I-LONDON, eNgilani - ICroatia kulindeleke ukuba ibone ukwanda okukhulu kwezokhenketho kweli hlobo ngenxa yokwamkelwa kwayo kwi-EU kunye nokubhengezwa kwe-15% yerhafu yokuthengisa kwiinkonzo zabakhenkethi ezaqala ukusebenza ngoJanuwari. Olu tshintsho luthetha ukuba iiBrits ezifuna ukuya eholideyini kwilizwe leMeditera zinokuzifumana zinesivumelwano esingcono kwiihambo kunye nokonga okugqithiselwa kwabakhenkethi.
UMichael Bond we-121carhire.com uthe: “ICroatia ithatha amanyathelo amakhulu ukukhulisa ukhenketho kunye noqoqosho ukuyinceda ikhuphisane neendawo ezihlala iiholide zemveli ezifana neSpain neTurkey. Ngaphezulu kweeyure ezingama-2,700 zokukhanya kwelanga ngonyaka kunye neelwandle zayo ezinesanti emhlophe, iyakhawuleza ukuba yindawo edumileyo yokuya kwiholide. Amanani ethu akutshanje afumanise ukuba ezona ndawo zidumileyo eCroatia zokuqesha imoto ukuza kuthi ga ngoku yiDubrovnik, Pula, Zagreb kunye neSplit kwizikhululo zeenqwelomoya ngokulandelelana, kwaye silungiselela imfuno ephezulu kwezi ndawo kweli hlobo.
I-Croatia, eneziqithi ezingaphezu kwe-1,000 ezinamachaphaza kunxweme lwayo, ibone ukwanda kwe-43% ekubhukisheni ngo-2013. Oku kulandela iindaba ezivela kuMphathiswa wezoKhenketho, uVeljko Ostojic, zokuba irhafu yokuthengisa kwiinkonzo zabakhenkethi iza kuthotywa ukusuka kwi-25% ukuya kwi-10 kuphela%. Ukhenketho ngoku luthatha isinye kwisihlanu soqoqosho lwelizwe, isiqingatha soqoqosho lwaseSpain, kwaye ilizwe libuyela kwimeko yokudodobala koqoqosho lweminyaka emithathu.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Croatia is expected to see a large increase in tourism this summer thanks to its admittance to the EU and the announcement of a 15% sales-tax cut on tourist services which came into effect in January.
- Our recent figures found that the most popular places in Croatia for car hire to date are Dubrovnik, Pula, Zagreb and Split airports respectively, and we are preparing for an even higher demand in these areas this summer.
- “Croatia is taking great steps to boost its tourism and economy to help it compete with traditional holiday hotspots such as Spain and Turkey.
