Umbutho iAmerican Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) namhlanje ukhuphe i-AHLA's State of the Hotel Industry 2021 ”echaza imeko ebekuqikelelwe ukuba ishishini lehotele ngo-2021 nakwixesha elizayo. Ingxelo ivavanya uqoqosho oluphezulu lokuchacha kwishishini lehotele, ifuthe elithile ekubuyeni kohambo lweshishini, kunye neemvakalelo zokuhamba zabathengi.

Lo bhubhani uye wabaxakekisa kakhulu abantu abasebenza kwicandelo lokwamkela iindwendwe, nto leyo eye yaphantse yaphantse ibe zizigidi ezine zemisebenzi xa kuthelekiswa nexesha elifanayo ngo-4. Ngelixa imisebenzi emalunga nama-2019 kulindeleke ukuba izaliswe kulo nyaka, xa iyonke, icandelo lokuhlala lijongene ne-200,000% yezinga lentswela-ngqesho, Ngokwe-Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ukongeza, isiqingatha samagumbi eehotele aseMelika kuqikelelwa ukuba ahlala engenanto ngo-18.9.

Ukhenketho loshishino, oluqulathe owona mthombo mkhulu wengeniso yehotele, luhlala lungekho, kodwa kulindeleke ukuba luqale ukubuya kancinci kwisiqingatha sesibini sonyaka ka-2021. Kubakhenkethi abahamba rhoqo kwezoshishino abaqeshwayo ngoku, ama-29% alindele ukuya kwinkomfa yokuqala yezoshishino. Kwisiqingatha sokuqala se-2021, i-36% kwisiqingatha sesibini sonyaka kunye ne-20% ngaphezulu konyaka ukusukela ngoku. Ukuhamba kweshishini akulindelanga ukuba kubuyele kumanqanaba e-2019 de kube ubuncinci i-2023 okanye i-2024.

Iindawo zokuzonwabisa kulindeleke ukuba zibuye kuqala, abathengi benethemba lokusasazwa kwesitofu sokugonya kunye nokubanakho ukuhamba kwakhona ngo-2021. Ingxelo ifumanise ukuba ukuya ku-2021, abathengi banethemba lokuhamba, nge-56% yabantu baseMelika besithi abanokuhamba ukonwaba okanye iholide ngo-2021. Ngelixa ama-34% abantu abadala sele bekhululekile ukuhlala ehotele, ama-48% athi ukonwaba kwabo kubotshelelwe kugonyo ngandlela thile.

Iziphumo eziphezulu ezivela kule ngxelo zibandakanya:

Iihotele ziya kongeza imisebenzi engama-200,000 ngokuthe ngqo yokusebenza kwehotele ngo-2021 kodwa iya kuhlala iphantse ibe yimisebenzi engama-500,000 engaphantsi kwenqanaba lezengqesho laphambi kobhubhane labasebenzi abazizigidi ezi-2.3.
Isiqingatha samagumbi eehotele aseMelika kuqikelelwe ukuba siza kuhlala singenanto.
Uhambo loshishino luqikelelwa ukuba lube phantsi kweepesenti ezingama-85 xa kuthelekiswa nango-2019 ukuya ku-Epreli 2021, kwaye emva koko luqale ukukhawuleza kancinci.
I-56% yabathengi bathi balindele ukuhamba ngokuzonwabisa, phantse isixa esifanayo kunyaka ophakathi.
Phantse isiqingatha sabathengi babona ukuhanjiswa kwesitofu njengesitshixo sokuhamba.
Xa ukhetha ihotele, ucoceko oluphuculweyo kunye nezenzo zococeko njengezona zibalulekileyo zeendwendwe, emva kwexabiso.

Covid-19 usule iminyaka eli-10 yokukhula kwemisebenzi ehotele. Ukanti uphawu lokubuka iindwendwe lithemba elingenasiphelo, kwaye ngaphandle kwemiceli mngeni ejongene nomzi mveliso wehotele, iyomelela. Iihotele kwilizwe lonke zijolise ekudaleni imeko elungele iindwendwe xa uhambo luqala ukubuya.

I-AHLA unomdla wokusebenza kunye noLawulo olutsha kunye neCongress kwimigaqo-nkqubo eya kuthi ekugqibeleni incede ekubuyiseni uhambo, ekuncedeni abanini mashishini abanini zihotele ukuba bagcine iingcango zabo zivulekile ekuqhubeni ukusasazwa kwezitofu kunye nokuvavanywa.

Ukuvuka kwakhona kwe-COVID-19, ukuvela kweentlobo ezintsha, kunye nokukhutshwa kancinci kogonyo kukongeze kwimiceli mngeni ejongene nomzi-mveliso wehotele kulo nyaka. Ngokuhamba kwemfuno yokuqhubeka nokuhamba kwinqanaba eliqhelekileyo, uqikelelo lwesizwe nolukarhulumente lwe-2021 lubonisa ukubuyela umva kolu shishino kunye nokukhawulezisa ngo-2022.

Umzi mveliso wehotele wafumana owona monakalo kulo nyaka ka-2020, okukhokelele ekuhlaleni okungabalulekanga ngokwembali, ukuphulukana nomsebenzi omkhulu, kunye nokuvalwa kwehotele kwilizwe lonke. Iihotele zezinye zamashishini okuqala achaphazeleka kulo bhubhane emva kokuba uhambo luye lwanyanzelwa ukuba lumise kwangoko ekuqaleni konyaka we-2020, kwaye iya kuba yeyokugqibela ukubuyela kwimeko yesiqhelo. Impembelelo ze-COVID-19 kumzi mveliso wokuhamba ukuza kuthi ga ngoku izihlandlo ezilithoba kunaleyo ye-9/11.

INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:

Phakathi kwabahambi bezoshishino rhoqo abaqeshwe ngoku, i-29% ilindele ukuya kwinkomfa yabo yokuqala yezoshishino kwisiqingatha sokuqala sika-2021, i-36% kwisiqingatha sesibini sonyaka kunye ne-20% ngaphezu konyaka ukususela ngoku.
Iihotele yayiyenye yemizi-mveliso yokuqala echatshazelwe ngubhubhane emva kokuba uhambo lwanyanzeliswa ukuba lume ekuqaleni kuka-2020, kwaye iya kuba lelokugqibela ukuchacha.
Ukuvela kwakhona kwe-COVID-19, ukuvela kohlobo olutsha, kunye nokukhutshwa okucothayo kwesitofu sokugonya kongeze imingeni ishishini lehotele elijongene nalo kulo nyaka.