I-NEW ORLEANS-Abalandeli boMculo abaceba ukutyelela ngomzuzu wokugqibela eNew Orleans kwiJazz kunye neHeritage Fest yalo nyaka bakumangaliso kwidesika yokungena ehotele. Nangona amagumbi esekhona kuzo zombini iimpelaveki nge-27-29 ka-Epreli kunye ne-3-6 kaMeyi ngeempelaveki zomnyhadala, anokonyuka kwamaxabiso amakhulu ancanyathiselwe kuwo.
Ngokomyinge, iihotele kwi-Big Easy zinyuse amaxabiso azo nge-79% xa kuthelekiswa namaxabiso azo aqhelekileyo, ngokophando. Kwaye oko kubaqalayo. Amanye amaziko ahamba phambili kwiminyhadala ngakumbi. IHotele i-O'Keefe Plaza, emi kumbindi wesithili samashishini eNew Orleans, igqitha loo mndilili phantse ngokuphindwe kabini. Apho, igumbi eliqhele ukuya kwi-84 yeedola ngobusuku ngoku zidweliswe kwi-210 yeedola ngeempelaveki zeJazz kunye neLifa leMveli. Oko kuguquguquka kubonisa ukunyuka kwexabiso le-150%.
I-Park St. Charles, esembindini wedolophu yaseNew Orleans, nangona kunjalo, ihamba kunye nesithsaba somkhweli. Amagumbi ahlala axabisa i-79 yeedola apho anyuke ukuya kwi-249 yeedola ngobusuku ngango-Epreli ukuya ekuqaleni kukaMeyi, emele i-215% yokuphakama kwexabiso.
Abakhenkethi baya kufumana imeko efanayo kuwo wonke umbindi wesixeko, nangona kunjalo. Ngokwenene, elona gumbi limbini lifikelelekayo libiza i-239 yeedola ngobusuku kwimpelaveki yokuqala (ngomhla wama-27–29 kuEpreli) weJazz Fest. Impelaveki yesibini (ngoMeyi 3–6) iya kuba lula ngakumbi kwi-wallet kubahambeli bomnyhadala kunye nelona gumbi lifumaneka ngexabiso eliphantsi elibhalwe kwi-210 yeedola.
Abathandi beJazz abafuna ukuhlala ngaphakathi kwikota yembali yesiFrentshi baya kufuneka bachithe nangakumbi - kufutshane ne-300 yeedola kwiimpelaveki zombini. Ngaba oko kuthetha ukuba abahambi bebhajethi bashiywe phezulu kwaye bomile? Akunjalo ukuba bazimisele ukuphuma baye kwihlomela-dolophu yesixeko. Amagumbi ajikeleze iSikhululo seenqwelomoya saMazwe ngaMazwe saseLouis Armstrong asenokufunyanwa nge-100 yeedola.
