Tsiku la IATA Caribbean Aviation: Kupanga Caribbean kukhala malo amodzi

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Tsiku la Caribbean Aviation Day likupitirira ndi Msonkhano Wamalonda wa Caribbean Tourism Organization ku Ritz Carlton Hotel ku Cayman Islands.

Kulumikizana ndi imodzi mwamitu yayikulu yomwe ikukambidwa kuti Caribbean ikhale "malo amodzi".

Peter Cerdá, Wachiwiri kwa Purezidenti, The Americas, IATA, adalankhula mawu ake otsegulira pa IATA Caribbean Aviation Day ku Grand Cayman, adagawana pano:

Alendo olemekezeka, Amayi ndi Amuna, Takulandirani ku IATA Caribbean Aviation Day.

Tisanayambe, m'malo mwa IATA ndi ndege zathu zokwana 290, tikufuna kupereka chipepeso chathu kwa anthu a ku Cayman Islands, pa imfa ya Mfumukazi Elizabeth II sabata yatha.

Adzakumbukiridwa chifukwa choika ntchito pamwamba pa china chilichonse komanso kudzera mu chitukuko cha Commonwealth, kupititsa patsogolo mgwirizano wamayiko ambiri ku Caribbean.

Malingaliro athu ndi mapemphero ali ndi inu.

Ndikufunanso kuthokoza Boma la Cayman chifukwa chokhala ochereza alendo owolowa manja

COVID & Yambitsaninso

Zotibweretsa tonse pano zikuwonetsa kuti mukumvetsetsa kufunikira kwa kayendetsedwe ka ndege mderali.

Ndani akanaganiza kuti titasonkhana komaliza m'malo omwewo pa IATA Caribbean Aviation Day m'chaka cha 2018, mliri wapadziko lonse lapansi ukhoza kuyimitsa dziko lapansi?

Kutsekedwa kwa malire ndi kuyimitsidwa kwa ndege kumachepetsa moyo wa mayiko ambiri komanso osiyanasiyana omwe amapanga dera lino.

Ndipo, zowonadi, palibe m'chipinda chino amene amafunikira chikumbutso pa kudalirana - pakati pa ndege ndi zokopa alendo chifukwa makampani athu adapereka 13.9% ku GDP ndi 15.2% ya ntchito zonse ku Caribbean pre-mliri mu 2019.

M'malo mwake, malinga ndi WTTC, maiko asanu ndi atatu mwa khumi omwe amadalira kwambiri zokopa alendo padziko lonse lapansi mu 2019 anali mdera la Caribbean”

Ngakhale kuti mayiko monga Antigua ndi St. Lucia anali m'gulu la oyamba kulandira alendo m'nyengo yozizira ya 2020, zoletsa zolephereka komanso zosintha mwachangu zimayika mtolo waukulu wa kayendetsedwe ka ndege, ndikuchepetsa kufunikira.

Chimodzi mwazinthu zazikulu zomwe zaphunziridwa zaka ziwiri zapitazi ndikuti maboma ndi gulu loyendetsa ndege ayenera kupeza njira zabwino zogwirizanirana ndikulankhulana pamlingo wokwanira, ndi cholinga choonetsetsa kuti derali likuyenda bwino pazachuma. 

Zomwe tidawona pa nthawi ya mliriwu ndikuti zisankho zidasinthira ku maunduna azaumoyo, omwe m'mbuyomu analibe gawo lamayendedwe apaulendo oyendetsa ndege.

Nthawi zina kusowa kwa chidziwitso komanso kumvetsetsa zovuta zabizinesi yathu zidapangitsa kuti pakhale ma protocol osagwirizana.

Kubwezeretsa & Kulumikizana

Mogwirizana ndi mutu wa chochitika cha lero: “Bweretsani, Lumikizaninso, Bwezeraninso Moyo”, tiyeni tiyang'ane pamodzi momwe tingamangire tsogolo labwino limodzi.

Nkhani yabwino ndiyakuti anthu akufuna kuyenda.

Izi zakhala zikuwonekera bwino ndi kuchira kopitilira.

Maulendo apandege padziko lonse lapansi afika pa 74.6% yamavuto asanachitike. 

In the Caribbean, the recovery is even faster as we have reached 81% of pre-crisis levels in June. 

Some markets, such as the Dominican Republic have already surpassed 2019 levels.

And while international connectivity between the Caribbean, the Americas and Europe has largely been restored, traveling within the region remains a challenge.

We have only reached 60% of intra-Caribbean passenger levels compared to 2019 and in many cases the only way to reach other islands is via Miami or Panama.

While the intra-Caribbean market is not the size of regional markets in many parts of the world, it is a market which needs to be served, not only for the good of local residents and businesses, but also to facilitate multi-destination tourism.

