UMongameli weBhodi Yezokuvakasha e-Afrika ukhuluma emcimbini wokuvula iPearl of Africa Tourism Expo yase-Uganda

Umbukiso waminyaka yonke wePearl of Africa Tourism Expo wase-Uganda omake i-POATE 2020 uqale ngoLwesibili ngoFebhuwari 4, 2020 eKampala eSpeke Resort & Conference Centre eMunyonyo, osebeni lweLake Victoria.

Lo mcimbi odonse abathengi abangaphezu kwama-57 bamazwe aphesheya, abahlinzeki bezokuvakasha basekhaya nabesifunda abayi-140 kanye nabezindaba bamazwe nabasekhaya kungukuhlanganyela kwezinsuku ezintathu kwe-B3B ne-B2C phakathi kwabadlali bezokuvakasha base-Uganda nabesifunda nabathengisi bezokuvakasha abakhethiwe abavela e-Afrika nakwezinye izivakashi zaphesheya kwezilwandle izimakethe.

Isebenza ngaphansi kwengqikimba ethi, 'Promoting Intra-Africa Travel' ngenhloso yokuqwashisa abantu ngamakhono angasetshenziswanga alethwe izimakethe zezokuvakasha zase-Afrika, i-Expo yamenyezelwa ngokusemthethweni ukuthi ivulwe ngu-Rt. Hon. UGen (Rtd.) UMoses Ali iPhini likaNdunankulu Wokuqala kanye nePhini Lomholi Wezamabhizinisi Kahulumeni ePhalamende, egameni likaMongameli wase-Uganda uYoweri Kaguta Museveni.

Enkulumweni yakhe, uMongameli we IBhodi Yezokuvakasha e-Afrika (ATB) kanye nabaseSychelles ababenguNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, Ezokundiza Kwabantu, Amachweba kanye Nezasolwandle, Alain St. Ange, ituse i-Uganda ngokwakha ukuthula nozinzo, ngenkathi iphonsela inselelo izwekazi lase-Afrika ukuthi lisukume likhulume indaba yalo enhle.

“I-Uganda inokuthile amazwe ambalwa e-Afrika angakhuluma ngakho - ukuzinza, ukuphepha,” kuphawula yena, egcizelela ukuthi izindaba ezinhle kangaka kumele zikhulunywe nge-Afrika.

“I-Afrika kumele isebenzisane ukuze ibhale kabusha umlando wayo. Ayikwazi ukuqhubeka nokuvumela umhlaba ukuthi ugibele ngemuva kwe-Afrika, ubhale abakufunayo, futhi kaningi, ubheke konke okubi; wonke amaphutha nakho konke okunye okungalungile nge-Afrika. Impumelelo yethu ayibhaliwe. Lokhu yinto okumele i-Afrika iyenzele i-Afrika.

USt Angel ungene watshela igumbi eligcwele izingqungquthela lomcimbi wokuvula lo nyaka we-Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo yase-Uganda ukuthi i-Uganda inomkhakha owodwa wezokuvakasha, “awunayo eyodwa ye-Uganda Tourism Board nenye ye-Uganda Airline, akekho noyedwa wezinkampani ezizimele. Unayo eyodwa futhi kufanele ukhulume ngazwi linye ukuqinisa ezokuvakasha zase-Uganda ”kusho yena.

Ubuye futhi wanxusa i-Afrika ukuthi isebenzisane ukukhulisa imboni yezokuvakasha ezwenikazi ebalula intela njengenselelo elwa nokukhula, ”Lokhu kulula ukuqoqa kodwa kumane nje kuguduza imali engenayo evela emikhakheni ezimele iye kwizimali ezihlanganisiwe zombuso. Khulisa imboni uvumele izwe linqobe nxazonke ”kusho yena.

Enkulumweni efundwe nguRt. Hon. UMoses Ali, uMongameli Museveni ubonge i-Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) ngokuhlela i-Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo, wathi izosiza kakhulu “ekwandiseni amathuba ebhizinisi emkhakheni wezokuvakasha e-Uganda kanye naso sonke isifunda saseMpumalanga Afrika.”

