- Ua hōʻoia ʻo TUI, kekahi o nā mea hoʻokele huakaʻi nui loa o Jamaica a me nā hoa hana i ka māhele hoʻolaha o ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi, i nā hana homeporting no ka holo moana ma Montego Bay.
- Ua ʻōlelo aku nā luna ʻoihana mai TUI e hōʻike ana kā lākou ʻikepili i ke koi no ka holo moana i Jamaica.
- ʻO ka nui o ka ea no kēia kau hoʻoilo he 79,000, ʻo 9% wale nō ka liʻiliʻi ma mua o nā helu hoʻoilo ma mua o COVID.
Ua hoʻolaha ʻia kēia hoʻolaha ma Dubai i kēia manawa, i ka wā o kahi hālāwai e pili ana i ke Kuhina Bartlett, Luna Hoʻokele o ka huakaʻi ʻo Donovan White, a me TUI Group Executives: David Burling - CEO Markets and Airlines, a me Antonia Bouka - Group Head Government Relations & Public Policy-Destinations.
"I kēia lā ʻo TUI, kekahi o kā mākou mea huakaʻi huakaʻi nui a me nā hoa hana i ka māhele mahele o ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi, ua hōʻoia i nā hana homeporting no ka holo moana ma Montego Bay. ʻOi aku ka nui o nā kipa i hoʻolālā ʻia a me nā kelepona ʻana ma ke Port Royal Cruise Port, e hoʻomaka ana ma Ianuali. Manaʻo mākou e loaʻa ʻelima mau kelepona mai Ianuali a ʻApelila 2022 ma Port Royal, "wahi a Bartlett.
I ka wā o nā kūkākūkā me TUI, ua ʻōlelo nā luna o ka ʻoihana e hōʻike ana kā lākou ʻikepili i ke kiʻekiʻe o ke koi no ka holo moana a ua hoʻokō lākou i ka mālama ʻana i nā puke i kāpae ʻia. Ua kaʻana like lākou i ka hiki ʻana o ka ea no kēia kau hoʻoilo he 79,000, ʻo 9% wale nō ka liʻiliʻi ma mua o nā helu hoʻoilo pre-COVID.
Ua hōʻoia ʻo Bartlett i nā luna TUI i kēlā Iāmeka ke noho nei i kahi wahi palekana me nā manawa haʻahaʻa loa o ka hoʻouna ʻana o COVID-19 i loko o nā ala paʻa paʻa, a me kahi hoʻolaha hoʻolaha paʻa o nā limahana mākaʻikaʻi.
"Ua maikaʻi loa kā mākou hana hoʻomaʻamaʻa hana ma Jamaica, me ka nui o kā mākou poʻe limahana e koho e lilo i ka maʻi āpau. ʻO ko mākou manaʻolana e hoʻolauleʻa koke ana mākou i ka 30-40% o nā limahana mākaʻikaʻi o Jamaica i hoʻopaʻa ʻia a me ka piʻi nui ʻana o ke koena o kā mākou heluna kanaka ma Ianuali, "wahi a Bartlett.
Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Kuhina Bartlett, ua kūkākūkā pū ʻo ia me kāna hui me nā hoa koʻikoʻi ʻē aʻe ma Dubai e pili ana i nā hoʻolālā e hoʻolilo i ka huahana huakaʻi ma Port Royal.
"Ua loaʻa iaʻu nā kūkākūkā koʻikoʻi e pili ana iā Port Royal, e ʻike paha i nā hana hou aʻe e hiki mai ana no ke koena o ka makahiki. Ua hoʻopau wau i kekahi mau kūkākūkā me DP World, hiki ke hopena i ka hoʻomaikaʻi nui ʻana i ka holo ʻana o ʻEulopa i ka Caribbean, ka hapa nui ma Jamaica, me Port Royal kahi wahi koʻikoʻi o ka noʻonoʻo ʻana, "wahi a Bartlett.
"ʻOliʻoli wau i kā mākou kūkākūkā ʻana ma Dubai a ke manaʻo nei wau E ʻike ʻo Jamaica i kekahi mau waiwai waiwai nui mai kēia mau hoʻopaʻa ʻana ma aneʻi, "i hoʻohui ai ʻo ia.
ʻO DP World kahi hui logistics multinational Emirati i hoʻokumu ʻia ma Dubai. Hoʻokumu ka hui i ka logistics ukana, nā lawelawe moana, nā hana hoʻokele awa a me nā wahi kālepa manuahi. Ua hoʻokumu ʻia ma 2005 ma hope o ka hui ʻana o Dubai Ports Authority a me Dubai Ports International. Mālama ʻo DP World i kekahi mau waihona he 70 miliona i lawe ʻia mai ma kahi o 70,000 mau moku i kēlā me kēia makahiki, e like me ka 10% o ka nui o nā kalepa honua i helu ʻia e ko lākou 82 mau moku kai a me uka i loaʻa ma nā ʻāina he 40. A hiki i ka makahiki 2016, ʻo DP World ka mea hoʻohana nui i nā awa honua, a mai ia manawa ua loaʻa iā ia nā ʻoihana ʻē aʻe i luna a i lalo i ke kaulahao waiwai.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- It is our hope that soon we will be celebrating 30-40% of Jamaica's tourism workers being vaccinated as well as a significant increase in the vaccination of the rest of our population by January,” said Bartlett.
- I have just concluded some discussions with DP World, which could result in significant improvements in the European traffic into the Caribbean, mostly in Jamaica, with Port Royal being a critical area of consideration,” said Bartlett.
- Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Kuhina Bartlett, ua kūkākūkā pū ʻo ia me kāna hui me nā hoa koʻikoʻi ʻē aʻe ma Dubai e pili ana i nā hoʻolālā e hoʻolilo i ka huahana huakaʻi ma Port Royal.
