Ukufika kwabakhenkethi eBermuda kwehle nge-10.5%

Eyona njongo iphambili yeepesenti ezingama-40 zabakhenkethi abaya ngenqwelomoya kwesi siqithi kulo nyaka uphelileyo yayilishishini okanye ukutyelela abahlobo kunye nosapho, amanani akhutshwe kule veki.

Kunyaka ophelileyo iindwendwe ze-235,860 zahamba ngendiza eBermuda i-10.53 yehla yeepesenti xa kuthelekiswa ne-2008 kwaye kuzo, iipesenti ze-18 zabatyeleli beza kwishishini kunye neepesenti ze-16 ukutyelela intsapho kunye nabahlobo. Iipesenti ezine zabatyeleli beza kwindibano, behle ngeepesenti ezingama-24 xa kuthelekiswa nowama-2008.

NgoLwesine, iNkulumbuso u-Ewart Brown ukhuphe inkcazelo eneenkcukacha ngamanani okhenketho ka-2009 kwaye ngexesha lentetho wathi iSebe lezoKhenketho liyayazi indima edlalwa ngoosomashishini kushishino lwaseBermuda.

“Uhambo lweshishini, nangona lumele kuphela i-18 lepesenti yabatyeleli ngokubanzi, luhlala lubalulekile kuqoqosho lwaseBermuda, ngakumbi xa kujongwa ukuba umndilili wabo wenkcitho ngomntu ngamnye ungaphezulu lee kwinkcitho yolonwabo,” utshilo. Owona mdla, uninzi lwabahambi beshishini kweli hlobo bebetyelela iSiqithi okokuqala, kwaye inani elongeziweyo lisebenzela inkampani esebenza e-Island [ngokovavanyo lokuphuma olwenziwe kwiinyanga zasehlotyeni].

Uye wathi inani leendwendwe ezize kubona abahlobo kunye nosapho lonyukile kule minyaka idlulileyo, esinye isizathu sokuba inkcitho yabatyeleli yehlile, nangona ngo-2009 abo babeze kubona abahlobo kunye nosapho behle ngeepesenti ezisixhenxe xa kuthelekiswa no-2008.

Ishishini leNgqungquthela, ebelinzima kakhulu kukuhla kwezoqoqosho, libone ukuhla kweepesenti ezingama-24 ngo-2009 ngabantu abangama-8,487 kuphela abeza kwiSiqithi. Kodwa kwiveki ephelileyo uShelley Meszoly, umlawuli wengingqi yentengiso kunye nentengiso yeFairmont Bermuda, uthe “unethemba elibukhali” ngo-2010.

Ngo-2009, wathi ukubhuka kweqela kwehle ngeepesenti ezingama-30 eFairmont Southampton, ebonisa imeko yehlabathi. Kodwa wongeze wathi: “Sinethemba elikhulu malunga no-2010. Ayizukuba ngunyaka olula, kodwa likhona ishishini kwaye ungalifumana ukuba wenza into efanelekileyo.”

Ngeli xesha, iNkulumbuso ithe ishishini leenqanawa zokuhamba ngenqanawa kulindeleke ukuba lenze i-70 yezigidi zeedola kuqoqosho kulo nyaka.

Kuphononongo lokuphela konyaka lwangoLwesine kukhenketho, iNkulumbuso iqikelele ukonyuka kweepesenti ezintandathu zabakhenkethi abafikayo ngo-2010 kwaye yathi iindlela ezimbini zokuhamba ngenqanawa sele zityikityiwe kwisizini ka-2011.

UGqr. Brown, okwanguMphathiswa wezoKhenketho, wachaza ixesha lokuhamba ngenqanawa ngo-2010, esithi: “Olunye lotshintsho olubalulekileyo kwisizini ka-2010 kukuba iinqanawa ziza kuhlala ixesha elide. Sifumanise ukuba abakhenkethi abahamba ngenqanawa abahlala usuku olunye kuphela, bahlala bengenalo ixesha elaneleyo lokufumana yonke into esiSiqithi.

“Abathengisi, abanini-ndawo zokutyela kunye nabakhenkethi bacele ukuba sithethethethane ngokuhlala ixesha elide. Kuyandivuyisa ukuthi esi sicelo samkelwe ngempendulo entle.”

Kulo nyaka ishedyuli yenqanawa yokuhamba ngenqanawa yile:

• IHolland America iza kwenza iinqanawa ezingama-24 ukusuka eNew York ukuya eSt. George's naseHamilton.

• IiNdwendwe zooSaziwayo ziya kwenza iminxeba eli-17 ukusuka eNew Jersey ukuya eDockyard.

• IRoyal Caribbean iya kwenza iminxeba engama-40 ukusuka eNew Jersey naseBaltimore ukuya eDockyard.

• INorwegian Cruise Line izakwenza iminxeba engama-45 ukusuka eBoston naseNew York ukuya eDockyard.

• I-Princess Cruises iya kwenza iminxeba elishumi ukusuka eNew York ukuya eDockyard.

"Ukongezelela kubafowuneli beveki, inani leenqanawa zokuhamba ngeenqanawa ziya kubiza eBermuda ngo-2010," yongeza iNkulumbuso. “Inani leeminxeba ezitsalelwa ngenqanawa kulindeleke ukuba linyuke ukusuka kwi-138 ngo-2009 ukuya kwi-154 ngo-2010.

“Sikwaqikelela ukuba inani labakhenkethi abafikayo ngenqanawa lizakunyuka ukusuka nje ngaphezulu kwama-318,000 ngo-2009 ukuya kutsho kuma-337,000 ngo-2010. Oku kubonisa ukunyuka kweepesenti ezintandathu.”

UGqr. Brown ukwathe i-Heritage Wharf, eDockyard, bekulindeleke ukuba yenze i-34 yezigidi zeedola ngemirhumo karhulumente, inkcitho ye-Island ngabakhenkethi abahamba ngenqanawa kunye nabasebenzi kunye nohambo lwaselunxwemeni oluthathwe ngabakhenkethi abahamba ngenqanawa.

Lilonke iNkulumbuso ithe imakethi yokuhamba ngenqanawa yayilindeleke ukuba inikele ngaphezulu kwe-70 yezigidi zeedola kuqoqosho lwaseBermuda ngo-2010.

“Kuyandivuyisa ukunazisa ezinye iindaba ezichulumancisayo. Inqanawa yaseHolland America Line iVeendam iza kubuyela eBermuda ngo-2011,” utshilo. “IVeendam icwangciselwe ukutsalela iminxeba engama-24 isuka eNew York, inceda eSt. George's naseHamilton.

“Oku kuzibophelela kweHolland America ngo-2011 kundixelela ukuba nangona bekukho abantu abambalwa abathe bavakalisa inkxalabo malunga nokunikwa kweethenda e-St. oku akuzange kuyiphazamise iHolland America.”

I-Norwegian Cruise Lines nayo izinikele eBermuda ngo-2011. Baya kuqhuba iinqanawa ezimbini ukusuka kunxweme lwase-US North East, zombini zibambe ngaphezu kwe-2,220 abakhweli.