I-87% yabaphenduli baseMelika kuvavanyo lwamva nje lweshishini lokuhamba ngo-Novemba bathi banenkxalabo malunga nezithintelo ekuhlaleni kunye nabahlobo kunye nosapho. Oku kubaluleke kakhulu kubusuku bokubulela, umbhiyozo abaninzi ababenethemba lokuba uza kukhuthaza ukuhamba ekhaya.
Ukhenketho lwasekhaya kubhekiswa kulo 'njengesixhobo' sokufumana kwakhona ngexesha lokhenketho Covid-19 nanjengoko uMbulelo ngoku ungaphaya kwe-US, oku bekuya kuthathwa 'njengokukhanya' kwicandelo lezokhenketho lase-US. Nangona kunjalo, amaZiko oLawulo lweNtsholongwane kunye noThintelo (CDC) acebise ngokuchasene nokuhamba kwasekhaya ngeli xesha, kwaye uphononongo lwabathengi lwamva nje lubonisa ukuba oku kuyondla kwisimo sengqondo sabathengi, kubahambi abaninzi abaqinisekanga ngezicwangciso zabo zokuhamba kulo nyaka. Umbulelo ke akunakulindeleka ukuba ubonelele 'ngentambo' efuneka kakhulu kumashishini ahambelana nezokhenketho.
Ipesenti yabo 'bangavumelaniyo kwaphela' ukuba baya kubhukisha uhambo lwasekhaya kulo nyaka bahlala bengaguquguquki kuvavanyo lwe-COVID-10 lwabathengi lweeveki ezili-19. Abaphenduli abakhetheyo baya kubhukisha uhambo lwasekhaya kulo nyaka, nangona kunjalo benze ukonyuka okuncinci. Kwiveki 1 (10th -14th NgoJuni) yi-15% kuphela ebhengeze ukuba baya kubhukisha uhambo lwasekhaya ngo-2020 kodwa ngeveki ye-10 ekuqaleni kuka-Novemba, ngombulelo kungekudala, oku kunyuke kwaya kwi-21%. Oku kusenzeka kukungazithembi.
Iipesenti ezingama-42 zohambo lwasekhaya e-US zazenzelwe 'ukundwendwela abahlobo nezalamane' (i-VFR) ngo-2019. Umbulelo lelinye lawona maxesha aziwa kakhulu kukhenketho lwasekhaya nge-167 yezigidi ezihanjisiweyo ngoNovemba 2019.
Nangona, njengokuba ilizwe liqhubeka nokubamba ubume balo njengelona linamatyala aphezulu kunye nokufa ngenxa ye-COVID-19, kucacile ukuba ibango lasekhaya lihlala liphantsi kakhulu kunakwiminyaka edlulileyo, kodwa abanye bazithembile kunabanye.
Ngelixa kukho iimpendulo ezixubileyo ngokucacileyo kukhetho lokhenketho lwasekhaya ngeli xesha, imibutho yentengiso yendawo ekuyiwa kuyo (ii-DMO) kunye namashishini ezokhenketho kufuneka ajonge phambili.
I-VFR inegalelo elibalulekileyo kwicandelo lezokhenketho lase-US kwaye ngelixa uninzi lwabo kungenakulindeleka ukuba luhambe ngeli xesha, kuya kubakho imfuneko yokuphucula xa lo bhubhane uncipha kwaye abakhenkethi bekhetha ukufumana abo babathandayo kwindawo ekhuselekileyo.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- I-VFR inegalelo elibalulekileyo kwicandelo lezokhenketho lase-US kwaye ngelixa uninzi lwabo kungenakulindeleka ukuba luhambe ngeli xesha, kuya kubakho imfuneko yokuphucula xa lo bhubhane uncipha kwaye abakhenkethi bekhetha ukufumana abo babathandayo kwindawo ekhuselekileyo.
- Domestic tourism has been referred to as the ‘lifeline' for tourism recovery during COVID-19 and as Thanksgiving is now upon the US, this would have been thought of as a ‘light' for the US tourism sector.
- However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised against domestic travel during this period, and the latest consumer survey shows that this is feeding into consumer attitudes, with many travelers uncertain on their travel plans this year.