UMongameli Museveni uqinisekise izithunywa ukuthi i-Uganda ibeke imali enkulu ekwenzeni “ukuthula nozinzo, ukuxhumana okuhle kwemigwaqo, ukuhlinzekwa ngogesi okwanele, ukuxhumana okungcono kwezokuxhumana kanye ne-intanethi” esho ukuthi lolu tshalomali luzokwenza umkhakha wezokuvakasha wase-Uganda ukwazi ukuncintisana.

“Ngaphandle kokutshalwa kwezimali kwingqalasizinda ebalulekile, ezokuvakasha azikwazi ukuchuma,” kuphawula yena, wengeza ngokuthi; "Uhulumeni ubuyisele i-Uganda Airlines ukuheha izivakashi e-Uganda ngoba ngemizila eqonde ngqo e-Uganda, izivakashi kanye nosomabhizinisi ngokufanayo bazoba nohambo olusheshayo nolubiza kakhulu e-Uganda, okusenza sibe indawo yokuncintisana."

UMongameli Museveni ubuye wancoma i-UTB ngombono wabantu base-Afrika wathi njengoba uhulumeni wase-Uganda “esezuze inqubekela phambili encomekayo ekubhekaneni nezinye zezingqinamba” ezaziphazamisa ukuchuma kwe-Uganda, kwase kuyisikhathi sokugxila emabhizinisini ase-Afrika.

"I-Afrika inemakethe enkulu yabantu abayi-1.2 billion okufanele sibasebenzise ukuze sizuze ngokwandisa ukuhwebelana phakathi nokuhamba phakathi kwethu," esho.

Ekhuluma emcimbini wokuvula, u-Lilly Ajarova, oyi-Chief Executive Officer ye-Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) utshele izihambeli ukuthi i-Uganda igcwele amathuba amaningi ezokuvakasha akhonjiswa yiphothifoliyo yezokuvakasha ecebe kakhulu, inani elingcono lemali kubatshalizimali nakubakhenkethi ngokufanayo futhi imbuyiselo enempilo ekutshalweni kwemali.

"Sinezinhlobonhlobo ezicebe kakhulu nezinhlobonhlobo zokuheha abantu, ezemvelo, amasiko, ezenkolo nezomlando ezihambisana nesimo sezulu esishisayo, abantu abafudumele, izindawo zokuhlala ezinhle nokudla okumnandi," esho.

U-Ajarova, utshele abaholi bamabhizinisi abangaphezu kuka-200 bamabhizinisi ezokuvakasha abavela emazweni angaphezu kwama-20 nasemazwekazini amane, ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi i-Uganda “inezindawo eziningi kakhulu ezikhangayo endaweni encane yezwe” lapho “izivakashi zithola ukubona okuningi ngokuncane futhi kukhona okuthile kwawo wonke umuntu. Njengendawo, i-Uganda inikeza inani elingcono kakhulu lemali. ”

Ubuye waveza nokuthi ukukhula okunempilo kwabavakashi abafika kuhambisana nenqwaba yezimpahla zezokuvakasha kuveze inzuzo enkulu ekutshalweni kwezokuvakasha nokuthi utshalomali lukahulumeni lwakamuva kwingqalasizinda yezokuthutha lwenze izwe latholakala kalula ngaphandle nangaphandle kwezwe.

“Manje sekulula ukungena e-Uganda ngendiza usuka cishe noma yikuphi emhlabeni jikelele - izindiza ezingama-32,735 18 zingena ziphuma e-Uganda ngo-FY19 / XNUMX. Nge-Uganda Airlines, kuzoba nemizila eqondile esheshayo futhi elula kakhulu ikakhulukazi evela e-Afrika. Namuhla, sekulula nokuhamba ngendiza, ngomgwaqo nangamanzi. ”

Echaza indikimba ye-POATE2020 kanye nokugxila okukhethekile e-Afrika, u-Ajarova umemezele ukuthi amathemba ezomnotho e-Afrika ayakhula nokuthi izwekazi lase-Afrika liyavela njengenye yezimakethe zezokuvakasha ezikhula ngesivinini esikhulu ngemuva kwe-Asia nePacific ngomgwaqo ophumayo ofinyelela ezigidini ezingama-42 ngo-2018.

