IRwanda yamkelwa njengendawo yokutyela ekhula ngokukhawuleza nekhula ngokukhawuleza eMpuma Afrika, itsala abakhenkethi abakudidi oluphezulu abavela eTshayina, eYurophu naseUnited States.
Eyaziwa ngokuba “lilizwe leenduli eziliwaka,” iRwanda imi njengendawo ephambili nenomtsalane yabakhenkethi, ikhuphisana neKenya, indawo ekumandla kuyo abakhenkethi eMpuma Afrika.
I-Gorilla trekking safaris, iinkcubeko ezityebileyo zabantu baseRwanda, indawo ebukekayo, kunye nemekobume yotyalo-mali yabakhenkethi efumanekayo eRwanda zonke zenze esi sizwe sase-Afrika sesinye sezona ndawo zintle nezinomtsalane kubakhenkethi behlabathi.
I-Rwanda iyeza kunye nelizwe elikhokelayo eMpuma Afrika, litsala iinkomfa zengingqi kunye nehlabathi jikelele kwisixeko esikhulu saseKigali. Zingaphezu kwama-30 iinkomfa zengingqi nezamazwe ngamazwe ezicwangciselwe ukubanjelwa eKigali kwezi nyanga ziseleyo zonyaka.
INkongolo yeHlabathi ye-Africa Travel Association (ATA) yenye yeendibano ezininzi eziphambili, zokhenketho zehlabathi eziza kuba eKigali kulo nyaka. Kulindeleke ukuba kutsalwe phezu kwe-300 abenzi bomgaqo-nkqubo wezokhenketho jikelele kunye neenkokheli zoshishino lwezokhenketho, i-ATA Congress iya kubanjwa ngo-Agasti walo nyaka okokuqala ngqa eRwanda ukususela ekuqaleni kwayo kwi-1975.
I-Africa Hotel Investments Forum (AHIF) yenye indibano yezokhenketho ecwangciselwe eKigali ngo-Okthobha walo nyaka.
I-China, imarike yabakhenkethi ekhulayo yehlabathi ikwajolise eRwanda njengendawo yayo yohambo oluphumayo. Iifemu zaseTshayina ezisuka kwiPhondo laseJiangsu zibonakalise umdla kukhenketho lwaseRwanda kunye necandelo lokwamkela iindwendwe.
UGao Yan, umlawuli wemicimbi yangaphandle kwiPhondo laseJiangsu, uthe iinkampani zeli phondo zijonge ukutyala imali kwiihotele, ekwakhiweni kweendlela, nakwicandelo lezomoya, eziluncedo ekukhuleni kwecandelo lokwamkela iindwendwe kunye nokhenketho.
“Sifuna ukugxila kukhenketho nakumacandelo anxulumeneyo, kuba iRwanda yeyona ndawo iphambili kulo mmandla. Oku kusinika amathuba amakhulu otyalo-mali, ingakumbi ukuseka iihotele kwiipaki zesizwe ezifana ne-Akagera neNyungwe ezinamava awodwa,” utshilo uGao.
UGao ngaphambili wayengunobhala wesibini kunye noceba kwi-Embassy yaseTshayina eRwanda, apho wachitha iminyaka emithathu. Wongeze ukuba ukhenketho yenye yeeprojekthi uMongameli waseTshayina uXi Jinping athembise ukuxhasa eRwanda.
Ishishini lezokhenketho lelona lizwe lingenisa imali yangaphandle eRwanda, kwaye urhulumente ubeke eli lizwe njengendawo ekufuneka ityelelwe kunye neenkomfa kulo mmandla.
I-Rwanda ijolise ukufumana i-$ 400 yezigidi ukusuka kukhenketho kunyaka odlulileyo (2016), ukusuka kwi-$ 318 yezigidi kwi-2015. Ilizwe lalilindele ukuba abakhenkethi kunye neendwendwe amanani anyuke nge-4 ekhulwini kunyaka odlulileyo, ukusuka kwi-1.3 yezigidi ezibhalwe kwi-2015.
Ifumaneka kwimpuma yeTshayina, iPhondo laseJiangsu yindawo enemizi-mveliso enikela nge-10 ekhulwini kwi-GDP yaseTshayina. I-GDP yephondo ngomntu ngamnye ime kuma-40,000 eedola.
Iifemu ezivela kwiPhondo laseJiangsu ngoku ziphuhlisa iihotele zeenkwenkwezi ezi-5 kunye neendawo zaselwandle eMauritius naseMadagascar, ngokutsho kweGao.
“Abantu bethu bahamba ngakumbi nangakumbi besiya e-Afrika, kwaye iRwanda kufanele ukuba ibe yeyona ndawo igqibeleleyo baya kuyo,” utshilo. Wongeze ngelithi iinkampani zeli phondo ziyakhuthazwa ukuba zingenelele kwicandelo leenkonzo, itshintshe kwimveliso nakwimigodi.
