I-YANGON, eMyanmar - Inani labakhenkethi abafika kwi-Airport ye-Yangon International yenyuka ngaphezu kweepesenti ze-50 kunyaka odlulileyo xa kuthelekiswa ne-2011, iSebe leehotele kunye noKhenketho.
Baphantse babe ngama-555,000 abahambi abafike ngesango eliphambili lelizwe kunyaka ophelileyo, xa kuthelekiswa nabamalunga nama-359,000 ngo-2011, yatsho.
Abakhenkethi bohlulwe ngokulinganayo phakathi kwamaqela abakhenkethi kunye nabo bazenzele ezabo izicwangciso zokuhamba, utshilo uMphathiswa, esongeza ukuba uninzi luvela eThailand, eTshayina, eJapan, eFransi naseJamani.
Bangaphezu kwesigidi abakhenkethi abatyelele eMyanmar kulo nyaka uphelileyo, xa kuthelekiswa ne-810,000 ngo-2011.
Inani labahambi ngezoshishino nalo liye landa kunyaka ophelileyo, lisuka malunga nama-70,000 ngowama-2011 laya kutsho kwi-114,000.
Ngokufika kwabakhenkethi kukhula iindawo ezintsha zeehotele zakhiwa ngaphandle kweYangon, kwiNtaba iPopa kumbindi weMyanmar kunye neLake lase-Inle emantla. IMyanmar ineehotele ezibhalisiweyo ezingama-782 kunye nezindlu zeendwendwe ezinamagumbi angaphezu kwama-28,000. Abakhenkethi, nangona kunjalo, bahlala bekhalaza ukuba amaxabiso amagumbi aphezulu kakhulu kwaye izibonelelo kunye neenkonzo zingaphantsi kakhulu kwimigangatho yengingqi.
