EDINBURGH, Scotland - Alendo ochepa amabwera ku Scotland, malinga ndi ziwerengero za boma.
Alendo akugwiritsanso ntchito ndalama zochepa, pomwe nduna ya zokopa alendo Fergus Ewing adati chaka chatha chinali "nthawi yovuta kwambiri" pantchitoyi.
Alendo akumayiko akunja adayendera pafupifupi 2.2 miliyoni ku Scotland, 125,000 ocheperapo mu 2011.
Ndalama zoyendera alendo zidatsika kuchokera pansi pa £1.5 biliyoni mu 2011 kufika pa £1.4 biliyoni chaka chatha.
Ziwerengero za zokopa alendo zapakhomo zikuwonetsa kuti anthu omwe amakhala ku UK adayenda maulendo 12.8 miliyoni kupita ku Scotland chaka chatha, kutsika ndi 4.6%, ndipo adawononga ndalama zosakwana $ 2.9 biliyoni, kutsika ndi 4.2%.
Alendo ochepa adabwera ku Scotland kuchokera ku US, kutsika kuchokera ku 436,000 mu 2011 kufika ku 414,000, koma ndalama zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito ndi gululi zidawonjezeka ndi £ 41 miliyoni mpaka £ 352 miliyoni.
Chiwerengero cha alendo ochokera kumayiko a ku Ulaya chinatsika kuchoka pa 1.5 miliyoni kufika pafupifupi 1.4 miliyoni chaka chatha, omwe adawononga £ 752 miliyoni, kutsika £ 140 miliyoni pa chiwerengero cha 2011.
A Ewing adati: "Ngakhale 2012 inali nthawi yovuta kwambiri pazachuma chathu chokopa alendo, pomwe vuto la yuro likulepheretsa alendo ochokera m'misika yathu yotchuka kwambiri, ndizolimbikitsa kuwona kukwera kwakukulu kwa ndalama zochokera ku North America.
"Pali zizindikiro za kuchira m'misika yapakhomo ndi yapadziko lonse m'gawo lomaliza la 2012, komabe zikuwonekeratu kuti makampaniwa adakumana ndi zovuta chifukwa cha masewera a Olimpiki komanso nyengo yoipa.
"Aliyense m'makampani okopa alendo aku Scotland akugwira nawo gawo lawo pothandiza gululi kuthana ndi zovutazi, ndipo atha kutsimikiziridwa kuti athandizidwa ndi Boma la Scotland pochita izi."
Atumiki azigwira ntchito ndi bungwe la zokopa alendo Pitani ku Scotland ndi ena "m'chaka chathu cha Natural Scotland ku 2013 mpaka 2014, yomwe ikuyenera kuyika dziko la Scotland pa dziko lonse lapansi chifukwa sitikungolandira dziko lapansi ku chaka chathu chachiwiri cha Homecoming komanso Scotland. amasewera zochitika ziwiri zazikulu kwambiri zamasewera padziko lapansi: 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games ndi Ryder Cup", adatero.
ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:
- Ministers will work with tourism body Visit Scotland and others “during our Year of Natural Scotland in 2013 and on into 2014, which is set to put Scotland on the global stage as we not only welcome the world to our second year of Homecoming but Scotland also plays host to two of the biggest sporting events in the world.
- "Pali zizindikiro za kuchira m'misika yapakhomo ndi yapadziko lonse m'gawo lomaliza la 2012, komabe zikuwonekeratu kuti makampaniwa adakumana ndi zovuta chifukwa cha masewera a Olimpiki komanso nyengo yoipa.
- “While 2012 was a very challenging time for our tourism economy, with the euro crisis deterring visitors from some of our most prominent markets, it is heartening to see a significant rise in expenditure from North America.
