Ulwazi oluvela kubahlalutyi boshishino ludiza ukuba iyure engaphambi kwasezinzulwini zobusuku ngoBubusuku bangaphambi kweKrisimesi iphawula elona xesha liphezulu lokuthenga enyakeni kubanikazi beehotele abathengisa amakhadi esipho kunye namava.
Icandelo lekhadi lesipho ehotele lifumana ukukhula okukhawulezayo, okuxabisa malunga nama-60 eebhiliyoni zeedola, kwaye libonisa umndilili wokukhula wonyaka we-14%. Iingcali zoshishino zidize ukuba elona xesha lokuthenga lixakekileyo enyakeni liphakathi kwentsimbi ye-11 ebusuku kunye ezinzulwini zobusuku ngoBusuku bangaphambi kweKrisimesi, njengoko abafika emva kwexesha bekhetha izipho ezinamava endaweni yezinto ezibonakalayo ezilungiselelwe abo babathandayo.
Ngaphaya koko, amakhadi esipho ehotele athandeka ngakumbi ngamashishini kurhwebo lweshishini, abakhetha ukunika amakhadi esipho kumalungu eqela, abachaphazelekayo, kunye nabathengi abaxatyisiweyo endaweni yeziphazamisi zeKrisimesi.
Ngexesha lasemva kobhubhane, abathengi baye baphinda baphonononga izinto eziphambili kubo kwaye ngoku babeka phambili ukunika amava kunye neenkumbulo ngaphezulu kwezipho zomzimba. Inzuzo yamava esipho kukuba banokubonelelwa ngedijithali, ukuvumela abaphi bezipho ukuba banikele ngamava acingisisiweyo kude kube ngumzuzu wokugqibela ngaphambi kweKrisimesi. Abaninzi iihotele amava elona mfuno liphezulu lokuthengisa amakhadi esipho kunye neevawutsha zamava ngeyure yokugqibela yoBubusuku bangaphambi kweKrisimesi, kwaye kusekho inani elibalulekileyo lokuthengisa ngoSuku lweKrisimesi. Ezi ntengiso zihlala zisenziwa ngabantu abalibele ukuthenga isipho, bazive bengakhange banike ngokwaneleyo, okanye basebenzise ithuba lokuthengisa ngoSuku lweKrisimesi.
Iihotele ngoku ziyakwazi ukwenza ingeniso eyongezelelekileyo ngokusebenzisa itekhnoloji entsha ukuthengisa iintlobo ngeentlobo zeemveliso kunye neenkonzo ngaphaya kwamagumbi nje. Ngokubandakanya amakhadi esipho kwiminikelo yabo, iihotele azikwazi ukuguqula iindwendwe zibe ngabaxhasi abafuna ukwabelana ngesipho samava ehotele, kodwa zitsala abathengi abatsha. Esi sicwangciso singqineke sisebenza kakhulu, njengoko i-72% yeendwendwe ziphela zichitha ngaphezulu kwexabiso lokuqala lekhadi lesipho abalifumanayo.
Icandelo lekhadi lesipho alandi nje kuphela, kodwa liqhuba utshintsho. Ngaphambili, ibibandakanya ukukhetha isixa esiyimali kwisipho, kodwa ngoku ijikeleza ekukhetheni iipakethe kunye namava anjengendawo yokutyela okanye i-spa iintsuku ukulungiselela isipho kumamkeli. Oku kuxhamlisa abaniki bezipho ngokubavumela ukuba banike amava awodwa, abamkeli abanokudala iinkumbulo ezixabisekileyo, kunye neehotele ezinokuvelisa ingeniso eninzi eyongezelelweyo ngaphaya kwendawo yokuhlala.
