Ukuqala kwakhona koxanduva lokhenketho kuyaqhubeka kwihlabathi liphela njengoko inani elandayo leendawo zifikelela lula Covid-19 izithintelo zokuhamba ezinxulumene noko kunye nokuziqhelanisa nenyani entsha. Ngokutsho kohlalutyo lwamva nje Umbutho woKhenketho weHlabathi (UNWTO), I-40% yazo zonke iindawo ekufikelelwe kuzo kwihlabathi liphela ngoku ziye zalula izithintelo abazibekileyo kukhenketho lwamazwe aphesheya ukuphendula i-COVID-19.
I-arhente yeZizwe eziManyeneyo yezokhenketho ibeke iliso kwiimpendulo zehlabathi kubhubhane kwasekuqaleni kwengxaki. Le mbono yamva nje, erekhodwe nge-19 kaJulayi, inyuke ukusuka kwi-22% yeendawo ebezinciphise izithintelo kuhambo nge-15 kaJuni kunye ne-3% ebikhe yaqwalaselwa ngaphambili nge-15 Meyi. Iqinisekisa imeko yolungelelwaniso olucothayo kodwa oluqhubekayo kunye nokuqala kwakhona koxanduva lokhenketho lwamanye amazwe.
Kwangelo xesha, nangona kunjalo, kwiindawo ezingama-87 eziye zalulamisa izithintelo zokuhamba, ezine nje ziye zayisusa ngokupheleleyo yonke imiqobo, ngelixa abangama-83 beye bayenza lula ngelixa begcina imilinganiselo efana nokuvalwa kwemida ngokuyinxenye. Olu hlelo lwamva nje lwe UNWTO Ingxelo yeZithintelo zokuhamba ukongeza ibonisa ukuba iindawo ze-115 (i-53% yazo zonke iindawo zehlabathi) ziyaqhubeka nokugcina imida yazo ivaliwe ngokupheleleyo kukhenketho.
Ukuqala kwakhona ngononophelo kunokwenzeka
UNWTO Unobhala-Jikelele uZurab Pololikashvili uthe: “Ukuqalisa kwakhona ukhenketho kunokwenziwa ngenkathalo nangendlela ekhusela impilo yoluntu ngelixa ikwaxhasa amashishini kunye neendlela zokuphila. Njengoko iindawo ekusingwa kuzo ziqhubeka nokunciphisa imiqathango yohambo, intsebenziswano yamazwe ngamazwe ibaluleke kakhulu. Ngale ndlela, ukhenketho lwehlabathi lunokufumana ukuthenjwa nokuzithemba kwabantu, iziseko ezibalulekileyo njengoko sisebenza kunye ukuziqhelanisa nenyaniso entsha esijongene nayo ngoku.”
Ngokutsho UNWTO ingxelo, iindawo ekuya kuzo ngokuxhomekeka okuphezulu kukhenketho kunokwenzeka ukuba zinciphise izithintelo kuhambo: Kwiindawo ezingama-87 eziye zanciphisa izithintelo mva nje, ezingama-20 ziiSmall Island Developing States (SIDS), uninzi lwazo zixhomekeke kukhenketho njengentsika esembindini. ingqesho, ukukhula koqoqosho nophuhliso. Ingxelo ikwabonisa ukuba malunga nesiqingatha (41) sazo zonke ezo ndawo ziye zanciphisa izithintelo ziseYurophu, eqinisekisa indima ephambili yommandla wokuqalisa uxanduva lokhenketho.
Iindawo ezininzi zisekutshixweni kwexesha elide
Ukujonga kwiindawo ezili-115 eziqhubeka nemida yazo ivaliwe ngokupheleleyo kukhenketho lwamazwe aphesheya, ingxelo ifumanise ukuba uninzi (i-88) ivalwe ngokupheleleyo imida yabo kukhenketho lwamazwe aphesheya ngaphezulu kweeveki ezili-12.
Iindleko ezinxulumene nezithintelo zokuhamba eziziswe ukuphendula kwi-COVID-19 zinembali yemilinganiselo. Kule veki, UNWTO ikhuphe idatha ngefuthe lobhubhane kukhenketho, kokubini malunga nokulahleka kokufika kwabakhenkethi kunye nengeniso elahlekileyo. Idatha ibonisa ukuba ngasekupheleni kukaMeyi, ubhubhane ukhokelele kwi-US $320 yeebhiliyoni kwingeniso elahlekileyo, esele iliphindaphinde kathathu ixabiso leNgxaki yezoQoqosho lweHlabathi ka-2009.
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INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- According to the latest analysis from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), 40% of all destinations worldwide have now eased the restrictions they placed on international tourism in response to COVID-19.
- The report also shows that around half (41) of all those destinations that have eased restrictions are in Europe, confirming the leading role of the region for the responsible restart of tourism.
- At the same time, however, of the 87 destinations that have now eased travel restrictions, just four have completely lifted all restrictions, while 83 have eased them while keeping some measures such as the partial closure of borders in place.
