Umbiko uphinde ubonise ngo-2020, njengoba ubhubhane ludabula inhliziyo yalo mkhakha, imisebenzi engu-844,000 yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha yalahleka ezweni lonke.

Ucwaningo olwenziwe yi-World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) luveze ukuthi umnotho waseGibhithe ungabhekana nokulahlekelwa nsuku zonke okungaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-EGP ezingama-31 uma uhlala 'ohlwini olubomvu' lohambo lwase-UK.

Ngokusekelwe emazingeni ka-2019, isimo seGibhithe njengezwe 'elinohlu olubomvu' e-UK sizoba usongo olukhulu emkhakheni wezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha obhekene nezinkinga zesizwe futhi umnotho uwonke uxwayisa i-WTTC.

Ngokwezibalo zangaphambi kobhubhane, izivakashi zase-UK zazimele amaphesenti amahlanu abo bonke abafikayo abavela kwamanye amazwe ngo-2019.

I-UK futhi yayiyimakethe yesithathu ngobukhulu yeGibhithe, ngemuva kweJalimane neSaudi Arabia.

Kodwa-ke, ucwaningo lwe-WTTC lubonisa ukuthi imikhawulo 'yohlu olubomvu' iyabavimbela abahambi base-UK ukuvakashela eGibhithe.

I-WTTC - Umnotho waseGibhithe Ubhekene Nokulahlekelwa Kwansuku Zonke Okungaphezu Kwezigidi Ezingama-EGP Ezingama-31 Ngenxa Yesimo Sohlu Olubomvu lwase-UK

Inhlangano yezokuvakasha yomhlaba wonke ithi lokhu kungenxa yokwesaba ngezindleko ezengeziwe ezibangelwa ukuvalelwa ehhotela okubizayo izinsuku eziyi-10 lapho befika e-UK, kanye nokuhlolwa okubizayo kwe-COVID-19.

Umnotho waseGibhithe ungabhekana nokuncishiswa kwemali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-EGP ezingama-237 isonto ngalinye, okulingana nemali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-1 ze-EGP njalo ngenyanga.

UVirginia Messina, iPhini likaMongameli Omkhulu kanye ne-CEO Ebambele i-WTTC, uthe: “Nsuku zonke iGibhithe lihlala 'kuhlu olubomvu' lwase-UK, umnotho wezwe ubhekene nokulahlekelwa yizigidi ngenxa yokuntuleka kwezivakashi zase-UK zodwa. Le nqubomgomo inzima kakhulu futhi iyalimaza njengoba abahambi abavela eGibhithe nabo bebhekene nokuhlukaniswa kwamahhotela okuphoqelekile ngezindleko ezinkulu.

"Isinqumo sikahulumeni wase-UK sokufaka iGibhithe 'ohlwini lwayo olubomvu' sinomthelela omkhulu hhayi nje emnothweni wezwe, kodwa futhi nasezinkulungwaneni eziningi zabantu baseGibhithe abavamile abathembele emkhakheni wezokuvakasha nokuvakasha ochumayo ukuze baziphilise."

"Ukukhishwa kwemithi yokugoma e-UK kube yimpumelelo enkulu njengoba abantu abadala abangaphezu kwezintathu kwezine behlatshwe kabili, kanti abantu abangu-59% baphelele bagonywe ngokuphelele. Kungenzeka ukuthi noma ubani oya eGibhithe uzogonywa ngokuphelele futhi ngenxa yalokho abe yingozi encane."

"Idatha yethu ikhombisa ukuthi i-Travel & Tourism ibaluleke kangakanani ezweni, nokuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukuthi uhulumeni waseGibhithe akhuphule ukuqaliswa kokugoma uma efuna ukuthola ithuba lokubuyisa lo mkhakha obalulekile, okuyisisekelo sokululama komnotho wezwe."

Ucwaningo lwe-WTTC lubonisa umthelela omkhulu i-COVID-19 ewube nawo emkhakheni wezokuvakasha waseGibhithe, njengoba umnikelo wayo ku-GDP kazwelonke wehla usuka ku-EGP 505 billion (8.8%) ngo-2019, waya ku-EGP 227.5 billion (3.8%) kuphela ngo-2020.

Umbiko uphinde ubonise ngo-2020, njengoba ubhubhane ludabula inhliziyo yalo mkhakha, imisebenzi engu-844,000 yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha yalahleka ezweni lonke.