Abakhenkethi base-UK bathi babiza irhafu kubakhenkethi baphesheya

Kuvoto olungaphezulu kwe-1,000 lwabakhenkethi base-UK, ngaphezulu kwesiqingatha (57%) abacingi ukuba abakhenkethi kufuneka bahlawule irhafu enjalo. Nangona kunjalo, xa bebuzwa ukuba i-UK kufuneka ilandele, phantse isiqingatha (45%) savuma ukuba irhafu yokhenketho kufuneka ibekwe kwiindwendwe ezizigidi ezingama-40 zonyaka zaphesheya eziza kwi-British Isles.

Abakhenkethi base-UK bafuna uRhulumente wase-Bhritane ukuba azise irhafu yokhenketho kubakhenkethi bamazwe angaphandle kweli lizwe njengoko bediniwe kukuhlawula irhafu enjalo xa behamba phesheya kolwandle, kubonisa uphando olukhutshwe namhlanje (ngoMvulo we-5 kaNovemba) kwi-World Travel Market yaseLondon.

Kulo nyaka iNew Zealand neBarbados zibhengeze izicwangciso zerhafu yokhenketho, zilandela umzekelo wezinye iindawo ezininzi ezihlawulisa abakhenkethi ngokuhlala kwabo. Amazwe amaninzi adume ngabakhenkethi base-UK ahlawulisa iintlawulo zeendwendwe, kubandakanya iSpain, i-Italiya, iFrance kunye ne-US.

Inani leendwendwe zobusuku bamazwe ngamazwe achitha e-UK ngexesha le-2017 lifikelele kwi-285 yezigidi, ngoko ke i-£ 2 yerhafu ubusuku ngabunye inokunyusa i-£ 570 yezigidi - engasetyenziselwa ukuthengisa ukhenketho, ukuphucula iziseko zophuhliso kunye nokujongana ne-overtourism.

Ngo-Okthobha i-2018, uMphathiswa wokuqala waseScotland uNicola Sturgeon wayala ukubonisana nokuvumela amabhunga ukuba abeke irhafu yabakhenkethi basekhaya.

Ibhunga lesiXeko sase-Edinburgh belifuna 'intlawulo yeendwendwe ezidlulayo' kwaye libambe uthethwano lwayo malunga nezicwangciso zokubiza i-£2 ngegumbi, ngobusuku - enokunyusa i-11 yezigidi zeedola ngonyaka ukunceda ukumelana nefuthe lokhenketho kwi-Scottish. inkunzi.

Isixeko saseNgilani saseBath sikwaqwalasele ukubiza irhafu ye-£1 okanye ngaphezulu ukunyusa malunga ne-2.5 yezigidi zeedola ngonyaka, kodwa amashishini okhenketho anoloyiko lokuba kuya kuba nzima ukulawula kunye nokuthintela abatyeleli.

Okwangoku, iBirmingham ijonge intlawulo enokwenzeka kwiindwendwe ukunceda ukuhlawula iMidlalo ye-Commonwealth ye-2022 eya kubanjwa kwisixeko.

Kwenye indawo, iLungu lePalamente leSithili saseLake uTim Farron uqalise uphando malunga nerhafu yokhenketho enokwenzeka kodwa lo mbono wagxekwa ngamaqumrhu abakhenkethi baseCumbrian kunye neehotele.

UPaul Nelson weWTM yaseLondon wathi: “Kusenokubonakala kukruqukile ukuba abakhenkethi baseBritani bahlawule imali eyongezelelekileyo 'kwirhafu yokhenketho' xa bephesheya kweelwandle, ukanti akukho rhafu ifana naleyo apha e-UK.

"Irhafu enjalo inokunyusa amakhulu ezigidi zeeponti ngonyaka ezinokutyalwa kwakhona kwiziseko ezingundoqo zase-UK."

Ishishini lokubuka iindwendwe kunye nelohambo beliphembelela ngokuchasene nerhafu ebonisa ukuba abakhenkethi sele kufuneka bahlawule irhafu eninzi nge-VAT ye-20% kunye ne-Air Passenger Duty (APD), ephezulu kakhulu e-UK kunezinye iindawo.

Umzimba worhwebo UKHospitality uthi icandelo lokwamkela iindwendwe liqeshe abantu abayi-2.9 yezigidi, kwaye limele i-10% yengqesho yase-UK, i-6% yamashishini kunye ne-5% ye-GDP. Ngelixa, i-UKinbound, emele urhwebo lwabakhenkethi olungenayo, yathi abatyeleli baphesheya kweelwandle banikele ngeedola ezingama-24.5 eebhiliyoni kuqoqosho ngo-2017-isenza ishishini lokhenketho libe lelesihlanu kwingeniso enkulu yase-UK.

“Irhafu yabakhenkethi isenokubonakala isisisombululo kumbandela othile, kodwa ukujonga umfanekiso obanzi wohambo nokubuka iindwendwe kusenokubonakala kububulumko ukungalibulali irhanisi elizalela iqanda legolide.”

I-World Travel Market yaseLondon iqhutyelwa kwi-ExCeL - eLondon phakathi koMvulo we-5 kaNovemba kunye noLwesithathu we-7 kaNovemba. Malunga nama-50,000 abaphathi beshishini abaphezulu babhabhela eLondon ukuya kuvuma izivumelwano ezixabisa ngaphezulu kwe-3 yeebhiliyoni zeedola. Ezi zivumelwano ziindlela zeeholide, iihotele kunye neepakethe eziya kufunyanwa ngabakhenkethi ngo-2019.

I-World Travel Market yaseLondon i-polled 1,025 2018 UK abahamba ngeeholide.

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