Multi-Destination Tourism & Seamless Pax Processing

As we will be hearing during one of the panels today, selling and marketing the Caribbean as a multi-destination is becoming increasingly important as inflationary pressures will have an adverse effect to the disposable incomes in some of the key source markets like Canada, Europe and the USA.

When holiday makers will be deciding where they will spend their valuable vacation days and budgets, being able to offer a variety of experiences will be key.

And when they fly, today’s travelers are also looking for a seamless/simplified experience.

While physical infrastructure does not appear to be a limiting factor for connectivity in the region, creating the right conditions to generate the demand that will support a sustainable increase in air connectivity in the region is still a challenge. 

Outdated, redundant and paper-based administrative and regulatory processes continue to negatively impact airline operations.

Together with those in charge at government level, we need to urgently move into the digital age to provide a better customer experience and more efficient and secure airline operations.

The good news is that many governments went down that path when it came to providing travel authorizations during the height of the pandemic.

So we need to build on these experiences moving forward, rather than return to the old and inefficient ways.

The region had the perfect opportunity to revolutionize back in 2007 when it hosted the Cricket World Cup and created a single domestic space arrangement for the free movement of visitors. What will it take to stop the chatter and like the Nike slogan states “just do it”!

Mtengo Wokwera Pochita Bizinesi - Misonkho, Malipiro & Malipiro

A recurring theme is also taxes and charges levied on aviation. Yes, we understand that the provision of adequate infrastructure for aviation comes at a cost, but very often it is difficult to see the correlation between the level of cost and charges and the actual service provided.

The Dutch Caribbean Air Navigation Service Provider based in Curacao is one example where users are consistently and effectively engaged in a transparent consultation process.

By contrast, in some jurisdictions in the region there is still a wide variation in the degree of consultation and users’ involvement in order to ensure an optimal outcome.

Effective consultation depends on goodwill and constructive conversation of all parties involved.

It helps to prioritize investments and ensure that adequate capacity and services will be provided to meet the demand of current and future users.

Let me give you another example on how some Caribbean States are pricing themselves out of the global travel and tourism competition:  If passengers are not arriving during “regular” 9 to 5 business hours, airlines are being charged significant overtime fees for each passenger to be processed by immigration and customs. Aviation is not a 9 to 5 business. Global connectivity is around the clock. This process is simply unacceptable and makes no sense as those very same passengers are the ones staying at local hotels, eating at local restaurants, and fueling local economies, no matter what time they arrive. So why penalize and charge airlines extra who transport these passengers? Why not change the mindset and adjust customs staffing levels accordingly and attract more airlines to the market?

In addition, the taxes and fees added to airline tickets substantially increase the cost of air travel to and from the region.

By way of comparison, at a global level taxes and charges make up approximately 15% of the ticket price and in the Caribbean the average is double this at approximately 30% of the ticket price.

In some markets, taxes, fees and charges make up half of the total ticket price. For example: On a flight from Barbados to Barbuda, taxes and fees represent 56% of the ticket price. On a flight from the Bahamas to Jamaica, 42%. St. Lucia to Trinidad & Tobago, also 42%. And Port of Spain to Barbados: 40%. In comparison, Lima, Peru to Cancun, Mexico, another beach destination, taxes and fees only represent 23%.

Today’s passengers have a choice and as the total cost of vacations increasingly become a decision-making factor, governments must be prudent and not price themselves out of the market. For example, a flight for an 8-day vacation from London to Bridgetown in October is around $800. But a flight from London to Dubai for the exact same time frame is around $600. For a family of four, that is a $800 difference just for the flights.

Another example closer to home: Miami to Antigua, we are looking at a $900 round trip ticket for the same dates in October. But Miami to Cancun averages to be around $310 for a round trip ticket. Again, for a family of four, that is a total difference of over $2,000 just for the flights!

Caribbean destinations are running the risk of pricing themselves out of the global travel and tourism market where passengers have more choice than ever before.

Kutsiliza

In concluding, the Caribbean needs to remain an attractive tourist destination: The WTTC forecasts a possible annual 6.7% travel and tourism GDP increase between 2022 and 2023 if the right policies are implemented.

Air travel demand is close to reaching pre-pandemic levels but to support a sustainable aviation sector as an integral part of the tourism value chain we need governments to cooperate amongst themselves and with the industry. However, we need more than just good sounding words and declarations, we need action.

And as more regions across the globe work on attracting tourists, those in power across the Caribbean must take a more holistic approach to this subject, rather than an individual one.

Offering the Caribbean as a multi-destination region with good, efficient and affordable global and regional connectivity will create a unique selling proposition.

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Linda Hohnholz wakhala akulemba ndi kusintha zolemba kuyambira pomwe anayamba ntchito. Iye wagwiritsa ntchito chilakolako chobadwachi m'malo ngati Hawaii Pacific University, Chaminade University, Hawaii Children's Discovery Center, ndipo tsopano TravelNewsGroup.

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