Umphathiswa wezoKhenketho, uTyalo-mali kunye noPhapho lwase-Bahamas luchulumancile ukubhengeza indawo ekufikelwa kuyo yamkele irekhodi eyophula irekhodi labatyeleli bamazwe aphesheya abazizigidi ezili-11.22 ngo-2024, besenza owona nyaka ubalaseleyo, udlula i-9.65 yezigidi zabantu abafikayo ngo-2023.
Ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka okumbalwa kwicandelo lezokhenketho kunye neziganeko zendalo ezifana neNkanyamba uMilton kunye no-Oscar, indawo yokufikela iphumelele. Ukufika komoya wangaphandle nolwandle kuphazamise inani lonyaka ophelileyo nge-16.2% kunye namanani owama-2019 ngama-54.7%. Ukongeza, ukufika komoya wangaphandle kwilizwe liphela kudlule i-1.7 yezigidi ngokuhambelana nokusebenza kuka-2023 kodwa ngaphambi kuka-2019 nge-3.3%.
Ngelixa i-Bahamas iyindawo efanelekileyo yokuhamba unyaka wonke, uDisemba ka-2024 yayiyeyona nyanga ibalaseleyo ngokufika kwabantu abazizigidi ezisisi-1.15, ithumela i-14% ngaphambi kuka-2023 kunye ne-62% ngaphambi kuka-2019.
Umzekeliso wesibheno esixhaphakileyo seendawo ekusingwa kuwo unokufunyanwa ekusasazweni kwala manani achukumisayo okufika. Isiqithi saseGrand Bahama siye sakhula nge-8.7% ekufikeni emoyeni, okwesibini kuphela kwi-Abaco, ngokukhula kwe-11.9% ngaphezulu kowama-2023 okuya kukubuyisa okuqinileyo kumanqanaba angaphambi kweNkanyamba iDorian kunye namanqanaba angaphambi kwe-COVID.
OHloniphekileyo u-I. Chester Cooper, uSekela-Nkulumbuso kunye noMphathiswa wezoKhenketho, uTyalo-mali noPhapho, uvakalise uvuyo lwakhe ngezi mpumelelo.
"I-Bahamas ayigqithanga nje ekujoliseni kwayo kodwa ihlala iyinkokeli ezinzileyo yehlabathi kushishino lwezokhenketho kunye nobukho obubalaseleyo kwingingqi yeCaribbean."
"Ezi mpumelelo zophula irekhodi zibubungqina obunamandla bokuhamba kwentengiso yokhenketho nguMphathiswa wezoKhenketho kunye nokuzinikela kwenkxaso yamahlakani ethu kuyo yonke indawo ekusingwa kuyo, abathi, kunye nabantu basekhaya abanomdla, baqhubeke nokubonelela ngamava angenakuthelekiswa nanto kuzo zonke iziqithi zethu ezintle nezityebileyo ngokwenkcubeko."
Umzi-mveliso wokuhamba ngenqanawa uyaqhubeka nokuba sisiseko soqoqosho lwe-Bahamas, uvelisa i-654.8 yezigidi zeedola kwiinkcitho zokhenketho lokukhenketha ngexesha lonyaka wokukhenketha ngo-2023/2024, ngokutsho kweFlorida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCA) ingxelo. Xa kubalwa ingqesho, iirhafu neerhafu, impembelelo yezoqoqosho iyonke idlula ngendlela emangalisayo i-1 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi, nto leyo ebethelela igalelo elibalulekileyo leli candelo kuhlumo nakwimpumelelo yesizwe.
Ukongeza, umtsalane ongaphezulu kweebhiliyoni ezili-10 zeedola zoTyalo-mali oluthe ngqo lwaNgaphandle kule minyaka mibini idlulileyo kunye neempawu ezidumileyo zehlabathi ezifana neRosewood, iiSenses ezintandathu, iMontage, iPark Hyatt, iBvglari kunye neeNdawo zokuHlala zamaxesha amane nazo zadlala indima kwimpumelelo yendawo kunye nomfanekiso webrand, ngakumbi kwimarike yodidi, ngo-2024.
"Sibulela amaqabane ethu kunye nabachaphazelekayo kumashishini amaninzi, abasebenzi becandelo lezokhenketho, kunye nabantu abahle be-Commonwealth yase-Bahamas abamkele i-mantra ethi 'uKhenketho lishishini lomntu wonke,' ngale mpumelelo imangalisayo, "wongeze uDPM Cooper.
Utshilo uLatia Duncombe, uMlawuli Jikelele wezoKhenketho, “Ukukhula kokhenketho okubalaseleyo kweBahamas kubonisa iphulo lethu elingayekiyo lokunyusa amava abatyeleli kunye nokwandisa ukufikelela kwethu kwihlabathi. Ezi ziganeko zisisiphumo sezicwangciso ezitsha zokuthengisa, intsebenziswano eqinile yoshishino, kunye nobubele obungagungqiyo babantu baseBahamian. Njengoko siqhubela phambili kwesi santya, sihlala sizibophelele ekumiseleni imigangatho emitsha ekugqweseni kwezokhenketho kunye nokwamkela abakhenkethi abangakumbi kwiziqithi zethu ezingaqhelekanga. "
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