I-BRUSSELS - Abakhenkethi bachitha ubusuku obuncinane kumazwe e-European Union (EU) ngo-2009 kunokuba benza ngo-2008, umqondiso weengxaki zoqoqosho, i-EU's statistics Bureau i-Eurostat yathi.
Ngo-2009, phantse i-1.5 yebhiliyoni yobusuku yachithwa kwiihotele kunye namaziko afanayo kwi-EU, ukuncipha kwe-5.1 yeepesenti xa kuthelekiswa no-2008, emva kokuhla ngonyaka nge-0.2 ekhulwini ngo-2008 kunye nokunyuka kwe-3.5 yepesenti ngo-2007.
I-Eurostat ithe ukuhla kwenani lobusuku behotele kwi-EU kwaqala phakathi ku-2008 kwaye lehla ngo-2009. Inani lobusuku behotele lehla ngesantya sonyaka se-8.0 ekhulwini ukususela ngoJanuwari ukuya ku-Aprili 2009, xa kuthelekiswa nexesha elifanayo kunyaka ophelileyo, isi-4.1 sepesenti ukususela ngoMeyi ukuya kuAgasti nesi-3.6 sepesenti ukususela ngoSeptemba ukuya kuDisemba.
Amanani asemthethweni abonisa inani lobusuku behotele obuchithwe ngabantu abangengabo abahlali ababhalisiweyo behla kakhulu nge-9.1 ekhulwini kwaye ngabahlali kwilizwe labo lehle nge-1.6 yeepesenti.
Phakathi kwamazwe angamalungu e-EU angama-27, awona manani aphezulu obusuku achithwa kwiihotele ngo-2009 arekhodwa eSpain, e-Itali, eJamani, eFransi naseBritane. La mazwe mahlanu abalelwa ngaphezu 70 ekhulwini inani lilonke ubusuku ehotele kwi EU.
Inani lobusuku obuchithwe kwiihotele ngo-2009 lehla kuwo onke amazwe e-EU, ngaphandle kwaseSweden apho lenyuke kancinane nge-0.1 ekhulwini. Ukuncipha okukhulu kwarekhodwa eLatvia naseLithuania. Bobabini babone ukuhla ngonyaka okungaphezulu kweepesenti ezingama-20.
