Ukhenketho eToronto lunyukile kunyaka wesithandathu olandelelanayo kwi-2015 njengoko indawo yokufikela yamkele irekhodi le-14.03 yezigidi zeendwendwe zokundwendwela ubusuku bonke, iTourism Toronto ibhengeze namhlanje. Abanye abantu abazizigidi ezingama-26 baye batyelela eToronto kuhambo lwemini, bebonke bangama-40.4 ezigidi zabatyeleli kulo nyaka kwezona ndawo zityelelwa kakhulu eCanada. Abatyeleli beToronto bachithe i-7.2 yeebhiliyoni zeedola ngexesha lohambo lwabo, elona nani liphezulu lemisebenzi yezoqoqosho elakha layivelisa kwicandelo.
IToronto idlule kwi-4 yezigidi zeendwendwe zamazwe ngamazwe okokuqala ngqa ngo-2015 njengoko abahambi baseMelika nabaphesheya baqhubeka betyelela ngamanani amakhulu. Iindwendwe zobusuku obuvela e-US zanda kunyaka wesihlanu ngokulandelelana ukuya kwi-2.48 yezigidi kwaye zivelise inkcitho ethe ngqo eToronto ye-1.32 yeebhiliyoni zeedola. Abahambi baphesheya, abakhokelwa yi-China kunye ne-UK, babale irekhodi le-1.75 yezigidi kwaye bachitha i-1.49 yeebhiliyoni zeedola.
“Indawo esisingise kuyo ayizange ibukeke ingcono okanye ibe nomtsalane ngakumbi kubakhenkethi bangaphandle nabasekhaya,” utshilo uJohanne Bélanger, uMongameli kunye ne-CEO yeTourism Toronto.
“Yonke imihla kukho iindwendwe ezili-110,000 kwindawo esisiya kuyo – abangama-38,000 kubo bahlala ehotele. Ngokwe-avareji kukho abakhenkethi baseMelika abangama-6,800 kunye nabatyeleli abangama-4,800 abasuka kwamanye amazwe eToronto yonke imihla, kwaye oko kuthetha kwisibongozo esikhulayo saseToronto kumhlaba jikelele. Ikwathetha nomsebenzi onzima weqela lethu kunye namaqabane ethu athengisa kwaye athengise iToronto kwiimarike eziphambili zehlabathi kunye neziphumo eziveliswa yile migudu, "utshilo uNksz. Bélanger.
Ngelixa ukutyelela eToronto ngabantu baseMelika kuye kwanda minyaka yonke ukususela ngo-2010, ukukhula kweepesenti ezili-10 ngo-2015 yeyona nto inamandla kunyaka-unyaka wokuphucula okwangoku. Ukufika ngenqwelomoya kuqhube ukukhula kokuhamba kwe-US ukuya eToronto kwaye ngoku kubalelwa kwi-65 pesenti yazo zonke iihambo zabantu baseMelika ukuya eToronto. Ngo-2015 zombini iindawo zokuwela umoya kunye nomhlaba ziye zanda, zakhokelela kwinani elirekhodiweyo lotyelelo lwaseMelika. Tourism Toronto iye yaqinisa iinzame zentengiso e-US kuquka inkqubo entsha Toronto Stopover for baseMelika ibhabhalaza phesheya ngokusebenzisa Air Canada, kunye nobudlelwane intengiso eyandisiweyo kunye namaqabane kazwelonke kunye nephondo.
Ngaphandle kwe-US, i-China yahlala iyimakethi ephezulu yezokhenketho kunye nabahambi abangama-260,400 abandwendwela iToronto ngo-2015, ukwanda kweepesenti ezili-13 kunyaka ongaphambili. Amanye amazwe aphambili emithombo yayiyi-UK kunye neendwendwe ezingama-237,800 (+ ipesenti ezili-10), iIndiya (i-106,700, + ipesenti ezili-13), iJapan (89,740, + 3 pesenti), eJamani, (83,900, -1 pesenti), Brazil ( 58,600, + 24 ekhulwini) kunye neMexico (37,750, + 24 pesenti).
Iihotele kwingingqi yaseToronto zithengise irekhodi le-9,647,500 ubusuku begumbi kwi-2015, ukwanda kweepesenti ze-2.6. Kule minyaka mithathu idlulileyo, ukhenketho olwandisiweyo eToronto longeze i-676,000 yamagumbi ehotele ngobusuku obunye.
Bangaphezulu kwe-315,000 abantu abaqeshwe kukhenketho kunye nokwamkela iindwendwe kwingingqi yaseToronto, ebonisa ukubaluleka kwecandelo kuqoqosho olubanzi kunye noluntu.
“Ukongezelela kukuhlala ehotele, abakhenkethi bachitha imali ekutyeni, kwiindawo ezinomtsalane, kwimisitho yamatikiti efana nethiyetha, umculo ophilayo nemidlalo, ubomi basebusuku, iiteksi kunye neevenkile. Umzi-mveliso wethu weentlanganiso kunye nemisitho ikwavelisa imisebenzi yezoqoqosho exhaphakileyo kumashishini asuka kumaziko endibano nakwiihotele ukuya kwiindawo ezingaphandle, iinkampani zezothutho, iinkampani ezibonwayo kunye nemiboniso kunye nabanye abaninzi abaxhamla ngalo lonke ixesha iToronto ibamba intlanganiso, inkomfa okanye umsitho, ”utshilo uNks. Belanger.
Kunyaka ophelileyo iToronto yabamba iintlanganiso ze-725 kunye neziganeko ezizisa abathunywa be-356,600 kummandla kwaye zenze inkcitho eToronto ye-417 yezigidi zeedola. Kwangaxeshanye, iTourism Toronto kunye namaqabane ayo ibhukishe iintlanganiso ezintsha ze-751 kunye neziganeko zeminyaka ezayo eziza kuzisa abathunywa be-351,900 kunye ne-376 yezigidi zeerandi kwinkcitho ngokuthe ngqo kummandla.
