UNWTO ku-Global Tourism Economy Forum 2023

Ukuhlangana kwendikimba ethi “Indawo 2030: Ukuvula Amandla Ezokuvakasha Ebhizinisi Nentuthuko”, uhlelo oluyingqopha-mlando lweForamu luhlanganise ndawonye abamele ohulumeni, izindawo okuyiwa kuzo namabhizinisi. Nge UNWTOImininingwane esanda kukhishwa ekhombisa ukubuya ku-82% wamazinga angaphambi kobhubhane lokufika kwamanye amazwe, iForamu igxile ekuqinisekiseni ukuthuthuka kwezinguquko kwezokuvakasha kanye nokululama komkhakha ngokushesha.

GTEF 2023 kwaletha eqhulwini amandla omkhakha wokulinganisa izidingo zabantu kanye neplanethi, kuyilapho ngesikhathi esifanayo efaka isandla ekuchumeni. E-Macau, UNWTO igcizelele ukubaluleka kobambiswano phakathi kwezinkampani ezizimele nezikahulumeni ekuletheni ushintsho oluhle noluhlala njalo ngenkathi ibeka izinto ezibalulekile ezibalulekile kulo mkhakha eminyakeni ezayo:

• Ukutshalwa kwezimali: Ngokusho kwedatha evela UNWTO kanye ne-fDi Intelligence, i-China ihehe inani eliphakeme kakhulu lamaphrojekthi e-FDI ezokuvakasha phakathi kuka-2018 no-2022, cishe ngama-15% esamba semakethe esiphelele esifundeni sase-Asia nasePacific. Ngalesi sikhathi, abatshalizimali bakwamanye amazwe bamemezele ingqikithi yamaphrojekthi ayizi-2,415 otshalomali lwangaphandle (i-FDI) yezokuvakasha eqoqweni lezokuvakasha, nokutshalwa kwezimali kwesamba semali engu-USD 175.5 bhiliyoni. Kulawa, u-66 % ubekwingqalasizinda yamahhotela, u-16 % ube kwezobuchwepheshe kanye ne-Innovation emkhakheni kanye no-9 % kwezokuzijabulisa kwezokuvakasha. Mayelana nokutshalwa kwezimali okungezona okwendabuko, uxhaso lwemali yebhizinisi kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha phakathi kwafinyelela ku-USD 48 billion kule minyaka emihlanu edlule (2018-2023). Ngalesi sikhathi, imikhakha emincane enesamba esiphezulu soxhaso lwe-VC bekuyi-Travel (39.85%), i-hospitality (24.99%) kanye ne-airport (10%).

• Imfundo: UNWTO isebenza ezikhungweni zemfundo ephakeme zaseShayina eziholayo ezihlanganisa iBeijing International Studies University, iMandarin Centre kanye neHong Kong Polytechnic University ukuze ilethe izifundo ze-inthanethi futhi inikeze izisebenzi zezokuvakasha ukuqonda okungcono kokusungula izinto ezintsha.

• Ukubambisana: UNWTO usebenze ne-GTEF kusukela ngeForamu yokuqala. E-Macau, iNhlangano iqinise ubudlelwano bayo nabalingani ababalulekile, okuhlanganisa i-International Finance Corporation (IFC), i-Radisson Hotel Group, i-AIM Global Foundation kanye nezinhlangano ezingezona ezendabuko zokutshala izimali kanye nenhloko-dolobha efana ne-LUAfund kanye ne-Yellow River Global Capital Limited kanye ne I-fDi Intelligence evela ku-Financial Times.

Ngokumelene nokwasemuva kwe-GTEF 2023, UNWTO iqhubeke nomsebenzi wayo ophathelene nokutshalwa kwezimali nezokuvakasha, iletha imininingwane yayo yochwepheshe ukuze yazise izingxoxo ezisezingeni eliphezulu eMacau. Ingqungquthela yesi-2 yeWorld Tourism Investment & Financing, ehlelwe yiGlobal Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) kanye ne-Ivy Alliance ngokubambisana no UNWTO, inikeze inkundla yokuhlola izinselele ezinkulu namathuba okutshalwa kwezimali kwezokuvakasha, e-China nasemhlabeni jikelele.

Ngaphakathi kweNgqungquthela yosuku olulodwa, UNWTO isingathe iseshini yozakwethu ekhethekile “Yokuchaza Kabusha Ukutshalwa Kwezimali Kwezokuvakasha: kusukela kumasheya azimele kuya ekukhuphuleni imali yebhizinisi”. UNWTO ivule inkundla, yakha izingxoxo ezimayelana nombono wayo wohlaka olusha lokutshalwa kwezimali, oluhlanganisa ukucabanga kabusha ukukhuthazwa kanye nokukhuthaza intela kubatshalizimali kulo mkhakha.

“Namuhla kunanini ngaphambili, ukutshala izimali kwezemfundo, ukusungula izinto ezintsha, ezobuchwepheshe kanye nokuthuthukisa intsha ngomqondo wosomabhizinisi kumele kube yingxenye yokubambisana komphakathi nezizimele ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukukhula okusimeme komkhakha,” kusho. UNWTO Umqondisi omkhulu uNatalia Bayona.