Ngokokuqala ngqa, iningi labahambi baseBrithani bathatha amaholide amabili noma ngaphezulu ngonyaka, kuveza ucwaningo olukhishwe namuhla (ngoMsombuluko 5 Novemba) yi-World Travel Market London.
Ucwaningo lwe-WTM London lubonise ukuthi u-51% ube seholidini okungenani kabili kulo nyaka - kanti ingxenye yesihlanu yethu ithathe uhambo oluthathu noma ngaphezulu.
I-Brits yathatha uhambo lwamaholide olulinganiselwa ezigidini ezingu-106 ngo-2017, kanti ngaphezu kwesigamu samaholide (uhambo oluyizigidi ezingu-59) luse-UK kanti olunye (izigidi ezingu-46.6) kube uhambo lwaphesheya kwezilwandle.*
I-WTM London ibuze amaholide ase-UK ukuthi mangaki amaholide abawathathe kulo nyaka - e-UK naphesheya kwezilwandle. Kulo nyaka kungokokuqala ukuthi iningi labantu (51%) lithathe iholidi elingaphezu kwelilodwa - elilingana nohambo olulinganiselwa ezigidini ezingama-54 - kule minyaka eyishumi edlule.
Ingxenye yesithathu (32%) ithe ibe namaholide amabili ngo-2018 (amele uhambo olubalelwa ezigidini ezingu-34), kanti u-12% uya emaholidini amathathu (uhambo oluyizigidi ezingu-13) kanti u-7% ube ngamaholide amane noma ngaphezulu (uhambo lwezigidi ezingu-7.5).
Ucwaningo lubonise ukuthi indawo eyodwa edume kakhulu kwakuyi-UK, ebonisa amathrendi okuhlala abonwa ngezibalo ezisemthethweni. Kulabo abapakisha ama-passport abo, izindawo zokungcebeleka ezaziwa kakhulu phesheya bekuseSpain, France, US nase-Italy.
Futhi ngenkathi singekho, kubonakala sengathi ukudlala eduze ne-pool noma ngasolwandle sekuba umdlalo wabantu abambalwa - u-49% wabaphenduli uthe yilokhu ababekufuna kakhulu eholidini. Ukubona indawo kwakuyimisebenzi ehamba phambili, ecashunwe ngama-77% abaphendulile, kulandelwa 'izinto zamasiko' kuma-60%.
UPaul Nelson weWorld Travel Market London uthe: “Mhlawumbe kuwukubonakaliswa kwegagasi lokushisa esilijabulele ehlobo lika-2018, kodwa kuyajabulisa ukubona ukuthi ukuhlala kusenamandla.
“Futhi naphezu kokukhathazeka okuthile ngomnotho, kubonakala sengathi abakwaBrits bazimisele ukuqoqa izinkinga zabo futhi babheke eholidini, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngelekhaya noma laphesheya kwezilwandle - njengoba abaningi bethu manje sebekwazi ukukhokhela amaholide amabili noma ngaphezulu.
“Ngokuvamile, sizwa ukuthi abantu abaningi babhukha amakhefu emadolobheni ngesikhathi sePhasika noma uKhisimusi ngaphezu kweholide labo elikhulu lelanga lasehlobo, futhi abahambi bayaba nobuhlakani mayelana nendlela abasebenzisa ngayo ikhefu laminyaka yonke ngamaholide asebhange ukuze bandise isikhathi sabo sokungabi khona. Kubonakala sengathi iholide elingokwesiko eliphakeme lenkathi yamasonto amabili liya ngokuya liyancipha.
“U-Abta ulinganise ukuthi babalelwa ku-2.2 million amaBrits aye phesheya kwezilwandle ngeholidi lasebhange lika-August kulo nyaka, kwathi ngo-2.1 million ngePhasika.
“Futhi abanye abazali bayenelisa ukukhokha inhlawulo futhi bakhiphe izingane zabo esikoleni ngesikhathi sethemu njengoba bazi ukuthi kusazoshibhile ukuthatha ikhefu ngaphandle kwenkathi ephezulu.
"Ngakolunye uhlangothi lwesibalo sabantu, ama-nesters angenalutho kanye nama-surfers esiliva akhululekile ukuthatha amaholide amaningi ngonyaka ngokusemandleni abo, futhi noma nini lapho bethanda - futhi bamele imakethe enenzuzo yokuhweba ngezokuvakasha."
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