I-USA3000 inamathela kwimeko enzima yokuhamba

I-USA3000, inqwelomoya yedolophu yasePhiladelphia, yaqala ukubhabha emva kohlaselo lwabanqolobi ngoSeptemba 11. Ngelo xesha, abantu babesoyika ubunqolobi kunye nokuqhushumba ngakumbi kwaye babefuna ukuhlala kufutshane nekhaya.

Umthuthi osakhulayo osekwe kwiNewtown Square, indibaniselwano yeApple Vacations Inc., ukhule kule minyaka isibhozo izayo kwaye namhlanje ubhabha usuka kwizixeko ezili-10 kuMntla-mpuma naseMidwest, uhambisa abakhenkethi bezolonwabo abazizigidi ezisisi-1.5 ngonyaka ukuya kwiindawo ezishushu zaseMexico, ICaribbean kunye neFlorida.

Kuqoqosho lwangoku, i-USA3000 kunye nezinye iinkampani zeenqwelomoya zijongene nemeko ekhumbuzayo ka-2001. Abantu basecaleni malunga nokuhamba kunye neeholide zasebusika.

“Yimeko enzima kakhulu, inzima ngoku,” utshilo uSteven Harfst, umongameli omtsha we-USA3000 kunye negosa eliphezulu. "Kukho ukwehla okukhulu ngeli xesha kulo nyaka uphelileyo, i-10 yeepesenti ukuya kwi-15 yeepesenti ingeniso engaphantsi kunye nabakhweli abambalwa ngokomndilili."

Ukujonga phambili ukuya kuJanuwari nangoFebruwari, ugcino-ndawo aluhambeli phambili njengoko belwenza kunyaka ophelileyo. “Abantu basafuna ukuba nexesha losapho, ke ukuba amaxabiso alungile bazohamba,” utshilo uHarfst.

Kodwa ngaphezulu kukubekela ecaleni izigqibo zokuhamba kude kube ngumzuzu wokugqibela, "nto leyo eyenza ukuba kube noxinzelelo olukhulu kuthi," utshilo. "Sizama ukulawula ishishini lethu kwindawo ejonge phambili kwaye singazithengi kwangaphambili."

Iqela le-Apple Leisure, elibandakanya i-USA3000, i-Apple Vacations kunye ne-AMResorts inkampani yokulawula ihotele, ithi inenzuzo yokukhuphisana kwabo bathengisa kuphela iinqwelomoya kunye neehotele.

I-Apple kuphela kwenkampani yokuhamba yase-US enenkampani yeenqwelomoya.

Ukusebenzisa iinqwelomoya zayo kunika i-Apple ulawulo oluthe kratya ekusebenzeni kwexesha, ukucwangcisa, indawo ekuya kuyo, kunye namava abakhweli ebhodini, yatsho inkampani.

“Xa upakisha imali ephantsi yohambo lomoya ngamaxabiso aphantsi ehotele, ixabiso lepakethe liphantsi kunaye nabani na anokuzifumanela yena,” utshilo uTimothy Mullen, usekela mongameli omkhulu weApple Vacations kunye nomnye woonyana abathathu bakaMullen kwishishini elasekwa ngutata wabo. John, ngowe-1969.

Emva kweminyaka yokuqesha iinqwelomoya ukuba zithuthe abakhenkethi, iApple - ezibiza ngokuba ngoyena mthengisi mkhulu wase-US womoya kunye nohambo lwephakheji yehotele ukuya eMexico nakwiRiphabhlikhi yaseDominican - yagqiba ekubeni iqalise inqwelomoya. Ikhuphisana nezinye iinqwelo-moya kunye nee-arhente zokuhamba nge-intanethi, kuquka i-Expedia, i-Orbitz kunye ne-Travelocity.

I-USA3000 ibhabha ishedyuli eqhelekileyo. Nangona iiholide zephakheji ye-Apple zithengiswa ngabathunywa abahambahambayo, uninzi lwenkonzo yomoya eFlorida ithengwa ngokuthe ngqo ngabathengi kwiwebhusayithi yenkampani okanye ngefowuni kwiiarhente ezikwikomkhulu laseDelaware County.

