Ngaphezulu kwe-600 yamalungu oshishino lokuhamba-abameli bamazwe onke angama-50, iSithili sase-Columbia, iPuerto Rico kunye neGuam-batyikitye ileta eya kubunkokeli be-congressional ekhuthaza ukuba kuthathwe amanyathelo akhawulezileyo malunga nemigaqo-nkqubo ye-federal ekufutshane ukubuyisela kunye nokukhulisa ishishini lokuhamba lase-US. Le leta yathunyelwa ngu Umbutho Wokuhamba wase-US Kwabenzi bomthetho.
Le leta inika iinkcukacha ngemilinganiselo ejolise ngokukodwa ekuvuseleleni uhambo lwamashishini asekhaya kunye namacandelo okuhamba angena kumazwe ngamazwe, aqhubeka nokusokola ukuphinda abuyele. Uqikelelo lwakwangoko olusuka kwiTourism Economics lubonisa ukuba inkcitho yohambo lwamazwe ngamazwe yayiyi-78% eyothusayo ngaphantsi kwamanqanaba ka-2019 ngo-2021. Ngokufanayo, inkcitho yohambo lweshishini lasekhaya yayingama-50% ngaphantsi kwamanqanaba ka-2019 ngo-2021.
Iiprojekthi zezoQoqosho kwezoKhenketho ngaphandle kwesenzo esijoliswe kumanyano ukukhawulezisa ukubuyiswa kweshishini kunye nemfuno yokuhamba kumazwe ngamazwe, zombini ezi nxalenye zibalulekileyo aziyi kuphinda zibuyele ngokupheleleyo kude kube ngu-2024. Le migaqo-nkqubo ilandelayo iyimfuneko ekubuyiseleni imisebenzi elahlekileyo, ukuvuselela amashishini kunye noluntu, kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuchacha ngokulinganayo kuwo onke amacandelo ohambo:
- Dlula ukuBuyisela Igama leBrand isenzo (S. 2424 / HR 4594), edlulisela i-250 yezigidi zeerandi kwingeniso yentsalela evela kwiNgxowa-mali yokuKhuthaza ukuHamba ukubuyisela uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwe-Brand USA kunye nokuxhasa iinzame zayo zokubuyisela iindwendwe zamazwe ngamazwe kuzo zonke iingingqi zase-United States.
- Igama leBrandUhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwafikelela kwimbali esezantsi ngo-2021 ngenxa yokuhla okunyukayo kwimirhumo yohambo yamazwe ngamazwe esetyenziselwa ukuxhasa ngemali inkqubo.
- Ukubonelela ngenkuthazo yerhafu ekujoliswe kuyo ukubuyisela inkcitho kuhambo lweshishini, ukuzonwabisa okuphilayo, kunye neminyhadala yobuqu.
- Iikhredithi zerhafu zexeshana kunye nokutsalwa, njengazo zicetywayo kwiCandelo lesi-2 nelesi-4 loMthetho wokuBuyiselwa kweeNdwendwe kunye noRhwebo (S.477/HR1346), ziya kuvuselela inkcitho kwaye zikhawulezise isantya sokuchacha kuhambo lweshishini, iinkomfa, ukuzonwabisa okuphilayo, ubugcisa, imidlalo yeligi encinci, kunye neminye iminyhadala yobuqu.
- Ukubonelela ngenkxaso-mali eyongezelelweyo yezibonelelo zoncedo kumashishini okuhamba anefuthe elibi ngokwandisa ukufaneleka kweRestaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), iNkqubo yeSibonelelo sabaSebenzi beNdawo eShuttered, okanye ngokumisela inkqubo entsha yoncedo enesakhiwo esifana ne-RRF kumashishini axhomekeke kuhambo awonakaliswe kakhulu zizithintelo ze-COVID-19-kubandakanywa iihotele, abacwangcisi beminyhadala, abakhenkethi beqela, abakhenkethi, abacebisi bohambo kunye nabanye abaninzi.
“Njengoko ubhubhani we-Covid uqhubeka nokuba nefuthe kwishishini lokuhamba, ukubonelela ngoncedo olongezelelweyo kunye nemigaqo-nkqubo yokuzinzisa kuya kunceda onke amacandelo ohambo ukuba aphile,” utshilo. Umbutho Wokuhamba wase-US USekela Mongameli weSigqeba seMicimbi yoLuntu kunye noMgaqo-nkqubo uTori Emerson Barnes.
"ICongress kufuneka yenze ezi zinto zibalulekileyo ngokukhawuleza ukuze kubuyelwe uhambo lweshishini kunye neentlanganiso zobuchwephesha kunye nemisitho, ukongeza kwicandelo lokuhamba lamazwe ngamazwe."
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- “As the Covid pandemic continues to impact the travel industry, providing additional federal relief and stabilizing policies will help all sectors of travel build an even recovery,” said US Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes.
- “Congress should enact these priorities as quickly as possible to enable the return of business travel and professional meetings and events, in addition to the international inbound travel segment.
- Provide additional funding for relief grants to severely impacted travel businesses by expanding eligibility for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program, or enacting a new relief program with a similar structure to RRF for travel-dependent businesses severely impaired by COVID-19 restrictions—including hotels, event planners, group tour operators, attractions, travel advisors and many others.
