Phakathi kwezingcingo zabanye abenzi bomthetho bezifundazwe ukuthi banciphise isabelomali sokumaketha sesifunda nendawo, i-US Travel Association namuhla ikhiphe i-Travel Economic Impact Calculator (TEIC), ithuluzi eliklanyelwe ukukhombisa umthelela oqondile wokwenyuka noma ukwehla kwemali yabahambi emnothweni wezwe— nokuthi izimali zentela ezikhiqizwe ngokuvakasha ziyisekela kanjani ngokuqondile imisebenzi yemboni yomphakathi—njengabacimi bomlilo, amaphoyisa nothisha bezikole zomphakathi.
Iphromoshini yokuvakasha idlala indima ebalulekile ekushayeleni ezokuvakasha ezindaweni okuyiwa kuzo. Ukwenyuka kokutshalwa kwezimali kwezokuvakasha kanye nokukhuthazwa kwezokuvakasha kuheha izivakashi eziningi, ezisebenzisa imali yazo zidala amathuba emisebenzi, zibhebhethekisa umnotho wendawo futhi zingenise imali yentela esekela izinsiza zomphakathi ezibalulekile.
Kuzwelonke, ngo-2016 imboni yezokuvakasha yenza amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-72 emalini yentela yasekhaya neyesifundazwe—eyanele ukukhokhela amaholo:
• Wonke amaphoyisa esifunda nawendawo angu-987,000 nabacimi bomlilo kulo lonke elase-US, noma;
• Bonke othisha bezikole zamabanga aphakeme abayizigidi eziyi-1.1 noma;
• 1.2 million (88%) othisha bezikole zamabanga aphansi.
Ngaphandle kwalezi zimali ezingenayo ezikhiqizwe ngokuhamba, umuzi ngamunye uzokhokha u-$1,250 ngaphezulu ezintela njalo ngonyaka.
“Ukuhamba kuyinjini yokukhulisa umnotho nomsebenzi, futhi kusiza imiphakathi ukuthi igcine izinga lenkonzo elingadinga intela eyengeziwe, ukube bekungengenxa yemali yentela ekhiqizwa uhambo,” kusho uMongameli we-US Travel Association kanye ne-CEO uRoger Dow. “Ukwehla kwephesenti elilodwa noma amabili nje kuphela emalini yohambo kungaphazamisa umnotho wezwe kuwo wonke amazinga—hhayi nje imisebenzi yasehhotela, izindawo ezikhangayo nezindawo zokudlela, kodwa nemali etholwayo yokukhokhela izinkonzo zomphakathi njengamaphoyisa, izicishamlilo nothisha bezikole.”
Njengoba nje ukukhuthazwa kwezokuvakasha kufakazelwa ukuthi kwenyusa izivakashi kanye nemali yazo, kungenzeka okuphambene lapho isabelomali sokumaketha ezokuvakasha sincishiswa.
“Ngeshwa, sesibonile lesi simo sidlala ezifundazweni ezifana neWashington, Colorado kanye nePennsylvania, izishayamthetho zazo zenze isinqumo esingalungile sokunciphisa isabelomali sokugqugquzela ezokuvakasha ngendlela exakile futhi kwalahlekisela izifundazwe zabo amashumi ezinkulungwane zemisebenzi ngenxa yalokho,” kusho uDow.
“Sikhipha leli thuluzi ukuze abenzi bezinqumo babone kalula ukuthi izinguquko ezincane ekuvakasheleni—phezulu noma phansi—zingaba nemiphumela ebalulekile ezifundazweni nasemiphakathini.
“Kungakho kushaqisa ukubona izishayamthetho zezifundazwe eFlorida naseMissouri zenza iziphakamiso zokunciphisa ngendlela emangalisayo isabelomali sazo sokumaketha ezokuvakasha lapho imbuyiselo yokutshalwa kwezimali icace kangaka. Njengoba abenzi benqubomgomo becabanga ngesabelomali sokukhuthaza ezokuvakasha kombuso kule sizini yomthetho, siyabanxusa ukuthi bangenzi izinqumo ezingenalwazi ezingadala umonakalo wamashumi eminyaka.”
