The Ingxelo yoHambo lweWTM yeHlabathi, kwi umanyano neTourism Economics, ipapashelwe ukuphawula ukuvulwa kweWTM yaseLondon yalo nyaka, esona siganeko sinempembelelo ehlabathini kwezohambo nokhenketho.

Ngo-2023, ingxelo iqikelela ukuba ukuzonwabisa kwamazwe ngamazwe ase-Afrika kuya kuba phantsi ngomthamo kodwa kunyuke ngexabiso xa kuthelekiswa no-2019.

Kulo nyaka kuqikelelwa ukuba abantu abazizigidi ezingama-43 baya kutyelela eli lizwekazi, ukuhla kwe-13% kwiindwendwe ezizigidi ezingama-49 ezamkelweyo ngo-2019. Nangona kunjalo, nangona ukuhla kwemithamo, ixabiso lolu hambo luyi-103% phambi kwexabiso leshishini lika-2019.

Njengoko le ngxelo isitsho, “uluhlu lwamazwe ahlukeneyo luye lwaphumela kumfanekiso owahlukahlukeneyo” kwilizwekazi liphela, kwaye imbuyekezo ekhoyo kwiimarike ezintathu ezinkulu ibonisa iyantlukwano.

Inkokeli yemarike iYiputa ihamba phambili, kunye ne-2023 kwi-101% ye-2019 ngokwexabiso; IMorocco "iphinde yachacha ngamandla" kwaye iya kuphelisa unyaka we-130% phambi kwamanqanaba angaphambi kobhubhane. UMzantsi Afrika ukwindawo yesithathu enkulu kwimarike yangaphakathi kwaye yeyona ithatha ixesha elide ukuchacha – u-2023 uza kungena ngama-71% kuphela ngowama-2019.

Ukhenketho lwasekhaya lommandla ngo-2023 lulungile kwibhodi yonke, kunye nazo zonke iimarike ezilishumi eziphezulu zasekhaya, ngaphandle kweNigeria, ngaphambi kuka-2019 ngexabiso. UMzantsi Afrika yeyona marike inkulu yangaphakathi, kwaye iphambili nge-104%. Inani lesibini iYiputa linyuke nge-111%; kwindawo yesithathu i-Algeria i-134% phezulu kunye ne-Morocco igqibe iimarike ezintlanu eziphezulu zasekhaya, ibhalise ukunyuka kwe-110%. INigeria, engena kwinani lesine, ikwi-93% ye-2019.

Kunyaka ozayo siza kubona ummandla ukhula ekuchacheni kwawo emva kobhubhani nangona ukungena eMzantsi Afrika kuza kuqhubeka kusilela kunyaka ka-2019. Nangona kunjalo, umfanekiso wexesha elide weyona marike inkulu kulo mmandla ulungile. Ngo-2033, ingxelo ilindele ukuba ixabiso leeholide zangaphakathi eMzantsi Afrika liya kuba yi-143% phambi kuka-2024.

Ikwachonga iMozambique, iMali kunye neMadagascar ziimarike zokukhula okuphezulu, kunye nokunyuka kwe-161%, i-167% kunye ne-162% ngokulandelanayo kwixabiso lokuhamba ngokukhululeka okungenayo ngo-2033.

UJuliette Losardo, uMlawuli weMboniso, kwiMarike yokuHamba yeHlabathi yaseLondon, uthe: “IAfrika inokuninzi enokubonelela ngeendwendwe zasekhaya nezingenayo kwaye ukubaluleka kwayo njengomthombo wentengiso yeendwendwe eziphumayo kwezinye iindawo ziyakhula ngalo lonke ixesha.

“I-WTM yaseLondon ibisoloko ilixhasa ishishini lezokhenketho kulo mmandla, kwaye sizimisele ukuqinisa iinzame zethu kwibhodi yonke kwaye sibethelele umyalezo wethu wokuba ukhenketho lunokuba namandla ehlabathi ukwenza okulungileyo, kwaye akukho ndawo iyinyani kuneAfrika.”