Engqungqutheleni yayo yomhlaba wonke eKigali, iWorld Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), ngokubambisana ne-VFS Global, iveze ukuthi umkhakha we-African Travel & Tourism ungangeza u-$168 billion emnothweni wezwekazi futhi udale amathuba emisebenzi emisha engaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-18.
Ngokombiko, 'Ukuvula Amathuba Okukhula Kwezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha e-Afrika', lokhu kukhula okungaba khona kuncike emigomeni emithathu ebalulekile yokuvula ukukhula kwaminyaka yonke okungama-6.5%, okufinyelele umnikelo ongaphezu kuka-US$350 wezigidigidi.
Lo mbiko ubandakanya iphakethe lenqubomgomo eligxile ekwenzeni ngcono ukukhula kwe-Afrika okusekelwe engqalasizinda yezomoya, ukugqugquzela ama-visa kanye nokukhangisa ngezokuvakasha.
I-Travel & Tourism iwumkhakha onamandla e-Afrika, onikele ngemali engaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingama- $ 186 emnothweni wesifunda ngo-2019, yamukela abahambi bamazwe aphesheya abayizigidi ezingama-84.
Lo mkhakha ubalulekile futhi ekuqashweni, ukuhlinzeka ngempilo kubantu abayizigidi ezingama-25, okulingana nama-5.6% ayo yonke imisebenzi esifundeni.
Ekhuluma engqungqutheleni yenhlangano yezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke e-Kigali namuhla, UJulia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, uthe: “Umkhakha Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha e-Afrika ubone uguquko olungajwayelekile. Emashumini amabili eminyaka nje kuphela, seliphindeke ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili ngenani, libe neqhaza elikhulu emnothweni wezwekazi.
“Amathuba okukhula kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha e-Afrika makhulu. Isivele iphindwe ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili kusukela ngo-2000, futhi ngezinqubomgomo ezifanele ingavula enye i-$ 168 billion kule minyaka eyishumi ezayo.
"I-Afrika idinga izinqubo zama-visa ezilula, ukuxhumana komoya okungcono ezwenikazi, kanye nemikhankaso yokumaketha ukuze kugqanyiswe ingcebo yezindawo kuleli zwekazi elimangalisayo."
Ngokusho kukaZubin Karkaria, uMsunguli kanye no-CEO, I-VFS Global, “Sijabule ukubambisana WTTC ukudalula amathuba amaningi ahlinzekwa yi-Travel & Tourism e-Afrika.”
“Njengoba sesisungule ubukhona bethu e-Afrika kusukela ngo-2005 namuhla singabalingani abathembekile bohulumeni abangama-38 esibasebenzela emadolobheni angama-55 emazweni angama-35 e-Afrika. I-VFS Global ibona amandla amakhulu e-Afrika futhi ihlezi izibophezele ngokujulile ekusekeleni ukuqhubeka kwentuthuko yezokuvakasha nokuya nokubuya ezwenikazi.
"Lo mbiko awugcini nje ngokugqamisa amathuba ahlukahlukene okukhula komnotho, ezokuvakasha okusimeme, nokusebenzisana kwamasiko ahlukahlukene kodwa futhi uhlinzeka ngemininingwane ebalulekile kohulumeni ukuze benze izinqubomgomo futhi unikeze amabhizinisi umhlahlandlela ochazwe kahle wokwanda kule makethe echumayo."
Lo mbiko udingida ohambweni lomlando lomkhakha Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha e-Afrika. Indaba yokubhekana ngqo nezinselelo, kusukela kwiGlobal Financial Crisis ngo-2008 kuya ezinkingeni ezidalwa ukubheduka kwezifo, nokuntengantenga kwezombusazwe.
Naphezu kwazo zonke lezi zinselelo, umkhakha Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha usendleleni yokusimama.
Ngokusho kwenhlangano yomhlaba wonke, u-2023 kulindeleke ukuthi ube unyaka wokululama ngokuphelele, kuphela u-1.9% onamahloni wamazinga ka-2019, kanye nokudalwa kweminye imisebenzi ecishe ibe yizigidi eziyi-1.8.
