I-Millennium kunye neCopthorne zilungiselela ukubuyela emva kwe-COVID-19 yokusebenza kwehotele

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I-Millennium kunye neCopthorne zilungiselela ukubuyela emva kwe-COVID-19 yokusebenza kwehotele
Ibhalwe ngu UHarry Johnson

Kunyaka emva kokukhutshwa kwiLondon Stock Exchange, I-Millennium kunye neCopthorne Hotels Limited (iM & C) uxele amanyathelo amakhulu aza kuyilungiselela ukubuyela kwimeko yesiqhelo kwangoko nge-2021 kwimiceli mngeni yakutshanje ebangelwe bubhubhane we-COVID-19.

Ubambiso lwabucala lunikeze i-M & C ngobuchule obukhulu kunye nefuthe elikhuselweyo lobhubhane. Izifundo esizifundileyo kunye nokusebenza kweenguqu kwiinyanga ezidlulileyo kuncede ukubeka isiseko esomelele ngakumbi. Iipropathi kwihlabathi liphela ziqalisile ukubonisa 'amahlumela aluhlaza' okuphuculwa kokuhlala kunye neNzuzo ePheleleyo yokuSebenza (GOP) ukusuka kwisiqingatha sesibini se-2020 ekulindeleke ukuba sifumane amandla kwi-2021.

I-M & C enekomkhulu laseLondon yabekwa bucala ngomhla we-19 kuNovemba ngo-2019 emva kokurhoxa kwiLondon Stock Exchange kuqikelelo lwe-GBP2.23 yezigidigidi (S $ 3.96 yezigidigidi). I-M & C isebenza iihotele ezingama-66 (ezisixhenxe zazo zilawulwa ngabantu besithathu) eAsia (12), eYurophu / e-UK (21), e-USA (18) naseNew Zealand (15) phantsi kwegama leMillennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR). kwaye ama-79 aphantsi kwelungelo lokuthengisa nokuthengisa.

I-M & C, enoluhlu lwamagumbi angaphezulu kwama-40,000 kunye nokusebenza kumazwe angama-29, ingumnini wayo yonke indawo yiSingapore Exchange-edweliswe kwiSixeko soPhuculo oluNcitshisiweyo (CDL), inkampani ehamba phambili yokuthengisa izindlu nomhlaba eneasethi zizonke ezingaphezulu kwe-S $ 23.8 yezigidigidi. I-CDL ikwangumxhasi ophethe isibambiso esisebenzayo kwi-CDL Hospitality Tr trust (CDLHT), iTrustal Investment Trust yaseSingapore (REIT) enexabiso lentengiso elingaphezulu kwe-S $ 37.8 yezigidigidi.

Ukuvavanywa kweNdawo yokuSebenza

Kwi-2019, i-M & C irekhodwe ingeniso ye-GBP1.025 yezigidigidi (S $ 1.82 yezigidigidi) (2018: GBP997 yezigidi (S $ 1.78 yezigidigidi)) kunye nenzuzo yangaphambi kwerhafu ye-GBP102 yezigidi (S $ 181.2 yezigidi) (2018: inzuzo ye-GBP106 yezigidi (S $ 188.3 yezigidi)) kwaye zibandakanya ixabiso lokuxabisa kunye nomrhumo we-GBP34 yezigidi (S $ 60.4 yezigidi) (2018: GBP36 yezigidi (S $ 101.2 yezigidi)). Ngaphandle kweziphumo zelahleko yomonakalo kunye neenzuzo zokuhlaziya ngokutsha, iM & C ichaze inzuzo ngaphambi kwerhafu ye-GBP136 yezigidi (S $ 241.6 yezigidi) ngo-2019 (2018: GBP142 yezigidi (S $ 252.3 yezigidi)).

I-M & C ivavanye njengeengxelo ezintle zakutshanje zezitofu zokulwa ne-COVID-19, ukuhamba 'komoya', unyulo lukamongameli lwakutsha nje lwase-US kunye nezicwangciso zokubamba iiOlimpiki zaseTokyo ngo-2021 (zihlehlisiwe ukusuka ngo-2020). Ukutyikitywa kwamazwe ali-15 e-Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) kwizivumelwano zorhwebo lwehlabathi kukwalatha kwikamva eliqaqambileyo lommandla.

