ENTSHA YORK - AbaseMelika kulindeleke ukuba bahambe kweli hlobo ngamanani amakhulu xa kuthelekiswa nonyaka ophelileyo kwaye bajoyine inani eliphezulu labakhenkethi bamanye amazwe ngokomphathi abaphezulu bezohambo abavela kwi-Best Western International, i-AAA kunye ne-US Travel Association kwindibano yesithandathu yonyaka yoKhenketho yokuHamba ENew York kwiveki ephelileyo.
Kule ngxoxo yephaneli yonyaka, eyona ndawo ibalaseleyo yaseNtshona ichaze kwangaphambili ukubhukisha uhambo lwasehlotyeni, ngoku ngoSuku lwaBasebenzi, zingaphezulu kweepesenti ezine kwiihotele eziBalaseleyo eNtshona kuMantla Melika, malunga neepesenti ezingama-85 ukuya kuma-90 zohambo lwasehlotyeni ekulindeleke ukuba luthathwe imoto, ngokwe-AAA.
“Abantu baseMelika abathathe isigqibo sokunciphisa inkcitho kulonyaka uphelileyo ukuze bonge ngaphezulu, nto leyo ethetha ukuhlehlisa iholide, ngoku bayacwangcisa kwaye babhukisha uhambo lwasehlotyeni kulo nyaka, esikholelwa ukuba luya kuguqulela ihlobo elinamandla kwiihotele zethu ezingamaLungu, Utshilo uDorothy Dowling, usekela mongameli ophezulu wentengiso kunye nentengiso ye-Best Western.
Ngaphandle kwamaxabiso erhasi ngaphezulu kwe- $ 1 ngegaloni ephezulu kunexesha elifanayo kunyaka ophelileyo, ngeAAA inika ingxelo kumndilili kazwelonke we-3.78 yeedola ngegaloni nganye, uGary Oster, usekela-mongameli ophetheyo wohambo kushishino, uhlala ethembeni lokuba abahambi abayi kujika kuhambo lwabo izicwangciso.
"Inyaniso yeyokuba kusapho oluqhelekileyo oluqhuba iimayile ezingama-500 ukuya kwiiholide zabo zasehlotyeni ukonyuka kohlahlo-lwabiwo mali lwabo lwegesi luya kulingana nee-pizza nje ezimbini," utshilo u-Oster. "Ngenxa yokuba abantu baseMelika bebesonga imali kangangeminyaka emibini ukuya kwemithathu edlulileyo, abahambi akunakulindeleka ukuba bayihlehlise iholide ecetywayo kweli hlobo ukuya elunxwemeni okanye enye yeepaki zikazwelonke ngexabiso lesidlo sangokuhlwa okanye ezimbini."
Endaweni yokukhuthaza ukuthengiselana ngomzuzu wokugqibela ngexesha lehlobo lasehlotyeni, iinqwelomoya, iimoto eziqeshisayo kunye neehotele kusenokwenzeka ukuba zibonelele ngokungaphezulu okanye ukonyusa amaxabiso kunamaxabiso ezaphulelo okanye amaxabiso endlela njengoko bebegqibile ehlotyeni.
“Abakhenkethi bazakufumanisa kulo nyaka ukuba banikwa izinto ebebengenakuba nazo ngaphambili ngexabiso elikhankanyiweyo, njengesidlo sakusasa sasimahla, iipasile ezinesaphulelo kwiindawo ezinomtsalane zalapha okanye ngeebhonasi zeemayile okanye amanqaku, kunokuba kuthengiswe 'yonke into kufuneka ihambe' kwizihlalo namagumbi, utshilo uGlen MacDonell, umlawuli, iiAAA Travel Services.
Kunye nezigidi zabantu baseMelika endleleni, inani elikhulayo labahambi bamazwe aphesheya, ngakumbi abo baseAsia naseYurophu, kulindeleke ukuba bathathe iholide ehlotyeni kwiindawo ezidumileyo zaseMelika. Eyona ndawo ilungileyo yaseNtshona ilandelela ukwanda okungaphezulu kwepesenti ezintlanu kwangaphambi kokubhukisha ehlotyeni okwenziwe ngabakhenkethi bamanye amazwe, ngokunyuka okuphawulekayo kokubhukisha kwangaphambili iipesenti ezili-16 ezenziwe ngabahambi baseAsia.
"Kufanele ukuba sonwabile ukwamkela abahambi bamazwe aphesheya, njengoko ukhenketho ngalunye oluvela phesheya kolwandle luza kuchitha i-4,000 yeedola e-US kwindawo yokuhlala, iimoto eziqeshisayo, ukutya kunye nohambo lwasekhaya," utshilo u-Oster. "Oko kuhambisa isixa esikhulu sengeniso hayi kwiinkampani ezilungiselela ngokuthe ngqo abahambi bamazwe aphesheya, kodwa kunye noncedo lwerhafu koorhulumente basekhaya."
Ngokuka-Oster, nokuba usendleleni yeshishini okanye yolonwabo, inani elikhulayo labahambi abazizigidi ezingama-30 abakhutheleyo nabahlala befuna ukuvuza iinkqubo njengeendlela zokufumana amanqaku ngokukhawuleza anokuhlawulelwa ngesaphulelo okanye simahla sokuhamba ehlotyeni.
UDowling uvumile, esithi, "Abathengi bafuna ukwamkelwa ngenxa yokuxhasa kwabo uphawu lokuhamba, kwaye siyaqhubeka nokutyala imali eninzi kwinkqubo yethu yeMivuzo yelizwe jikelele njengoko sikuthatha njengefomula ephumeleleyo yokuvuza abahambi abathembekileyo kwiWest Western."
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Ngokuka-Oster, nokuba usendleleni yeshishini okanye yolonwabo, inani elikhulayo labahambi abazizigidi ezingama-30 abakhutheleyo nabahlala befuna ukuvuza iinkqubo njengeendlela zokufumana amanqaku ngokukhawuleza anokuhlawulelwa ngesaphulelo okanye simahla sokuhamba ehlotyeni.
- “Because Americans have been putting more into savings the past two to three years, travelers are unlikely to postpone a planned vacation this summer to the beach or one of our national parks over the cost of a dinner or two out.
- Dowling agreed, saying, “Customers want to be recognized for their patronage to a travel brand, and we continue to invest heavily in our global Rewards program as we consider it a winning formula to reward travelers who are loyal to Best Western.
