Abaqhubi bezokhenketho baphumelele isivumelwano esikhulu malunga nokubhukisha ixesha lonyaka olandelayo we-Oberammergau Passion Play. Banikwe ixesha elingaphezulu lokuhlawula ibhalansi kwindawo ebekiweyo eyabelwe ukuhlawulwa kwediphozithi. Ukuthengiswa kwamatikiti kunye neephakheji zendawo yokuhlala kuye kwacotha, ngakumbi eMntla Melika, kangangokuba kukho uloyiko lokuba amawaka ezabiwo kuya kufuneka abuyiswe engathengiswanga.
Umdlalo we-Passion ka-2010 uvulwa nge-15 kaMeyi, kwaye ixesha liqala kwiveki yokuqala ka-Okthobha. Ingxaki yabaqhubi bezokhenketho kukuba ikomiti eququzelelayo e-Oberammergau yafuna intlawulo epheleleyo ukuphela kukaSeptemba kulo nyaka, kodwa bambalwa abantu abakulungeleyo ukuzibophelela kukhenketho lwaseYurophu ukuza kuthi ga ngoku kwimo yezoqoqosho yangoku.
Iinkxalabo zabaqhubi bezokhenketho zithathelwe phezulu yi-ETOA, eyamkele amanyathelo okususa umgaqo-nkqubo wentlawulo.
Abaqhubi bezokhenketho babebekelwe indawo ebekiweyo yokubhatala idipozithi yeepesenti ezingama-20 ngo-2008, kwaye ibhalansi epheleleyo ibifanele ukuhlawulwa nge-30 kaSeptemba kulo nyaka. Ikomiti eququzelelayo e-Oberammergau yamkele ukuba enye idiphozithi yethutyana ye-30 yepesenti kufuneka ihlawulwe ngo-Septemba, kwaye imali eseleyo yokugqibela i-50 yepesenti kufuneka ihlawulwe ngoJanuwari 31, 2010.
Amagama okurhoxisa ahlengahlengisiwe ukuya kwiipesenti ezingama-20, kunye nomrhumo wokuqala wokubhukisha ukuba amatikiti abuyiselwe ngaphambi kweentsuku ezingama-91 phambi kokuqala kwephakheji.
Ngokubalulekileyo, abaqhubi bezokhenketho bayakufakwa kwi-2 yee-euro (kunye ne-19 yepesenti ye-VAT) kubo bonke abakhweli abanamalungiselelo aquka indawo yokuhlala kwiilali ezingaphandle kwe-Oberammergau, i-Unterammergau, ne-Ettal.
Olu tshintsho luza kuhamba ngandlela ithile ekujonganeni neenkxalabo zabaqhubi bezokhenketho abebenexhala lokuhamba kancinci kubhukisho lweOberammergau.
“Le minyinyiva yamkelekile kakhulu. IPassion Play lisiko eliyimbali kunye nenkuthazo enkulu kukhenketho lwaseYurophu olungenayo, utshilo uTom Jenkins, umlawuli olawulayo, i-ETOA. "Kodwa ke, ngenxa yemeko zentengiso ezibonakala zinzima kakhulu kulo nyaka, le minyinyiva ibifuneka ngamandla ukuthintela abaqhubi bezokhenketho ekulahlekeni ulwabiwo lwabo lwetikiti ukuze bazikhusele kwiilahleko ezinokubakho ngendlela engaqhelekanga."
IOfisi yabakhenkethi yeSizwe yaseJamani eLondon nayo ilwamkele utshintsho kumalungiselelo entlawulo kwaye kwingxelo yavuma ukuba ukuthathwa kwabathengi beephakeji zase-Oberammergau kuhamba kancinci. “Siyazi kakuhle imeko ethile yabathengisi ababonisa amalungiselelo ePassion Play phantsi kwemeko yezoqoqosho yangoku.
“Kufuneka umgudu odityanelweyo ngabo bonke abachaphazelekayo, kwaye i-GNTO ikhuthaza iipakethe ukuxhasa abaqhubi bezokhenketho abajamelene nokunciphisa ukuzithemba kwabathengi kula maxesha angaqinisekanga. Ngokuqinisekileyo siyasamkela isigqibo sabaququzeleli e-Oberammergau sokuba banike indawo yokuphefumla abaqhubi bezokhenketho ekufuneka bephendule kolu ngenelelo lucothayo. ”
Amaxabiso aphindwe kabini ukusukela kwisizini ephelileyo ngo-2000. Oku kungqamene nokudodobala kweemarike zokuhamba eMntla Melika. Kule minyaka idlulileyo, i-Oberammergau itsale iindwendwe ezingama-500,000 ngelixesha lePassion Play kwaye inkcubeko iye yaba ngumnyhadala omkhulu wenkcubeko kwii-Alps zaseBavaria kanye kwiminyaka elishumi.
I-Oberammergau Passion Play ihlala ithengisa iinyanga ezininzi ezizayo. Iibhloko zeqela zeephakeji ezibhukishwe ziicawa zaseMelika zinqabile kulo nyaka.
"Kubalulekile ukuba i-Oberammergau Passion Play ibe yimpumelelo," utshilo uTom Jenkins. “Iminyaka ibisesinye sezona zinto zibalulekileyo kwezokhenketho ezingenayo e-Yurophu, kwaye ke yinto engacingekiyo ukuba kungasilela. Siyazamkela iintshukumo ezenziwa yikomiti yokuququzelela ukwenza isakhelo sentengiso esibhetyebhetye esidibana nezinye iimfuno zala maxesha atshintshiweyo. Ziindaba ezimnandi kakhulu ukuba baqala iphulo lokushicilela kunye nePR ukukhulisa ibango, kanye xa kufuneka njalo. ”
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- The problem for tour operators was that the organizing committee in Oberammergau had demanded full payment by the end of September this year, but few people are prepared to commit to a European tour so far ahead of time in the current economic climate.
- We certainly welcome the decision of the organizers in Oberammergau to give some breathing space to the tour operators having to respond to the slow uptake.
- Tour operators were originally allocated a block of reservations on payment of a 20 percent deposit in 2008, and full balances were due for payment by September 30 of this year.