ESingapore, apho i-M & C isebenza ngaphezulu kwamagumbi ehotele angama-2,000 19, iipropathi ezininzi ziya kuphinda ziqhubeke nemisebenzi ye-COVID-XNUMX yangaphambi kokuthengisa njengokuthengisa amagumbi, ukubhukisha kwamashishini, iminyhadala kunye nemitshato kwezi nyanga zimbalwa zizayo.

I-M & C iyayiqonda into yokuba kolu ucoceko 'lutsha' lubaluleke kakhulu xa umthengi ekhetha ihotele, ivenkile yokutyela okanye ethathela ingqalelo iminyhadala; Kwaye ezo ntengiso kufuneka zijonge ngaphaya 'kocingo lomntu' kunye nokuma kokubandakanya isithembiso sokhuseleko kunye nokugxininisa ixabiso lemali.

Utshintsho kwishishini elitsha lithetha ukuba amaqela amakhulu okwamkela iindwendwe anjengeM & C kufuneka abenemali eyoneleyo yokusebenza kwimozulu enokubakho ukungaqiniseki okude okanye nokutshixeka okutsha. Ngokuhambelana nolawulo lwe-M & C luchaze amanyathelo okuqala amathathu:

# 1-Ukubandakanya abaThengi okungcono; UkuThengiswa kweDijithali kunye neMijelo yeNgeniso eNtsha

Ukwakha kwiphulo elithi 'Sicocekile, Siyakhathala, Samkelekile' eliphehlelelwe ngoFebruwari 2020, i-M & C ikhethe ukugcina iipropathi ezininzi zivulekile kangangoko kulo bhubhane. Ngokuhlala uvulekile, iihotele zayo kwiingingqi ezininzi zonyuse isabelo sentengiso. Ukusukela nge-Q4 2020, kuye kwakho ukubhukishwa kubhaliso lomntu ngamnye kwiiakhawunti zeshishini ezincinci neziphakathi eSingapore, eNew York nase-UK.

I-M & C iyakonyusa iindlela zokuthengisa zedijithali ukufikelela kubathengi abathengisa emakhaya kunye nokujolisa ekunokwenzeka ukuba abathengi abaqhubayo bahlala ngaphakathi kwe-300 km yeehotele kwizixeko ezithile e-USA, UK naseYurophu.

Ukwahlulahlula ngcono isiseko sabathengi, iimveliso ezahlukeneyo ngoku zibonelela ngexabiso lamaxabiso okuthinta. Ukubonisa impumelelo yesicwangciso sedijithali, amajelo e-Intanethi abalwa malunga ne-80% yokubhukisha ukuphela kukaSeptemba, ukusuka kuma-56% ngowama-2019.

Kwiinyanga ezili-10 zokuqala zika-2020, i-M & C ibhukishe iindawo zokuhlala eziyi-163,000 (ngaphandle koMbindi Mpuma noMmandla waseMntla Afrika). Ubuncinci ama-65% obhukisho lokuhlala lwenziwe kwiwebhusayithi yohlobo lweM & C ngamalungu anyanisekileyo. I-M & C ilindele ukuba ezinye zeendawo zokubhukisha ezihlanganisiweyo, ekubuyeni, ziya kuphathwa ngokwamanani ngokunjalo.

ESingapore, iihotele ezimbini ze-M & C (iGrand Copthorne Waterfront kunye ne-Orchard Hotel) ziye zahlulahlula indawo njengendawo yokuhlawula indawo nganye yokusebenza ngoSeptemba nangoNovemba 2020, ngokulandelelana. Ukusetyenziswa kolo setyenziso kuye kwajikeleza malunga nama-85%. Ukwakha kule mpumelelo, le nkonzo isungulwe kwenye indawo eSingapore eCopthorne King's Hotel nakwi-M Social, nge-Studio M nakwi-M ihotele elandelayo. Iihotele zeM & C zaseLondon zikwacwangcise kwakhona amagumbi abathengi abafuna indawo yomsebenzi.