I-USA3000 inabasebenzi abangama-545 kunye ne-11 168-abagibeli be-Airbus A320 jets ezibhabha i-35 ukuya kwiihambo ze-36 ngosuku kwaye ukuya kuma-40 ukuya kuma-44 ngosuku ngexesha lokuhamba okuphezulu.

“Inkampani yenze kakuhle ngenene phakathi kwamaxesha anzima,” utshilo uHarfst, owaba yi-CEO ngoNovemba. Wayeligosa eliyintloko lokusebenza kwi-IndiGo Airlines, esona sithwali samaxabiso aphantsi eIndiya.

Ngaphambi koko, wayeyi-COO ye-North American Airlines, i-airline charter eNew York. UHarfst waqala umsebenzi wakhe wokuba ngumqhubi wenqwelomoya weNavy kunye nomhlohli wokubhabha. Wabhabha ijethi yokulwa ye-F-14 Tomcat kwiMfazwe yokuqala yeGulf.

“Asiyonkampani enkulu yeenqwelomoya. Asiboneleli ngezinto ezininzi,” utshilo uHarfst. "Amava ohambo olungenazinkathazo yinto esiyiyo."

Iiholide ze-Apple ezibandakanya zonke, kunye neenqwelomoya, indawo yokuhlala ehotele, ukutya kunye neziselo ezibandakanyiweyo ngexabiso elinye, zithatha abahambi ukuya kwiindawo ezinelanga ezibandakanya iCancun, iLos Cabos, iPunta Cana, iPuerto Vallarta, kunye neRiviera Maya.

Iinkampani zabucala ze-Apple zithi zilindele ingeniso ye-2 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kulo nyaka. Abayi kukhupha ingeniso ye-airline kwaye abayi kuxoxa ngenzuzo.

I-Apple kuphela komkhenkethi wase-US onenkampani yenqwelomoya kunye neqela layo lehotele. I-AMResorts ilawula iihotele ze-11 kwaye iceba ukuvula i-15 kwiinyanga ezizayo ze-18 eMexico naseCaribbean.

I-AMResorts inenxalenye okanye zonke iihotele ezintathu eCancun, utshilo uTim Mullen. Usebenza kunye nabazalwana bakhe uJeff noMat Mullen kunye nomntakwabo u-Alex Zozaya, otshate nodadewabo, uJanine. Uyise, uJohn, yi-CEO ye-Apple Vacations.

Ngelixa zonke iinqwelomoya zibona amaxesha esiphithiphithi ngoku, "kukuhamba kwindlela ebanzi," utshilo uTim Mullen. “Utata ujonge umhlaba ngoku eHonduras wokwakha iihotele nokukhulisa inkampani yeenqwelomoya. Indawo elandelayo esibhabhela kuyo inokuba yiHonduras.”

Kwihlobo elidlulileyo, xa i-oyile ekrwada yayiyi-$130 umphanda, i-USA3000 yanqumla iinqwelomoya zayo ukuya e-Ft. ILauderdale neSt. Petersburg, Fla. Inye kuphela indlela yaseChicago eya eSt.

“Asizukuba yiJetBlue elandelayo okanye iSouthwest Airlines,” utshilo uHarfst. "Siza kuhlala kwinqwelomoya ye-niche, ibhabha kwiimarike ezingasetyenziswanga, kwiindawo zokuzonwabisa."

Abahambi abaye babhabha e-USA3000 badla ngokubhabha inqwelomoya kwakhona. Abafundi bemagazini ye-Condé Nast Traveler bavotele i-USA3000 phakathi kwe-10 ephezulu yabathwali basekhaya kwinkonzo yabahambi iminyaka emithathu ilandelelana ukusuka kwi-2006 ukuya kwi-2008.

Njengoko iinqwelomoya ezinkulu ziqhubeka nokunciphisa umthamo - izihlalo kunye neenqwelomoya - i-USA3000 imile. “Iinkampani ezincinci, ezikrelekrele, ezikrelekrele zinokusebenzisa amathuba xa kuhla,” utshilo uHarfst.

“Kwiinyanga ezintandathu ukuya kwezili-12 ezizayo, siza kubona iimarike ze-niche zivulekele kuthi njengoko iinqwelomoya ezinkulu zinciphisa umthamo kwaye zidibanise imisebenzi yazo. Amathuba aza kuvela kolu kuncipha. ”