Ukuqhuba amanyathelo aliqela ajolise kumazwe aseYurophu kubonisa ukuba iTurkey izama ngamandla ukwakha ukuthembana kwabakhenkethi. Iindaba zokuba I-Turkey inikezela ukuxolelwa kwevisa yamazwe ali-11, kubandakanya i-UK, lolona hlobo lwentshukumo olufunekayo ukwakha ulokhenketho kwilizwe. Ukugcinwa kwe- $ 35 ngomntu ngamnye kwimirhumo ye-visa yongeza kwisibheno esinexabiso eliphantsi ikarikuni xa kuthelekiswa nezinye ezininzi.
Ilizwe lifumene ukwehla phantse kwezigidi ezili-10 zabakhenkethi abangena ngaphakathi ngo-2016, ngenxa yokonyuka kobundlobongela obugqithisileyo kunye nokungaphumeleli komkhosi. Oku kudityaniswa nobukho obandayo boRhulumente wamaSilamsi kunye nezidubedube zaseSyria naseIraq, kwabangela uloyiko phakathi kwabahambi. Ukuhla kwemfuno ikakhulu kubangelwe kwiimarike zasentshona zemveli.
Ngokophando lwakutshanje lwabathengi ngedatha kunye nenkampani yohlalutyo i-GlobalData, i-56% yabaphenduli base-UK bathi ukufikeleleka yeyona nto ibalulekileyo xa ukhetha iholide.
UBen Cordwell, uMhlalutyi woHambiswano noKhenketho kwiGlobalData, ugqabaza athi: “Abakhenkethi base-UK abangena eTurkey ngoku bazakugcinwa kobunzima bokugcwalisa amaphepha-mvume okuhamba kwi-Intanethi. Ukufikeleleka kwaba yeyona nto yesibini inefuthe ekuphumeleleni kuvavanyo lwe-GlobalData, ngokwe-44% yabaphenduli base-UK.
"Ezi zinto zimbini ziya kwenza ukuba iTurkey ibe yindlela efanelekileyo kubakhenkethi baseBritane abajonga ukuthatha iiholide zabo zelanga kunye nolwandle kude nonxweme lwaseSpain."
UCordwell uqukumbela ngelithi: "Isicwangciso sezokhenketho saseTurkey sango-2023 sijolise ekwamkeleni ngaphezulu kwe-75 yezigidi zabakhenkethi kwaye sifikelele kwingeniso yezokhenketho eyi- $ 65bn. Amabhongo eTurkey asenokubonakala ngathi aphakamileyo, kodwa akunakuphikiswa ukuba ilizwe lingaba yindawo yezokhenketho kwihlabathi liphela, apho zombini Impuma nentshona zitsalwa yinkcubeko etyebileyo kunye nobuhle bendalo obuhle.
Umzi mveliso wezokhenketho ukhangeleka ngathi uza kuvalela amaxesha anzima ngaphambili. Nangona kunjalo, iTurkey ijonge ukuba ngumzekelo oqaqambileyo wendlela ishishini elinokwakha ngayo kwakhona xa ijongene nobunzima. ”
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- The country experienced a decline of nearly 10 million inbound tourists in 2016, due mainly to an increase in extremist violence and a failed military coup.
- However, Turkey is looking to be a shining example of how the industry can rebuild in the face of adversity.
- News that Turkey is granting visa exemptions for 11 countries, including the UK, is exactly the kind of action needed to rebuild tourism in the country.