Iimenyu ze-F & B ziye zenziwa mfutshane kwaye zajikeleza rhoqo ukuxhasa abasebenzi abambalwa ekhitshini kunye nokunciphisa inkcitho kwi-Southeast Asia, Taipei nase-UK. Kwiidolophu zamasango akuMntla Melika iihotele ze-M & C zibonelela ngeemenyu ezincitshisiweyo, kugxilwe kwizitya zokutyikitya ezinendawo 'ezimnandi' ezidibanisa ingeniso kunye nomda osebenzayo. Iihotele ze-M & C zaseSingapore zixhaswe kwizitya zokutyikitya ukuze zikhuphisane nabaqhubi be-F & B.

Ngale kunye neminye imizamo, inqanaba lokuhlala kwabantu be-M & C ngoSeptemba 2020 lifunyenwe laya kwi-40% ukusuka kuma-30% asezantsi ngoJuni. I-M & C ilindele ukuvala u-2020 ngenqanaba lokuhlala elingaphantsi kwesiqingatha sama-73% esantya esiphunyeziweyo kwi-COVID-19 yangaphambi kowe-2019. ukusuka kwizantsi kwe-GBP23 (S $ 25.4). Imibutho ye-M & C sele iqalile ukubuyisa ilahleko kwi-Gross Operating Profit (GOP) e-Asiya (ukusukela ngoMeyi), eNew Zealand (ukusukela ngoJuni), e-UK (ukusukela ngo-Okthobha). I-M & C GOP yeHlabathi iye yaqiniseka ukusukela ngoJulayi.

# 2 -Ukucutha uLwakhiwo lweNdleko kwiHlabathi liphela; Ukuphucula ukusebenza ngokukuko

Njengomqhubi wehotele ophambili, i-M & C yamkele ukuthengwa kweqela, imisebenzi esembindini kunye nokuyilwa kwetekhnoloji kangangeminyaka. Ngelixa abasebenzi kwishishini kungenakulindeleka ukuba babuyele kumanqanaba angaphambi kwe-COVID-19, iqhinga le-M & C kukunciphisa lonke ulwakhiwo lweendleko ngokusebenza kweqela kunye nokusebenza, kunye nokudendwa kwabasebenzi njengendawo yokugqibela. Imizamo yangoku ibandakanya:

i) Imisebenzi yokuhlangana njengolawulo, ezemali, ukuthengisa kunye nonxibelelwano ukuphatha iipropathi ezininzi eSingapore nakweminye imimandla; kwaye

ii) Ukuphindwa kabini kweendima (umz. ukuphinda-phinda kwe-GM yengingqi njengehotele ye-GM; intloko yomsebenzi wehlabathi ukujongana neendima zommandla) kunye nokuphinda kuthunyelwe abasebenzi ukuze baphathe imisebenzi emininzi. Imisebenzi kumazwe ahlukeneyo incedwe ngoncedo lwerhafu kunye nezinye iinzame zikaRhulumente zokunciphisa umvuzo.

Kuphela kusemva kokuba le migudu yenzelwe ukuhlengahlengiswa kwabasebenzi njengelinge lokugqibela. Ukuphela kuka-Septemba ngo-2020, inani elipheleleyo le-headcount lincitshiswe nge-36% xa kuthelekiswa nokuphela kwe-2019.

# 3 -Uphononongo lweGlobal Footprint ukuze luhambelane neenjongo zeNkampani yoMzali

Njengenkxaso-mali ye-100% ye-CDL, i-M & C iyakwazi ukucofa amandla omzali ane-balance sheet eqinileyo kunye namava anzulu enkampani. I-CDL isebenzisa ubulumko kwezemali njengokuchaza iipropathi zotyalo-mali kwiiakhawunti zayo ngexabiso elisezantsi lokuqokelelwa kwexabiso kunye neelahleko zomonakalo. I-CDL yayikhule isahlulo sokwamkela iindwendwe kule minyaka ingama-25 idlulileyo ngokufumana iipotifoliyo zizonke, ezinje ngetyathanga laseCopthorne ngo1995 kunye neRegal chain ngo1999, kunye nepropathi nganye.

