I-UK isayina isivumelwano somkhakha wezokuvakasha, izibophezela kumakamelo amahhotela amasha ayi-130,000 ngo-2025

UNdunankulu umemezele isivumelwano sokuqala somkhakha wezokuvakasha e-UK namuhla, eqinisekisa indima ye-UK yomhlaba wonke njengomdlali obalulekile embonini.

Isivumelwano esisha sizoguqula indlela idatha esetshenziswa ngayo umkhakha, ngokwakhiwa kwe-Tourism Data Hub entsha. Ihabhu izohlanganisa idatha ebuyekezwa njalo ebonisa amathrendi akamuva kanye nezindleko, okuvumela amabhizinisi ukuthi aqondise kangcono izivakashi zaphesheya.

Lesi sivumelwano sizophinde sisekele ukwakhiwa kweminye imifundaze eyizi-10,000 yabantu abazakhela imisebenzi emkhakheni wezokuvakasha nowokwamukela izihambi.

Ngonyaka odlule babalelwa ezigidini ezingama-38 abantu abavakashele e-UK, banikela ngezigidigidi ezingama-£23 emnothweni wasekhaya. Ngo-2025 ochwepheshe babikezela ukuthi kuzoba nezivakashi ezengeziwe eziyizigidi ezingu-9 e-UK. Isivumelwano esisha sizibophezela ekwakhiweni kwamahhotela engeziwe angu-130,000 ukubhekana nesidingo esikhulayo sengqalasizinda.

Lesi sivumelwano siphinde siveze izifiso zikahulumeni zokuthi i-UK ibe indawo efinyeleleka kakhulu ezivakashini ezikhubazekile, ngokuthuthukiswa kwezindawo zabakhubazekile kanye nokufinyelela ezindaweni okuyiwa kuzo ezweni lonke.

UNdunankulu uTheresa May uthe:

“Njengelinye lamazwe avakashelwa kakhulu emhlabeni, i-UK iphambili emhlabeni kwezokuvakasha kwamazwe ngamazwe futhi kubalulekile ukuthi sihlale sincintisana emhlabeni wonke ukuze sihlangabezane nezidingo ezikhulayo.

Kungakho namuhla ngijabule ukumemezela isivumelwano sokuqala somkhakha wezokuvakasha e-UK, siqinisekisa ukuthi siyaqhubeka nokusungula izinto ezintsha, sithuthukisa ukuxhumana nokukhiqiza kwezomnotho, sandise izindlela zemisebenzi futhi sidiliza izithiyo zezivakashi ezikhubazekile.

Lesi sivumelwano siyayihlonipha indima ebalulekile edlalwa ezokuvakasha, futhi sizoqhubeka nokubamba, ukukhombisa lokho izwe lethu elikhulu elingakunikeza.”

UNobhala Wezamasiko uJeremy Wright uthe:

“Namuhla sibeke umbono wethu ngekusasa lezokuvakasha e-UK - ukuzibophezela embonini ebalulekile ekuchumeni kwemiphakathi yethu, amabhizinisi ethu kanye nomnotho wethu.

I-UK ingenye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu emhlabeni futhi lesi sivumelwano sibona ukubaluleka kokukhulisa impahla yethu yemvelo. Sizinikezele ekusekeleni imisebenzi yempilo yonke yalabo abasebenza kwezokuvakasha, sinikeza idatha enokuqonda ukusiza ukukhulisa amabhizinisi futhi ekugcineni sidale isipiliyoni esingcono sesivakashi kulo lonke elase-UK.”

UNobhala Wezamabhizinisi uGreg Clark uthe:

“Ezokuvakasha zingenye yezimboni zethu ezibaluleke kakhulu futhi zidlala indima ebalulekile emnothweni wethu, njengoba cishe abantu abayizigidi ezimbili baqashwe emiphakathini ezweni lonke kanye namapondo ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-23 asetshenziswe izivakashi zase-UK ngonyaka odlule.
Njengengxenye yeSivumelwano esiyisisekelo sanamuhla, Izindawo ezintsha Zokuvakasha zizoletha umfutho oqondile ezindaweni zokungcebeleka ezweni lonke, zisize ukudala amathuba emisebenzi emisha kanye nokweseka intuthuko ekuxhumekeni kwezokuthutha.

