Global unemployment is still on a high with over 190 million in 2018, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO). This alarming rate calls for all economic sectors to play their roles in job creation, providing sustainable employment. While the tourism sector currently generates only 10% of the world’s jobs, its potential – if well tapped, could be a major source of employment and entrepreneurship. This represents an important topic of discussion, having been an agenda in the 8th meeting of the Ministers of Tourism of the G20 economies and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In a release by the UNWTO, Argentina’s Minister of Tourism Gustavo Santos was quoted saying that, “We need to promote the role that tourism has in shaping the future of our world as the sector that will create more jobs in the coming decade”.
Ngokwenza oku, kufuneka kubekho indlela emanyanisiweyo yekamva lomsebenzi kwezokhenketho, kubandakanya ukuphuculwa nokuphunyezwa kwemigaqo-nkqubo emitsha ngoorhulumente abohlukeneyo kunye nabachaphazelekayo. Oku kubandakanya ukwamkela izinto ezintsha kunye netekhnoloji, ukulungelelanisa iinguqulelo zedijithali eziphambili, kunye nokukhuthaza uphuhliso lwezakhono kunye nemfundo ukudala imisebenzi emitsha efanelekileyo.
In line with this, the UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili called upon tourism leaders to “embrace the technological revolution and unleash its potential to create more and better jobs in our sector, making tourism a true pillar of the G20 objectives of inclusive and sustained growth”.
Nangona kunjalo, imiceli mngeni emikhulu iqhubeka nokuthintela uphuhliso lwezokhenketho njengeyona nto iphambili ekudaleni imisebenzi engakumbi nengcono. Ukuvela kweemarike ezintsha, ukutshintsha indlela yokuphila, ukwanda kokhuphiswano, utshintsho kubuchwepheshe, ukukhula kwezobuchwephesha, ukunyuka kokuhamba, iipateni zebango kunye nokuziphatha kokuhamba, kunye noxinzelelo lokuhambisa amava okhenketho akumgangatho ophezulu kubakhenkethi yenye yemingeni echazwe kumgaqo-nkqubo we-G20 . Ngokuqaphelekayo, ukungangqinelani phakathi kwamabanga emfundo kunye nenyani yempangelo sisithintelo esikhulu esingenakudlalwa ekufezekiseni amandla apheleleyo okhenketho njengomqeshi.
“Njengomntu ochaphazelekayo kwezokhenketho, sikholelwa ekubeni ukubaluleka kwemisebenzi nokwamkelwa kwenkcubeko kwindawo yokusebenza kubaluleke kakhulu. Ukongeza, sihlala sibonelela ngoqeqesho olunzulu kubasebenzi bethu kunye namaqabane ukuphucula ukukhula kwezakhono, utshilo uCyrus Onyiego, Jumia Travel Kenya Country Manager.
Amanyathelo ngamaninzi ke ngoko acetywayo ngaBaphathiswa bezoKhenketho kuqoqosho lwe-G20, ngenjongo yokuguqula le mingeni ibe luncedo kukhuphiswano:
Imigaqo-nkqubo ekhuthazayo ekhuthaza ingqesho epheleleyo nenemveliso kwaye iququzelele inkqubela phambili kwezokhenketho kwaye ikhuthaze ukudalwa kwemisebenzi efanelekileyo, amashishini azinzileyo, kunye noshishino, phakathi kwabasetyhini nolutsha;
-Ukuseka iinkqubo-sikhokelo ezifanelekileyo zokukhuthaza ukuvela kwezinto ezintsha, ukurhweba kunye nokudibanisa indalo kunye neenkqubo zokudibanisa ukuqala, iinkampani eziphambili, abatyali mali kunye noorhulumente kwicandelo lokhenketho lwexabiso;
-Ukudala iindlela zokusebenzisana phakathi kwamaziko emfundo kuwo onke amanqanaba, icandelo labucala, oorhulumente, kunye namaqabane etekhnoloji yokujonga kwakhona iinkqubo zemfundo kunye nemigaqo-nkqubo yophuhliso lwezakhono
Ukuthathela ingqalelo ukubaluleka kwee-SME kumacandelo okhenketho, elifa lemveli, kunye nenkcubeko ngenxa yegalelo lawo ekudalweni kwemisebenzi nakwindima yabo ekugcineni nasekunyuseni izibonelelo zenkcubeko;
Ukukhuthaza ukusetyenziswa kwetekhnoloji yedijithali ukuququzelela uhambo kunye nokubandakanya abathathi-nxaxheba kwezobuchwephesha kwimigaqo-nkqubo yesizwe yokhenketho
Tourism is the third largest export category in the world, after chemicals and fuels. In 2016, international tourism receipts and passenger transport accounted for 30% of the world’s services exports (1,442 billion USD) and 7% of overall exports in goods and services. In the G20 economies, international tourism generated nearly 1,060 billion USD, representing 6.3% of all G20 exports; according to UNWTO.
Ingxelo ka-2017 yokubuka iindwendwe yiJumia Travel ibonisa ukuba eKenya, igalelo lecandelo kwingqesho limi kwi-9.3% ngo-2015. Oku kulindeleke ukuba kunyuke nge-2.9% ngonyaka ngo-2026, igalelo lilonke kwi-9.5% yengqesho iyonke.