Ixabiso lomhlaba leepropathi ezininzi ze-M & C ngoku liphezulu kakhulu kunexabiso lokufumana. Nangona kunjalo, ngokuhambelana nesicwangciso sobuchule se-CDL, ii-asethi ezigcinwe njengepropathi yotyalo-mali azikabekwa xabiso kwintengiso. I-M & C iyayiqonda into yokuba ngelixa amaxabiso ezemali kwiipropathi ezininzi athe anyuka naphakathi kokungaqiniseki kwe-COVID-19, ukubuyela kulungelelwaniso lweeasethi ezinjalo (ezivela kwingeniso yokubuk 'iindwendwe kunye neenzuzo) akunakulindeleka ukuba ziphinde zibuyele kumanqanaba angaphambi kwe-COVID-19 kwixesha elisondeleyo. Ngokuhambelana, i-M & C ijonge ukwenza oku kulandelayo:

i) Njengomqhubi wehotele wamanye amazwe, iya kugxila kwiindlela eziphambili zokungena kwilizwe jikelele kubandakanya iSingapore, iLondon neNew York. I-M & C iya kugxila kwinqanaba leenkwenkwezi ezine phantsi kweengqokelela ezintathu zohlobo lwe-M Ukuqokelela, iMillennium Collection kunye neCopthorne Collection - ngelixa kugcinwa ii-asethi ezininzi ezixabisekileyo kwiindidi ezintlanu zeenkwenkwezi kunye nokunethezeka phantsi kweNgqokelela yeLeng;

ii) I-M & C ibikhona kwaye iza kuthi gqolo ukuphonononga nokulungisa ukuphuculwa kwesikhundla sayo ukuze ilungele iimeko zeemarike ezizayo. Ngo-2020, i-M & C ivaliwe iCopthorne Penang (ukusukela ngoJulayi) yaza yahlengahlengisa ukulungiswa kweMillennium Hilton Downtown eNew York eyabhengeza phambi kwe-COVID-19; kwaye

iii) Emva kokufumana intetho enomdla kwizinto ezahlukeneyo kwilizwe jikelele, i-M & C ivavanya ubuncinci izibonelelo ezintathu. Ezinye izibonelelo zixhomekeke ekucocweni ngokutsha kunye nasekuvunyelweni komthetho kotshintsho ekusebenziseni kubuka iindwendwe. Ukuthengiswa kwazo naziphi na ezi asethi, ukuba kugqityiwe, kunokubangela inzuzo enkulu ekulahlweni. Ityala elivelileyo, i-M & C irekhodishe inzuzo xa ilingana ne-S $ 26.4 yezigidi (i-GBP14.3 yezigidi) kwintengiso yeMillennium Cincinnati, egqitywe nge-14 kaFebruwari 2020, ngokulingana ne-S $ 49 yezigidi (i-GBP27.6 yezigidi). Ngokusekwe kunikezelo lwangoku, i-M & C ilindele ukugqiba ubuncinci intengiso enye kwi-2021.

Iziphumo zala manyathelo zinganciphisa uluhlu lwegumbi le-M & C kwigumbi lehlabathi elingaphezulu kwama-40,000 ekupheleni kuka-2019. Kodwa umkhondo ohlaziyiweyo kunye ne-inventri ziya kulola ukugxila kwaye zilondoloze izibonelelo zabasebenzi nezemali ukuze zibeke i-M & C ngcono ekuvuseleleni ukususela ngo-2021. ingabuyela kumanqanaba azinzileyo enzuzo inokuphinda ihlwayelwe ukufunyanwa yi-CDLHT (abaninizabelo evunyiweyo ngoJanuwari 2020 ukufunyanwa kwehotele yase-W Singapore-Sentosa Cove kwi-CDL kuqikelelo lwe-S $ 324 yezigidi).

“I-M & C yomeleza iziseko zayo ukulungiselela ukubuyisela kwimeko yesiqhelo kwimisebenzi yehotele ukusukela kwango-2021. Imveliso yethu icokisiwe ukunikezela ngemithombo yengeniso entsha. Siphucule iinkqubo, ubume beendleko kunye nentengiso yedijithali, phakathi kwezinye iinzame, njengoko silungiselela ukuphuculwa kweemvakalelo zeshishini kunye nokuzithemba kohambo. Ngokuhlengahlengisa ipotifoliyo yethu yelizwe ngokuhambelana nesicwangciso somzali wethu, iM & C izakuvela yomelele kwaye ikwindawo engcono yokuxhamla kwimeko-yasemva kwe-COVID-19, utshilo uMnu Lee Richards, uSekela-Mongameli we-Operations, South East Asia, Millennium Hotels and Iindawo ekuchithelwa kuzo iiholide.

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