Antigua naBarbuda vakatambira vanopfuura miriyoni imwe vashanyi kunzvimbo iyi mu2018, vachiwedzera manhamba e2017 uye vachitungamira Gurukota rezvekushanya kuAntigua neBarbuda Honourable Charles Fernandez kudaidza 2018, "Gore rekugadzirisa rekodhi reAntigua neBarbuda."
Izvi zvinotevera Hurumende yeAntigua neBarbuda Hurongwa HweBhajeti nemusi weChina 17 Ndira, apo Prime Minister, Anokudzwa Gaston Browne akataura chiziviso chevano "shamisa" vanosvika kushanya.
Iyi nzvimbo yakakwezva huwandu hwevashanyi 1,081,365 muna 2018. Uku kuwedzera kwevasvika kubva muna2017, apo Antigua neBarbuda vakarova mucherechedzo wemiriyoni imwe yevashanyi kekutanga vaine, 1,059,924 vashanyi.
Kukura kunoshamisa kwazvo kwakaonekwa mukuuya kwe stayover (mhepo), uko kwaienda kwacho kwakakwezva vanopfuura zviuru makumi maviri zvevashanyi vestayover muna 20,000 kupfuura muna 2018. Izvi zvakaunza huwandu hwevashanyi vestayover vakasvika vachishandisa VC Bird International Airport kusvika pa2017. Izvi zvinomiririra 268,949% kuwedzera kwevanosvika stayover kwegore ra8.75.
Nzvimbo yacho yakagashirawo vashanyi vazhinji vezvikepe, nevasviki vanosvika mazana manomwe nemakumi manomwe nemakumi manomwe masere nemakumi manomwe nesere vevanhu vachisvika neacht vanosvika 792,873.
Minister Fernandez vakati, "Takave negore rakasimba kwazvo rekukura. Kumavambo chaiko kwa2018, zvikwata zvakapihwa basa rekumisazve mapoka uye kushanda zvine hungwaru kukwezva vashanyi vazhinji vestayover kunzvimbo iyi. "
“Zvikwata zvedu zvairamba zvichitenderera uye kuita kwedu kwekushanya kwegore ra2018 kwanga kuchishamisa. Zvakanyanya, zvekuti nhamba dzemastayover dza2018 dzakapfuura kwete chete nhamba dza2017 asi dzakasvika 2016, 2015, uye 2014. ”
Iyo yekuenda yakasangana nemwedzi-ne-mwedzi stayover kukura kwevakawanda vegore, nekupera kwakasimba muna Zvita 2018, apo kudiwa kwekuenda kwacho kwakakwira ne6% mumwedzi iwoyo zvichienzaniswa neiyo yapfuura Zvita.
Pakazara stayover vanosvika vegore, vakaratidza kukura kwakasimba kubva pamusika weCanada nekuwedzera kwe66% kwevanosvika. Musika weUS uko vazhinji vevashanyi vekutora vakatorwa vakaona kukura kwe8% nepo UK Msika, wechipiri mukurusa sosi yemusika yakabata yayo; kuramba wakatsiga zvakanyanya nekuda kwekusaziva kweBrexit iyo yakadzvinyirira kufamba kwakabuda kubva kuUK. Musika weCaribbean zvakare wakanyora kuwedzera.
CEO weAntigua neBarbuda Tourism Authority Colin C. James ati: "Tine tarisiro nezve rimwe gore rekukura kwe2019, nenzvimbo iri kutarisirwa kubatsirwa kubva mukuvandudzwa kwezvivakwa zvedu zvekushanya, imba nyowani nendege."
James akacherechedzawo, kuti iyo Antigua neBarbuda Tourism Authority yakagadzirira kuvhura mushandirapamwe wezvekushambadzira wezhizha unozotarisa mukugadzira kudiwa kwekuenda panguva yechinyakare yezhizha isiri-mwaka, nezvipo zvinowedzerwa Izvi zvinowedzera vashanyi vanosvika kunzvimbo yekuenda panguva iyo mahotera mazhinji ane akawandisa masimba.
Antigua naBarbuda vaona mhedzisiro inobatika yekukura mukushanya nenyika ichinyora kukura kwehupfumi hwe5.3% mu2018, zvichiita kuti nzvimbo yacho ikure nekukurumidza munzvimbo yese yeCARICOM.
Antigua (inonzi An-tee'ga) uye Barbuda (Bar-byew'da) iri mukati megungwa reCaribbean. Vakavhota iyo World Travel Awards 2015, 2016, 2017 uye 2018 Caribbean Inonyanya Kudiwa Kwokuenda, mapatya-chitsuwa paradhiso inopa vashanyi zviitiko zviviri zvakasiyana zvakasarudzika, tembiricha yakanaka gore rese, nhoroondo yakapfuma, tsika yakasimba, mafaro anonakidza, mibairo yekuhwina mibairo, chikafu chinonwisa mvura uye 365 inokatyamadza pingi uye chena-jecha mabhishi - imwe ye mazuva ese egore. Chikuru pane Leeward Islands, Antigua ine 108-square mamaira ane nhoroondo yakapfuma uye inoshamisa nzvimbo inopa iyo dzakasiyana mikana inozivikanwa yekuona nzvimbo. Dockyard yaNelson, iyo yega muenzaniso wakasara wenhare yeGeorgia yakanyorwa nzvimbo yeUNESCO World Heritage saiti, pamwe ndiyo inonyanya kuzivikanwa nzvimbo. Antigua's yekushanya zviitiko karenda inosanganisira yakakurumbira Antigua Sailing Svondo, Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, uye yegore Antigua Carnival; inozivikanwa seCaribbean yeGreatest Summer Festival. Barbuda, chitsuwa chidiki chehanzvadzi yaAntigua, ndiyo yekupedzisira mukurumbira pekuhwanda. Chitsuwa ichi chiri 27 mamaira kuchamhembe-kumabvazuva kweAntigua uye ingori maminetsi gumi nemashanu kutasva ndege. Barbuda inozivikanwa neayo asina kubatika 15 mamaira kutambanuka kwepingi jecha kumahombekombe uye semusha weiyo huru Frigate Bird Sanctuary muWestern Hemisphere. Tsvaga ruzivo nezve Antigua & Barbuda Website kana kutevera Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
ZVOKUBVA MUNYAYA INO:
- Iyo yekuenda yakasangana nemwedzi-ne-mwedzi stayover kukura kwevakawanda vegore, nekupera kwakasimba muna Zvita 2018, apo kudiwa kwekuenda kwacho kwakakwira ne6% mumwedzi iwoyo zvichienzaniswa neiyo yapfuura Zvita.
- Antigua and Barbuda welcomed over one million visitors to the destination in 2018, topping 2017 figures and leading Antigua and Barbuda Minister of Tourism the Honourable Charles Fernandez to call 2018, “A record-setting year for Antigua and Barbuda.
- James also noted, that the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority is set to launch a global summer marketing campaign that will focus on creating demand for the destination during the traditional summer off-season, with value-added offers.
