Antigua neBarbuda Tourism Vakuru vakashuma kuti, kekutanga mumakore anopfuura gumi nemashanu, Antigua neBarbuda yakaratidza kusimba kwevaenzi vanosvika nendege kubva munaNdira kusvika Chikumi (148,139), nekuwedzera kukuru mumisika mikuru yenzvimbo yekuenda: US, Canada, UK uye Caribbean. Izvi zvinomiririra kuwedzera kwe + 7% kubva muna 2017. Iyo yepedyo nzvimbo yakambosvika kune iyi nhamba yaiva muna 2008 (146,935).
Kunyanya, mwedzi waChikumi wakaratidza kuwedzera kukuru: Canada ine kuwedzera kukuru kwegore negore nepamusoro pe170%, ichiteverwa neUS (14.35%), Caribbean (8.69%) neUK (8.27%). Mukuwedzera, nzvimbo yacho iri kuona avhareji ye11.57% yekuwedzera kwevanosvika mugungwa (502,527 kubva munaNdira - Chivabvu), uye avhareji ye8.6% kukura mumitengo yekugara.
Kukura uku kuri kuenderera mberi nekuwedzera kukuru kwendege kubva kuNorth America muKudonha 2018, kuvhurwa kwenzvimbo itsva ye5-nyeredzi yekutandarira uye spa, Hodges Bay, muna Gumiguru 2018 pamwe nehurongwa hwakazara hwekufamba.
“Tiri kufara nekusimuka kwakanaka uku mukukura kwevanosvika, zvese nekufamba nendege. Zvinokurudzira zvikuru kune indasitiri yekushanyirwa, uye ndinoda kukorokotedza Antigua neBarbuda Tourism Authority, masangano akazvimirira, vane chekuita navo uye vese vatinoshanda navo mukushanya nekutibatsira kusvika pamhedzisiro iyi mumwedzi mitanhatu yekutanga yegore. Hatingazorori pamatambudziko edu, uye tiri kuvavarira kuita zviri nani. Ticharamba tichiisa mari muzvivakwa uye basa uye kuzivisa Antigua neBarbuda, kuona kuti tiri kuona kukura kusingachinji kwevanosvika, "akadaro Gurukota rezvekushanya nekudyara, Honourable Charles 'Max' Fernandez.
"Hafu yekutanga ye2018 yakaratidza kuvandudzwa kunoshamisa, kunyanya mumisika yedu yakakosha. Tinotarisira kushanda nesimba mukukwezva vashanyi vatsva uye vari kudzoka, kuvandudza zvigadzirwa zvedu zvekushanya pachitsuwa pamwe nekuwedzera kuwana kuburikidza nendege yedu yekuhwina mibairo uye chiteshi. Tiri kupeta kaviri kukwira nendege kwedu kubva kuMiami, tichiunza sevhisi itsva yakananga kubva kuNew York neCanada, uye tichitambira ngarava itsva dzerwendo kune yakatobatikana. Tichisanganiswa nemaitiro edu akasimba ekushambadzira, tine chivimbo chekuti ticharamba tichiona kukura kunoshamisa kwehafu yechipiri yegore, "akadaro CEO weAntigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority, Colin C. James.
Muna 2017, zvitsuwa zvakasvika padanho rekushanya mukugamuchira vanopfuura miriyoni imwe vashanyi vemhepo nevegungwa. Huwandu hwekusvika nekugara kwehafu yekutanga yegore zviratidzo zvakanaka zvekuti Antigua neBarbuda dzakagadzirirwa rimwe gore rekodhi mukushanya.
