Ibhodi Lezokuvakasha laseZambia: Izinombolo zabavakashi ziyenyuka

I-Zambia Tourism Board (ZTB) ithe zingu-906,417 izivakashi ezivakashele kuleli ngo-2011 uma kuqhathaniswa nezingu-815,000 ezafika ngo-2010.

Ibhodi lezokuvakasha kulo nyaka lizosebenzisa imali elinganiselwa ku-R9.8 billion ekukhangiseni okuhloswe ngayo ukuheha izivakashi zakuleli nezangaphandle ukuze zihlangabezane nezivakashi eziyisigidi ezihlosiwe.

Umqondisi weZTB uEvans Muhanga uthe izibalo ezikhona zika2011 zikhomba ukuthi iZambia idonse abavakashi abangu-906,417, ngaphezu kwesibalo esatholwa ngo-2010.

Ngo-2010, iZTB yaqopha abantu abayizi-815,000 uma kuqhathaniswa nabafika ku-906,417 ngonyaka odlule lapho iZTB iqanjwa kabusha ngokuthi 'Let's Explore', okwakuhloswe ukuheha abavakashi abaningi nokudala indawo eqinisekisa ukulingana okulinganayo phakathi kwezidingo zentuthuko yezwe kanye nesimo sokutshala izimali ukuze kusungulwe inotho.

Engxoxweni abe nayo eLusaka, uMnu Muhanga uthe leli bhodi lisemkhankasweni wokuheha abavakashi abayisigidi ekupheleni kwalo nyaka.

“Sisazihlanza izibalo zika-2011 kanti izivakashi ezingu-906,417 zango-2011 ziyizilinganiso,” usho kanje.

Muva nje, uMnu Muhanga uchaze uhlelo lokumaketha lwango-2012 nesabelomali esiphelele semisebenzi yokumaketha sibekwe ku-K9.8 billion, lapho u-K3.7 billion uzodluliselwa ekuthuthukiseni ezokuvakasha zasekhaya kanye no-K4.9 billion wokumaketha kwamanye amazwe.

Izinhloso zokumaketha zizonke bekuwukuthola izivakashi ezifika esigidini esisodwa ekupheleni kuka-2012, ukwandisa isikhathi sokuhlala kwezivakashi sisuka esilinganisweni sezinsuku ezintathu siye ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa futhi sithole umnikelo womkhakha wezokuvakasha Umkhiqizo Wasekhaya Uphelele ngamaphesenti ayishumi ngonyaka, kusukela kweyisikhombisa yamanje. iphesenti.

Isu lokumaketha le-ZTB 2012 lizogxila ekugcineni izimakethe zendabuko zezivakashi, ukwandisa kanye nokuthuthukisa izimakethe ezintsha ezisafufusa, ukukhulisa imakethe yasekhaya kanye nokuheha abavakashi abaningi eZambia ukuze bafinyelele imigomo.