Lena enye yezindlela eziningi lesi Sivumelwano esizoba semqoka ngayo ekwakheni umnotho wesipiliyoni osezingeni lomhlaba, usisize sifeze isifiso esisibeke Ohlelweni Lwethu Lwezimboni lwesimanje; Uhulumeni nezimboni zisebenzisana ngokubambisana ukuze sakhele phezu kwamandla ethu akhethekile kulo mkhakha, kukhuliswe umkhiqizo futhi kukhulise ukukhanga kwe-UK njengendawo yokuya eholidini.”

Ezinye izibopho ku-Tourism Sector Deal zihlanganisa:

• amakamelo amahhotela amasha angaphezu kuka-130,000 azokwakhiwa kulo lonke elase-UK, kanti angu-75% azokwakhiwa ngaphandle kwaseLondon. £250,000 ukuthuthukisa ukuxhumana kwe-broadband ezikhungweni zezingqungquthela kulo lonke elase-UK kubavakashi bebhizinisi

• ukulinga izindawo ezintsha zokuvakasha ezifika kwezinhlanu ukushayela izinombolo zezivakashi ezweni lonke. Izindawo zizothola ukwesekwa nguHulumeni ekukhuliseni umnotho wezivakashi zendawo, ngezinhlelo ezifana nokusekelwa okuhlosiwe kokuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo nokukhuthazwa, ukwesekwa kokuqondisa amabhizinisi nokuqeqeshwa kwamakhono edijithali.

• Abasebenzi abayizi-10,000 emkhakheni abazohlomula ezinhlelweni ezintsha zokufundisa

• isu elisha likahulumeni lokukhulisa inani Lemicimbi Yebhizinisi Nezinkomfa, okusiza ekushayeleni izivakashi ngezikhathi zangaphandle

• ithuthukiswe ngokubambisana neBritish Tourist Authority and Industry, isivumelwano somkhakha siyingxenye yeSu Lemboni Yesimanje Likahulumeni Wase-UK elisekela ukukhula okuqhubekayo komkhakha wezokuvakasha, okuqinisekisa ukuthi i-UK ihlala inokuncintisana emhlabeni wonke njengendawo ehamba phambili yabavakashi.

USihlalo weBritish Tourist Authority uSteve Ridgway CBE uthe:

“Lesi sivumelwano somkhakha sishintsha kakhulu kwezokuvakasha, okungenye yezimboni ezibaluleke kakhulu zokuthekelisa e-UK, sipela ushintsho endleleni esisekela ngayo impumelelo yezokuvakasha esizukulwaneni, siyibeke etafuleni eliphezulu njengemboni ehamba phambili Ukuhlelwa kwezomnotho kwesikhathi esizayo kukahulumeni wase-UK.

“Futhi kuwushintsho emnothweni, ukukhulisa ukubaluleka kwemboni kanye nokuqashwa kwezokuvakasha, ukulungisa izinkinga kusukela kumakhono nokukhiqiza kuye ekwandiseni isizini unyaka wonke, ukwakha izindawo eziqinile zokuvakasha ezweni lonke kanye nezwe elithuthukayo— okuhlangenwe nakho kwekilasi kwezivakashi zasekhaya nezamazwe ngamazwe.

"Ezokuvakasha zingenye yezimboni zomhlaba eziqhudelana kakhulu futhi lesi sivumelwano siqinisekisa ukuthi singakwazi ukuqhubeka nokuncintisana namanye amazwe njengendawo ehamba phambili yezivakashi, okuqhubekisela phambili ukukhula komnotho kulo lonke elase-UK."