IAtlanta phakathi kwezixeko zase-US ezimangalela iinkampani zokuhamba ezikwi-Intanethi

Isixeko sase-Atlanta sacela inkundla ephakamileyo yaseGeorgia ukuba ifumane imvume yokuqhubeka nokulandela isimangalo esiphakamileyo esithi iinkampani zokuhamba nge-intanethi zifaka izigidi zeerandi ngokungekho mthethweni kwingeniso yerhafu yehotele.

Isixeko sifuna ukubuyisa ihotele kunye neerhafu zokuhlala kwiinkampani ezili-17 zokubekiswa kweintanethi, kubandakanya i-Expedia, Travelocity.com, Hotels.com, Priceline.com kunye ne-Orbitz. Kodwa iinkampani ezikwi-Intanethi ziyaphikisana ukuba azinyanzelekanga ukuba zihlawule kwaye, nokuba bezikhona, isixeko bekufanele ukuba siyayilandela irhafu ngaphambi kokufaka isimangalo.

Iinkampani zokuhamba ezikwi-Intanethi ziphantsi kohlaselo lomthetho kulo lonke elaseGeorgia- nakwilizwe liphela-njengoko izixeko zifuna ukubuyisa imali yerhafu abathi yeyabo ngokufanelekileyo. Ihotele kunye nokuhlala irhafu ehotele eAtlanta kunye namagumbi ehotele, umzekelo, ziipesenti ezisixhenxe. Irhafu, njengabanye kwilizwe lonke, yenziwa umthetho njengendlela yokwenza imali enokusetyenziselwa ukukhuthaza ukhenketho.

Ijaji yeNkundla ePhakamileyo yase-Muscogee kutshanje ibambe iindibano zokumisela ukuba i-Expedia kufuneka ihlawule ihotele kunye nokuhlala irhafu kwisixeko saseColumbus. Ijaji yomdibaniso eRome ijongana nesimangalo esifuna imeko yamanyathelo eklasi egameni lezixeko ezifuna amabango ngokuchasene neenkampani zokuhamba ezikwi-Intanethi ezili-18.

Kwasekuqaleni konyaka, ijaji yomdibaniso eSan Antonio ivumele ityala lokuthatha amanyathelo eklasini egameni lezixeko zaseTexas ukuba ziqhubele phambili ngokuchasene neenkampani zokuhamba ezikwi-Intanethi.

Amatyala axoxwa ngexesha apho abantu abaninzi benza ukubhuka kwabo kwiihotele kwi-intanethi. Ngo-Meyi, iNational Leisure Travel MONITOR yanika ingxelo yokuba abahambi ngokuzonwabisa ngoku basebenzisa i-Intanethi ukubhukisha iindawo ezingama-56 zexesha, ukusuka kwiipesenti ezili-19 ngo-2000.

NgoMvulo, iNkundla ePhakamileyo yaseGeorgia ive iingxoxo zokuba isichithe na isixeko saseAtlanta okanye siyivumele iqhubekeke ekuxoxweni kwetyala.

Inkundla ephakamileyo kufuneka igqibe ukuba, phambi kokufaka isimangalo ngo-Matshi 2006, isixeko bekufanele ukuba sivavanye ukuba zingakanani iirhafu iinkampani ezikwi-intanethi ezikweletayo, ukuba iinkampani zinesaziso esibhaliweyo kwaye, ukuba isixa besiphikisana, sivumele iBhodi yokuPhononongwa kweLayisensi ubambe indlebe.

Inkundla iyasijonga isigwebo kunyaka ophelileyo yiNkundla yeziBheno yelizwe, eyathi isixeko bekufanele ukuba siyigqibile le nkqubo. Ukuba kuvunyelwe ukuma, isigwebo siya kuba loloyiso olunengeniso enkulu kwiinkampani ezikwi-Intanethi kuba iminyaka emithathu yokunqongophala iya kuthintela isixeko ekulandeleni irhafu eqokelelwe ziinkampani ezikwi-Intanethi kwangoko kule minyaka ilishumi.

Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, akukho jaji yase-Georgia iye yagweba malunga nomcimbi osisiseko kwimbambano: ingaba izixeko ziyaphulukana nenani elithile lerhafu ngalo lonke ixesha ihotele okanye igumbi le-motel libhukishwa kwaye lihlawulelwa iinkampani ezisekwe kwiWebhu.

Ngokokugcwaliswa kwenkundla, iinkampani ezikwi-Intanethi zisebenza kunye neehotele kunye nee-motels ngenani lamagumbi athethathethwano ngerhafu "yokuthengisa". Iinkampani ezikwi-Intanethi zimisela umda kwaye zibeka ireyithi "yentengiso" umthengi aya kuyihlawula. Iinkampani ezikwi-Intanethi zamkela iintlawulo zamakhadi etyala ngenqanaba lamagumbi, kunye neerhafu kunye neefizi zeenkonzo. Babuyisa umyinge "wehoseyile", kunye nerhafu eqikelelweyo kuloo mali, ehotele.

Akukho rhafu yehotele kunye nendawo yokuhlala ehlawulwayo ngomahluko phakathi kwexabiso levenkile kunye nexabiso lokuthengisa, uBill Norwood, igqwetha lesi sixeko, utshilo uMvulo.

Kodwa uKendrick Smith, igqwetha leenkampani ezikwi-Intanethi, uthe ngenxa yokuba iifemu ezisekwe kwi-Intanethi azithengi okanye zirente amagumbi eehotele, ahlawuliswa rhafu.

“Asizizo iihotele,” watsho. “Asinakuqokelela rhafu.”

UJustice Robert Benham unike uSmith ngentelekelelo yenkampani ekwi-intanethi ebiza umthengi i-100 yeedola kwigumbi, nangona i-markup yayo yayiyi-50 yeedola. Ziqokelelwa ngawuphi umrhumo irhafu? wabuza.

Ixabiso lama- $ 50 elihlawulwe yinkampani ye-intanethi ehotele, uphendule uSmith. Uye wongeza ukuba iirhafu ekuxoxiswene ngazo phakathi kweehotele kunye neenkampani ezikwi-Intanethi ziyimfihlo.

UJustice George Carley emva koko waphawula ukuba abahambahambayo bahlawula yonke iipesenti ezisixhenxe zerhafu kwinqanaba lamagumbi aqhelekileyo. Kodwa ukuba iinkampani ezikwi-Intanethi ziqokelela irhafu kuphela kumaxabiso asezantsi, "isixeko siyarhintyelwa," utshilo.

USmith uxelele inkundla ukuba ukuba isixeko sifuna ukuzama ukuqokelela iirhafu ezinjalo, kufuneka silandele umthetho kwaye sinike iinkampani ezikwi-intanethi uqikelelo lwamalini - hayi ukuya kwinkundla emelwe ngamagqwetha abucala.

"Le [yirhafu] yetyala," watsho uSmith. Bafuna imali eninzi. ”

Kudliwano-ndlebe lomnxeba, u-Art Sackler, umlawuli olawulayo weqela lezorhwebo kweli shishini, i-Interactive Travel Services Association, uthe ityala lesi sixeko alinamveliso. Imodeli yeshishini leenkampani ze-intanethi ilungile kubathengi kuba ibavumela ukuba baxube kwaye batshatise amaxabiso ehotele kwaye iququzelela ukhenketho, utshilo.

"Bazama ukwenza into enokubulala okanye yokonakalisa le rhanisi ibeke iqanda legolide," utshilo uSackler.

Kodwa uC. Neal Pope, igqwetha lesi sixeko, wathi iAtlanta isebenzisa irhafu yehotele ukukhuthaza ukhenketho.

“Isixeko singasebenzisa, sithi, nge-5,000, XNUMX yeedola kule rhafu ukuthumela iqela labantu baseAtlanta ukuba bazise isiganeko esifana nomnyhadala webhola ethambileyo okanye ikonsathi enokuthi izise amakhulu okanye amawaka abantu esixekweni bazoyibona, Utshilo uPapa. "Xa isixeko sihluthwa izigidi zeedola kule ngeniso, ungabona ukuba ibaluleke kangakanani le mali yokhenketho."