Kwintetho yesizwe namhlanje, ngoMvulo, nge-7 kaSeptemba, umphathiswa wezokhenketho kunye nokuhamba ngenqwelomoya u-Dionisio D'Aguilar ubhengeze iinkcukacha ezongezelelekileyo malunga nokubuyela umva nokuvula kwakhona isicwangciso seIqithi zeBahamas. U-D'Aguilar uphindaphinde ukuzibophelela kwe-Bahamas yoKhenketho ekuvuseleleni icandelo lezokhenketho lweli ngelixa egxininisa ukuba impilo kunye nokuphila kwabemi, abahlali kunye neendwendwe ze-The Bahamas zihlala zibalulekile.

Ukuqala kwe-15 ka-Okthobha, iBahamas izongena kwiSigaba 3 soCwangciso lokuLungela uKhenketho kunye nokuBuya kwakhona ngaphambi kwexesha leholide elixakekileyo, neliza kubandakanya ukuvulwa kwakhona kweelwandle kunye neehotele eziphambili.

Ukusukela ngo-1950, ukhenketho ludlale indima ebalulekileyo kuqoqosho lwe-Bahamas, lubala ngaphezulu kwe-50% ye-GDP yelizwe kunye ne-60% yengqesho yesizwe. Ubhubhane we-COVID-19 ube nefuthe elingazange labonwa ngaphambili kukhenketho lwehlabathi kwaye uqoqosho lweBahamas luye lwaliva ifuthe, ngakumbi kulandela amanani okhenketho aphula irekhodi lika-2019, apho ilizwe lamkela iindwendwe ezizizigidi ezisi-7.2. Ubunzulu belizwe Ukulungela uKhenketho noCwangciso lokuBuyisa iXesha ekuPhulukenwe nalo Icacisa isicwangciso-qhinga, sokuvula kwakhona isigaba esinezigaba ukuqinisekisa inqanaba lokuthuthuzela iBahamas yindawo ekhuselekileyo nenempilo yokufikela abatyeleli kunye nabahlali.

Ukuvula kwakhona

Njengenxalenye yeSigaba 3, iilwandle kunye neehotele ezinkulu ziya kuphinda zivulwe kuzo zonke iziqithi. UMphathiswa wezoKhenketho kunye noPhapho uDionisio D'Aguilar ubhengeze ukuba zonke iindwendwe zehotele kufuneka zithobele i-14-day Vacation-In-Place (VIP), eya kuvumela iindwendwe ukuba zifikelele kuzo zonke izinto eziluncedo, kubandakanywa iindawo zehotele, iindawo zokuzilolonga, iibhari kunye nokunye. Ukongeza, iSigaba 3 siza kubona ukuvulwa kwakhona kwezinto ezinomtsalane, uhambo kunye nokhenketho nge-1 kaNovemba.

Ngaphambi kokuvulwa kwakhona, i-Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation isebenza kunye namaqabane eenqwelomoya ukukhusela ukuhamba ngenqwelomoya ngokuthe ngqo kwiimarike eziphambili apho ijika lithe lacandwa. Ukongeza, iqela lezonxibelelwano leSebe lilungele ukuqalisa iphulo lokuthengisa eliguquguqukayo, elizaliswe ngokubaliswa kwamabali aqinisekileyo kunye ne-PR enobunkunkqele kunye nezicwangciso zokuthengisa, ezixhomekeke kwiindlela zangoku zokuhamba, ezinje ngokukhetha iiholide ezikufutshane nekhaya, kunye nokukhetha okwaziyo ukuzifihla kwaye izinto zangaphandle.

Ukulandela inyathelo elikhuselekileyo lokungena kwiSigaba 3, iSebe lezoKhenketho kunye nokuHamba kwaBahamas kunye noMphathiswa Wezempilo kunye nezinye iiarhente zikarhulumente ziya kuncoma umhla ofanelekileyo wokungena kwiSigaba 4, esimalunga nokuvulwa kwakhona kwabathengisi, ukukhetha izinto ezinomdla, iikhasino, iinqanawa kunye iifriji.

IIMFUNO ZOKUFUMA

Eyona nto iphambili kwi-Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation ihlala iyimpilo kunye nokhuseleko lwabemi bayo, abahlali kunye neendwendwe. Kwiinzame zokuthintela ukusasazeka kwentsholongwane, uMphathiswa uyaqhubeka nokusebenza ngokusondeleyo neSebe lezeMpilo ukumisela nokuvavanya iinkqubo kunye namaxesha ngokubhekisele kuvavanyo lwe-RT-PCR kwangaphambi kohambo.

Ukuqalisa, nge-1 kaSeptemba 2020, urhulumente waseBahamian wabhengeza iimfuno zokungena ezintsha, kubandakanya:

I-Visa yeBahamas yezeMpilo ivunyiwe i-gov.bs
Ubungqina bovavanyo olubi lwe-COVID-19 RT-PCR aluthathanga ngaphezulu kweentsuku ezintlanu (5) ngaphambi kokufika
- Abafakizicelo kuphela ekungafuneki ukuba babonelele uvavanyo lwe-COVID-19 ngaba:
  - Abantwana abangaphantsi kweminyaka elishumi (10)
  - Abaqhubi beenqwelomoya kunye nabasebenzi abahlala ubusuku kwi-Bahamas.
- Amava anyanzelekileyo eentsuku ezili-14 zeNdawo yokuHlala-kwindawo (i-VIP) ehotele, kwiklabhu yabucala okanye kwindawo yokuhlala (njenge-Airbnb), nakwiphenyane labucala.

Kuyacetyiswa ukuba bonke abahambi banomdla wokundwendwela iimfuno zoqwalaselo zeBahamas ezisebenza kwilungu ngalinye leqela labo ku-Bahamas.com/travelupdates ngaphambi kokubhukisha uhambo, ukumisela amanyathelo ekufuneka ethathiwe ukuze kunikezwe ukungena. Iinkcukacha ezithe kratya kwintetho yoMphathiswa kunye nesiCwangciso sokuLungela uKhenketho kunye nokuBuya kwakhona zinokufumaneka kwi-Bahamas.com/travelupdates.

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INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:

In an effort to curb the spread of the virus, the Ministry continues to work closely with the Ministry of Health to establish and evaluate protocols and timelines with respect to the RT-PCR testing in advance of travel.
The country's in-depth Tourism Readiness and Recovery Plan outlines a strategic, phased reopening strategy to ensure a comfort level that The Bahamas is a safe and healthy destination for both visitors and residents to enjoy.
Additionally, the Ministry's communication team is prepared to commence an agile marketing campaign, complete with authentic storytelling and aggressive PR and sales strategies, leaning into current travel trends, such as the preference for vacations closer to home, as well as options that afford seclusion and outdoor pursuits.