Uthe, “Ingqikithi ikhombisa isu lethu lokulinganisa kabusha futhi sihlukanise iphothifoliyo yethu yezokuvakasha ibe yizingxenye ezine ezibalulekile, okuyilezi: izimakethe ezikhona zaphesheya kwezilwandle; izimakethe ezisafufusa zaphesheya kwezilwandle; imakethe yesifunda / ye-Afrika kanye nemakethe yasekhaya yase-Uganda. ”

Ekhuluma nabathengi ababephethwe ukuthi kungani kufanele benze izinto eziza kuqala e-Destination Uganda, u-Ajarova uthe, "Ungazinikeli isixha sezinto ezikhangayo lapho i-Uganda ingakunika wena namakhasimende akho ingadi ekhangayo namathuba angapheli amabhizinisi akho!"

Ekhuluma futhi, uNgqongqoshe omusha Wezokuvakasha, Izilwane Zasendle kanye Nezinto Zakudala, uCol (Rtd.) UTom Butime umeme izihambeli ukuthi zizohlola amandla amakhulu avezwe yiDestination Uganda, wathi, “Izinombolo aziqambi amanga. Siyanikela, mhlawumbe inani elingcono kakhulu lemali ngedola elisetshenzisiwe futhi kukhona okuthile kuwo wonke umuntu - kungakhathalekile ubudala, ubulili, isabelomali kanye nezinto ezithandwa yibo. ”

Ubuye wathi ngaphezu kwenani lezivakashi ezinempilo kanye nephothifoliyo ecebile kakhulu ezwenikazi, i-Uganda inikela ngomunye wemibuso yezikhuthazo eningi kakhulu emkhakheni wezokuvakasha.
Hon. Kiwanda Godfrey Ssuubi (uNgqongqoshe Wezwe Wezokuvakasha Nezinto Zakudala), uMfu Fr. USimon Lokodo (uNgqongqoshe Wezokuziphatha Nobuqotho), amalungu eBhodi ye-UTB, kanye namaLungu ePhalamende amaningana, amanxusa nabadlali bezinkampani ezizimele bahambele umcimbi wokuvula.

Khonamanjalo, uNkk Pearl Hoareau Kakooza, uMongameli we-Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) ekhulumela abezimboni ezizimele, ubonge abaphathi abasha be-UTB ngokuhlela i-POATE 2020 futhi wanxusa uhulumeni ukuthi atshale imali ethe xaxa ekwakhiweni kwamakhono embonini, ekuthuthukiseni imikhiqizo emisha, ekutshalweni kwezimali ezinkulu kanye nokwenza lula ukutholakala kwezimali ezingabizi.

“Izinga lenzalo elisukela ku-18-25% kusuka emabhange ezentengiselwano liyenqabela ukutshalwa kwezimali ngqo ezinkampanini ezizimele. Amalungu e-UTA angafisa ukuthola imali engabizi kakhulu kulo mkhakha, "esho, enezela ukuthi ukufinyelela kwizimali ezingabizi kakhulu kulo mkhakha," kuzoba yisisekelo sentela esibanzi futhi ngokunweba, imali engenayo yentela ethe xaxa. "

I-UTA iyinhlangano yesambulela ehlanganisa zonke izinhlangano zokuhweba ezokuvakasha e-Uganda ezimele ochwepheshe bezokuvakasha abangama-7,000, ezibandakanya abaqhubi bezokuvakasha, abasebenza ngezokuvakasha, izindawo zokuhlala, iziqondiso zabavakashi, kanye nezinhlangano ezenzelwe umphakathi nobuciko nemisebenzi yezandla. 

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