Amanani akutshanje abonisa ukuba uSanta Lucia ugqithisile kuzo zonke iirekhodi zangaphambili ezibekiweyo malunga nokuhlala-ngaphezulu kokufika. Ngexesha likaJanuwari ukuya kuDisemba 2019, iSanta Lucia irekhode iindwendwe ezingama-423,736 zokuhlala; elona liphezulu kwimbali yesiqithi.
Lo nyaka uphawule ixesha lokuqala apho indawo ekuyiwa kuyo yaphule amanqaku angama-400,000 ngokuhlala-ngaphezulu kokufika kunyaka omnye. Le yimpumelelo ebalulekileyo, njengoko ibonisa ukuba indawo ekuyiwa kuyo yamkela iindwendwe ezongezelelekileyo ezingama-100,000 kwiminyaka esithoba- ukunyuka ngama-38%.
Uninzi lokukhula lubangelwa kukunyuka kwenqwelomoya ukusuka kwimakethi yase-US, ethe kulo nyaka, yabalelwa phantse isiqingatha (i-45%) yokuhlala bonke-abafikayo abamalunga ne-191,000. Inkqubo ye- Caribbean yavela njengemakethi yesibini enkulu kwesi siqithi ibanga i-20% yabantu abafikayo, belandelwa kufutshane nemarike yase-UK nge-19% kunye neCanada nge-10%. Lilonke, ukufika-kokufika kwabahambi kwakunyuke nge-7% kunyaka ophelileyo, nowaye ungunyaka wophula irekhodi.
Oku kunyuka kokufika kwaba luncedo olukhulu kumzi mveliso wezokhenketho, kwaye, ukongeza, uqoqosho luphela lweSanta Lucia njengoko lukhokelele kubusuku bokulala, oko kuthetha ukuba abantu abaninzi bahlala kwiindawo ezihlawulelwayo, befuna iinkonzo zeeteksi kwaye bonwabele iindawo zendalo, izinto ezinomtsalane. kunye nokutya okubonelelwa sisiqithi kwaye, ke, kudale amathuba emisebenzi kubemi bendawo.
Ekuphenduleni kuhlumo olungazange lubonwe ngaphambili, uMphathiswa wezoKhenketho u-Hon. UDominic Fedee uthe, “Asinamdla nje wokwanda kwamanani kodwa okona kubaluleke kakhulu kukuqinisekisa ukuba ukukhula koqoqosho kushishino luzinzile kwaye luchaphazela zonke iinkalo zophuhliso loqoqosho olukhokelela ekudalweni kwemisebenzi nasekufumaneni ingeniso kubantu bethu. Iingxelo zangaphandle zikwabonisa ukuba nangona Seyint Lushiya sinelinye lawona maxabiso aphezulu emihla ngemihla (ADR) kwingingqi, siyaqhubeka nokufunwa kakhulu, nto leyo enika kuphela amandla okufumana ingeniso yendawo ekuyiwa kuyo. ”
Uqhubeke wathi, “Siyazingca kakhulu ngale mpumelelo njengoko kucacile ukuba sisiphumo sobunkokheli obomeleleyo kumzi mveliso, kudityaniswa nemigaqo-nkqubo kunye neenkqubo zentengiso ezijongwe kakuhle, nezikhokelela ekuvelisweni kwengqesho kumawakawaka abaNgcwele baseLucians nokuba kungaphambili. ishishini lokubuka iindwendwe okanye ngokungathanga ngqo ngokusebenzisa amashishini ahambelana noko. Ukugqitha kumyinge wama-400,000 wokufika kwabakhenkethi yeyona ndlela ifanelekileyo yokuqukumbela ukuqaphela kwesi siqithi unyaka wama-40 wenkululeko. ”
Ixesha lokuqala ilizwe lidlula uphawu lwama-300,000 kwakungo-2010 xa isiqithi sarekhodwa ukuhlala kwama-305,937 ngaphezulu kokufika.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Oku kunyuka kokufika kwaba luncedo olukhulu kumzi mveliso wezokhenketho, kwaye, ukongeza, uqoqosho luphela lweSanta Lucia njengoko lukhokelele kubusuku bokulala, oko kuthetha ukuba abantu abaninzi bahlala kwiindawo ezihlawulelwayo, befuna iinkonzo zeeteksi kwaye bonwabele iindawo zendalo, izinto ezinomtsalane. kunye nokutya okubonelelwa sisiqithi kwaye, ke, kudale amathuba emisebenzi kubemi bendawo.
- He continued, “We are extremely proud of this achievement as it clearly is the result of strong industry leadership, coupled with well thought out and targeted marketing policies and programs, that result in employment generation for thousands of Saint Lucians either on the front lines of the hospitality industry or indirectly via related industries.
- External reports also indicate that although Saint Lucia has one of the highest Average Daily Rates (ADR) in the region, we continue to be in high demand, which only augurs well for the revenue generation capability of the destination.
