiwe zokuqukatha ukusakazeka kwayo.

Uma kuqhathaniswa noFebhuwari 2020 kanye no-2019 - zombili izikhathi eziwubhubhane lwangaphambi kwe-COVID-19 - abafikayo behle ngo-14% futhi bakhuphuke ngo-7% ngokulandelana. Izitobha eziyi-138,762 ezitholwe ezinyangeni ezintathu zokuqala zika-2022 bezingama-98% ezitobha eziyi-140,791 ezitholwe ezinyangeni ezintathu zokuqala zika-2019. Imakethe yaseMelika isaqhubeka nokubusa njengemakethe yomthombo oyinhloko efuna iningi labantu abafikayo, ngoJanuwari kuya kuMashi 2022. .

Ukufika Kwe-Cruise
NgoDisemba 2021, lapho abaseTurkey nabakwaCaicos bevula kabusha umkhakha wabo wokuhamba ngomkhumbi, babone ingqikithi yabafikeli abangama-25,573. Lokhu bekungama-21% kwabafike abangu-117,827 ababonwe ngo-2019. Iziqhingi zaseTurks naseCaicos zibe sezithola izivakashi ezihamba ngomkhumbi ezingu-173,151 ezinyangeni ezintathu zokuqala zika-2022, okwakungu-62% wabafike ngohambo abangu-277,280 abatholwe ezinyangeni ezintathu ezifanayo zikaJanuwari 2019. yemukele imikhumbi engama-27 enezivakashi ezingama-43,035, kwathi uFebhuwari wathola imikhumbi engama-24 kanye nezivakashi ezingama-50,148, ngoMashi wamukela imikhumbi engama-28 kanye nezivakashi ezingama-79,968.

I-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention iphakamise izeluleko zayo zobungozi zokuhamba ngomkhumbi ngoMashi 2022 ikhombisa ukuthi izindlela zezempilo zomphakathi ezikhona emikhunjini yohambo ziyasebenza futhi ngethemba lokuthi zizoba nomthelela kubagibeli abaningi abahamba ngomkhumbi.

“Lezi zibalo zokufika ziyizinkomba zokuthi iziqhingi zaseTurks naseCaicos ziyaqhubeka nokuba uhlobo oluthile lwendawo. Ngempela sisendleleni yokwandisa abafikayo emasontweni nasezinyangeni ezizayo, samukela zonke izivakashi zethu Enhle ngemvelo iziqhingi,” kwengeza uNkosazana Lightbourne.