ILondon ka-2012 iza kuba nefuthe elihle kukhenketho lwase-UK lwexesha elizayo, kodwa urhulumente kusafuneka enze okungakumbi ukunceda, batsho abathunywa kwiWorld Travel Market (WTM) Meridian Club Think Tank.
Abathengi abakhulu abasuka kwiKlabhu ye-WTM Meridian babandakanyeka kwicandelo leehotele – abanikazi behotele, abathengisi behoyile, abasebenzi abangena ngaphakathi, kunye neeNkampani zoLawulo lokuHamba (ii-TMCs) – bebedibene kumbindi weLondon kwiveki ephelileyo. Isiganeko senzeke phantsi kwemithetho ye-Chatham House, eqinisekisa ukuba zonke izimvo azibangelwa.
Uninzi lwabakhenkethi abangenayo kwigumbi bavumile ukuba “abakhange bazikhathaze” kuquka neLondon kwiiphakheji zabo ngexesha leMidlalo ngenxa yokunqongophala kwamagumbi akhoyo. Abanye abaqhubi bathathe indawo yeLondon neLiverpool, iManchester, kunye neLizwe laseNtshona ngelixa i-Edinburgh nayo yaxhamla kwishishini eligxothiweyo.
I-TMC enye ebifuna amagumbi e-London ngexesha leMidlalo elawulwa ngokugqalisela kumatyathanga ehotele anamava olwabiwo lwe-Olimpiki, ukuze xa amagumbi ebuyiselwa kwimarike evulelekileyo i-TMC ibe ngowokuqala emgceni.
Enye ingcali yaseTshayina yathi ishishini labo alikwazanga ukukhusela amagumbi kwangaphambi koMdlalo, kodwa kwiiveki ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuba amagumbi omsitho afumaneke engazange akwazi ukuwasebenzisa kweso saziso sifutshane.
Nangona kunjalo, abantu abambalwa baye baqaphela ukuba ezinye iihotele zibambele ishishini le-Olimpiki kwaye zingabuhoyi ubudlelwane bexesha elide. Omnye umntu wathi oku kushiye incasa emuncu waza omnye wathetha ngokuqhawula amaqhina okuthembana.
Xa sijonga phambili, phantse zonke iindwendwe zikholelwa ukuba iLondon ayizuzanga kuphela ekuvezweni kweMidlalo kodwa nakupapasho oluhle olunxulumene nendlela izithuthi zikawonke-wonke ezisebenze ngayo.
Nangona kunjalo, abaninzi bavakalise inkxalabo malunga neendleko zokujikeleza eLondon kubakhenkethi, ngakumbi abo bavela ezixekweni apho izithuthi zikawonke-wonke zinexabiso eliphantsi kakhulu. Inkxalabo nayo ibonakaliswe malunga neendleko zeehotele eLondon xa kuthelekiswa nezinye izixeko zaseYurophu, ukulungiselela ukuphumla kunye neendwendwe zeshishini ngokufanayo.
Ishishini elisekwe kwincwadana yaseScandinavia lathi lijonge ukubandakanya iipakethi eziya eLondon kwimveliso yencwadana ye2014 okokuqala ngqa kwiminyaka elishumi ngenxa yomdla kwi-UK emva kweOlimpiki.
Nangona kunjalo, abaninzi bavakalelwa kukuba urhulumente wase-UK akenzi ngokwaneleyo ukunceda ishishini. Abanini hotele baqaphele ngokukodwa ukuba ishishini lase-UK liphantsi kwe-VAT engama-20% ngelixa abakhuphisanayo baseYurophu behlawula amaxabiso anedijithi enye.
Iivisa zazikwayinkxalabo enkulu, ngakumbi ukunyanzelisa kwe-UK ukuba abatyeleli baseTshayina bafune i-visa eyahlukileyo ukuze batyelele e-UK, ngelixa i-visa ye-Schengen inika abatyeleli baseTshayina ukufikelela kuzo zonke iindawo zaseYurophu.
I-UK itsala kuphela iindwendwe ezingama-300,000 ezivela eTshayina ngonyaka. Kuyaqondwa ukuba iFransi - efakwe kwi-Schengen - itsala ngokuphindwe kasibhozo. Iindwendwe zaseTshayina eziya eYurophu nazo zinenkcitho ephezulu kakhulu, kwachazwa.
Uluvo lwahlulahlulwe nangona i-VisitBritish ifanele igxininise izixhobo zayo ekukhuliseni iimarike ezintsha ezifana ne-China okanye ukuzama ukufumana amashishini amaninzi kwiimarike ezimiselweyo ezifana neFransi okanye i-US.
Inyaniso yokuba urhulumente wase-UK unqumle uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwe-VisitBritish nayo yaphawulwa.
UMlawuli weMiboniso yeReed Travel World Market uSimon Press, uthe: “Kwakufanelekile ukuba i-Meridian Club Think Tank yokugqibela ka-2012 igxile kwi-Olimpiki. Kuhle kakhulu kukhenketho lwase-UK ukuba ababukeli behlabathi babone impumelelo kwaye kukho isantya esilungileyo kukhenketho.
"Ngelixa i-APD ihlala igxile kwizikhalazo zemizi-mveliso, amaxabiso e-VAT kwishishini lokubuka iindwendwe kunye nezithintelo zee-visa zikwabuyisela ishishini elingenayo e-UK, ityhila i-WTM Think Tank."
