Umphathiswa uBartlett: IJamaica ifumana uphuhliso olukhulu lwehotele kuwo nawuphi na unyaka

Umphathiswa Wezokhenketho, Mhlonishwa. UEdmund Bartlett uye watyhila ukuba iJamaica iphantsi kwehotele yayo enkulu kunye ne-resort boom yophuhliso kuwo nawuphi na unyaka omnye, kunye namagumbi ehotele eyongezelelweyo angama-8,000 kwizigaba ezahlukeneyo zophuhliso kunye nokucwangcisa, uninzi lukhokelwa ngabatyalo-mali baseYurophu.

UMphathiswa uBartlett wachaza ukuba i-2 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi iya kutyalwa ukuzisa amagumbi angama-8,000 kumsinga, okukhokelela kubuncinci be-24,000 yemisebenzi yexesha elizeleyo kunye ne-12,000 yemisebenzi yabasebenzi bokwakha.

Ngenxa yobungakanani botyalo-mali, UBartlett ivakalise imfuno yolungelelwaniso olungenamthungo, olukhokelwa kwaye lwaqiniswa yiNkulumbuso, Oyena Obekekileyo. Andrew Holness, kunye nentsebenziswano yabaphathiswa abaninzi. UNdunankulu u-Holness kunye noMphathiswa uBartlett bacwangciselwe ukuthatha inxaxheba kwimikhosi emininzi yokuqhawula umhlaba kwiiveki kunye neenyanga ezizayo.

“Sichulumancile kuphuhliso lweshishini lezokhenketho lwasekhaya, oluya kuthi ngokungathandabuzekiyo lube nefuthe elihle kuqoqosho kwaye luxhamle ngokuthe ngqo amawakawaka abemi baseJamaica. Ewe, ukhenketho lishishini lokubonelela elibandakanya amacandelo ezoqoqosho amaninzi, kubandakanya ulwakhiwo, ezolimo, ukwenziwa kwezinto, iibhanki kunye nezothutho, ”utshilo uBartlett.

Ubuncinci i-12,000 labasebenzi bokwakha, iikontraka zokwakha ezininzi, iinjineli, abaphathi beprojekthi, kunye nezinye iingcali ezahlukeneyo ziya kufuneka ukuqinisekisa ukugqitywa kwangethuba kwezi projekthi. Ukongeza, amawaka abasebenzi bokhenketho kufuneka baqeqeshwe kwiindawo ezinje ngolawulo, ukutya, ukugcinwa kwezindlu, abakhenkethi kunye nolwamkelo, ”wongeze watsho.

Iipropati ngoku ezisakhiwayo ziquka i-2,000-igumbi le-Princess Resort e-Hanover, eya kuba yindawo enkulu yokuphumla yaseJamaica, kunye nenye phantse amagumbi angama-2,000 kuphuhliso lwe-Hard Rock Resort, olumele luquka ubuncinane ezinye iintlobo ezintathu zehotele. Ukongezelela, amagumbi angaphantsi nje kwe-1,000 akhiwa yiSandals and Beaches eSt.

Izicwangciso nazo ziyaqhubeka ukuba iViva Wyndham Resort emantla eNegril ibe nenani lilonke lamagumbi ali-1,000, iRIU Hotel entsha eTrelawny enamagumbi amalunga nama-700, kunye neNdawo entsha yeeSecrets kwiNdawo yaseRichmond yaseSt. Ann enamagumbi angama-700. I-Bahia Principe ikwabhengeze izicwangciso zolwando olukhulu, ngabanini bayo, uGrupo Piñero, ophuma eSpain.

UBartlett kutshanje ubuyile ukusuka FITUR, owona mboniso ubalulekileyo wonyaka wohambo lwamazwe ngamazwe norhwebo lokhenketho, eMadrid, eSpeyin. Ngelixa elapho, wathatha inxaxheba kuthotho lweentlanganiso ezikwinqanaba eliphezulu kunye nabatyali-zimali baseSpain, uninzi lwabo oluneendawo zokuchithela iiholide eJamaica.

UBartlett, owayekhatshwa nguDelano Seiveright, uMcebisi oMkhulu kunye noGqirha, wachaza ukuba: “Ukuze kugqitywe ngempumelelo iiprojekthi ezinkulu zotyalo-mali ngexesha elirekhodiweyo, kufuneka kujongwe yonke into, inkqubo edibeneyo karhulumente necandelo labucala iyafuneka.

“Iingqwalasela zokusingqongileyo kunye nentsebenziswano nabachaphazelekayo basekhaya nazo zibalulekile kolu phuhliso. Umphathiswa uBartlett unike i-Tourism Enhancement Fund's Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation ukuba ithathe amanyathelo acwangcisiweyo okuqinisekisa ukuba uqeqesho lwabasebenzi olusebenzayo ngoku kunye neenkqubo zoqinisekiso lwezatifiketi ziyandiswa ngentsebenziswano nabaphathi beehotele abazibophelele ekusebenzeni ngokusondeleyo norhulumente kulo mba,” wongeze watsho uSeiveright.