I-VIENTIANE, i-LAOS - Imboni yezokhenketho yaseLao kunye namashishini ahambelanayo e-Vientiane afumene ukunyusa okukhulu kwezemali njengoko amawaka abakhenkethi athontelana kwi-capital Vientiane kwiMidlalo ye-25 ye-Asia-mpuma ye-Asia.
UMongameli we-Vientiane Hotel kunye neRestaurant Association, u-Oudet Souvannavong, uthe uninzi lweehotele ezingama-7,000 kunye namagumbi eendwendwe, athe umbutho walungiselela ukwamkela iindwendwe ngexesha leMidlalo ye-SEA, yayigcwele.
"Ukubhukisha okunzima kwamagumbi ehotele kuhambelana noko besikulindele," utshilo u-Oudet, esongeza ukuba malunga neendwendwe ezingama-3,000 zehotele kunye neendwendwe ezazivela kumazwe angamalungu e-Asean.
Amashishini kunye neengcali zezoqoqosho ziqikelela ukuba umtyeleli omnye uchitha ubuncinci i-US$ 100 ngosuku ngelixa ehlala eLaos. Ngaloo ndlela, ngaphezu kweedola ezingama-700,000 ngosuku ziya kujovwa kwishishini lezokhenketho laseLao kunye namashishini anxulumeneyo eVientiane.
Umongameli weLao Association of Travel Agents u-Bouakhao Phomsouvanh, uthe le mali izakunceda ishishini lezokhenketho libuyele emva kokuwa kwengxaki yemali yehlabathi, ebangele ukwehla okukhulu kwabakhenkethi abafikayo.
Malunga ne-15 ukuya kwi-20 yeepesenti yabakhenkethi balurhoxisile uhambo lwabo oluya eLaos ngasekupheleni kuka-2008 kwaye ekuqaleni kuka-2009 emva kwengxaki yemali yehlabathi kunye nokuqhambuka kwentsholongwane ye-H1N1, eyoyike iindwendwe ezininzi zaphesheya.
U-Bouakhao uthe ngaphandle kweMidlalo ye-SEA yamazwe ali-11, imboni yezokhenketho iya kuqhubeka ihlupheka ngenxa yokudodobala koqoqosho, wongeza ukuba inani elonyukayo labakhenkethi abavela kumazwe aseYurophu nalo linike ushishino amandla.
Uthe baninzi abakhenkethi abasuka kumazwe asebumelwaneni eVientiane kule midlalo. I-SEA Games ayixhamli kuphela iihotele kunye neendawo zokutyela kodwa nabathengisi abathengisa izinto ezikhumbuzayo kunye nezikipa kubabukeli.
Abathengisi abathengisa ii-T-shirts ezibonisa iflegi yaseLao ngaphandle kwe-Chao Anouvong Stadium bathi bathengise izinto ezingaphezu kwe-100 ngosuku ngenxa ye-SEA Games fever.
UPhankham Vongkhanty, onikwe amalungelo akhethekileyo yiKomiti eQuquzelela iMidlalo ye-SEA ukuba asasaze amatikiti, uthe ebengalindelanga ukuba abantu abaninzi kangaka bathenge amatikiti.
Uthe imfuno yasekhaya ibangele ukuba ikomiti eququzelelayo ibambe umdlalo webhola ekhatywayo ngoLwesine phakathi kweLaos neSingapore kwiBala leSizwe endaweni yeChao Anouvong Stadium.
Iivenkile ezininzi ze-noodle kwindawo yaseSihom kumbindi weVientiane zazizele ngabathengi njengoko amakhulu abantu aye kukhangela ukutya emva komsitho wokuvula iMidlalo ye-SEA ngoLwesithathu ebusuku. Abathengisi kwimarike yaseThongkhankham bathi abazange bawabeke amaxabiso abo, kwaye bayakuvuyela ukuthatha inxaxheba ekubambeni umcimbi kunye nabo bonke abantu baseVientiane.
UNobhala Jikelele weLao National Chamber of Industry and Commerce, uMnu Khanthalavong Dalavong, uthe utyalo-mali lukarhulumente kulo msitho luza kukhulisa ukukhula koqoqosho.
