Umongo wobukho bethu: IJetwing Lake iphumelela iPATA Gold Award yokusebenza ngokuzinzileyo

Iihotele zaseJetwing, elona chibi likhulu kwesi siqithi lisandula kuzukiswa ngePATA yodumo (Pacific Asia Travel Association) yeGolide Award 2018 ngeyona nkqubo ibambekayo yendalo esihloko sithi 'The Essence of Our Being'- kugxilwe kwiinzame zokuzinza ezenziwe kwiJetwing Lake , Dambulla. Obu bubungqina obukhulu bokuzibophelela kukaJetwing kwindalo esingqongileyo nakuluntu ngaphezulu kweminyaka engama-45.

Kudala ngaphambi kokuba ukhenketho oluzinzileyo luqwalaselwe kolu shishino, uJetwing uphonononge iindlela zokunciphisa ifuthe kwindalo esingqongileyo kunye nokugcina ubudlelwane obusondeleyo nabo bonke abachaphazelekayo. Ekuqaleni phantsi kweProjekthi yoMhlaba ongunaPhakade, uJetwing wayegxile kumalinge okufikelela eluntwini, uzinzo, iiprojekthi ze-eco kunye neenkqubo zoluntu. Ukuphucula ukujolisa kwayo kunye nokukhawulezisa iinzame kwimimandla ephambili yempembelelo, iJetwing kutsha nje ihlengahlengise isicwangciso sayo sokuzinza kunye neenkalo ezintandathu ekugxilwe kuzo- amandla kunye nekhabhoni, amanzi nenkunkuma, ukwahlukahlukana, uluntu nenkcubeko, usapho kunye nokufumana kunye nemveliso. Iindawo eziphambili ekugxilwe kuzo zinegalelo elibonakalayo ekuphuculeni izigqibo, utyalomali kunye neenkqubo kwiJetwing Lake.

Ibekwe kwi-5km ukusuka kwidolophu yaseDambulla, iJetwing Lake yenzelwe ukusuka emhlabeni ukuya kuzinza ngangokunokwenzeka, ukutshatisa imeko-bume yangaphakathi ngokwandisa umoya wendalo kunye nokukhanyisa, kunye nemibala ethulweyo ukuxhasa indawo engqongileyo. Ukujonga itanki lamanzi eSiyambalaweva, indawo yokuphumla ibandakanya amagumbi e-deluxe angama-78, amagumbi aphezulu angama-12 e-deluxe namagumbi ama-4 aneebhalkhoni zabucala neziphangaleleyo ezivumela iindwendwe ukuba zibone ubuhle beDambulla bodwa.

ILake iJetwing ibamba olona fakelo lukhulu lwelanga kwihotele eSri Lankan. Ukufakwa kwe-300kW kubandakanya iipaneli ezimbini-iprojekthi yokuqala yorhwebo elizweni ukwenza njalo-ethi ivelise umbane kumacala omabini epaneli ukwandisa isivuno nge-15%. Oku kwenza ukuba indawo yokuphumla ivelise ngaphezulu kwe-40% yemfuno zemihla ngemihla zombane wehotele. Ibhoyila ye-biomass esesikweni esebenzisa umndilili we-2,300kg yeenkuni zesinamoni ngemini ivelisa umphunga ukuze unike amandla ukufuma komphunga okubonelela nge-100% yemfuneko yomoya wehotele.

Ukongeza, akukho nkunkuma yendalo ithathwa ngaphandle kwepropathi- endaweni yayo inyangwa esizeni ukuqinisekisa i-100% yokurisayikilisha nokusetyenziswa kwesichumiso sezinto eziphilayo kwiigadi zehotele. Amanzi enkunkuma ayacocwa kwisiza, kusetyenziswa indawo yokucoca amanzi amdaka kwaye aphinde asetyenziselwe ukunkcenkceshela iigadi, njengamanzi okugungxula amaqula kwimigodi nakwiinqaba zokupholisa.

Abantu baya bexhalabile malunga nokuba ukutya ekugqibeleni kufikelela njani kwiipleyiti zabo ukuze ke kwiJetwing Lake umhlaba ongangehektare eli-1 ukhule ngokukhetha iziqhamo zengingqi, imifuno kunye namayeza angenamayeza okubulala ukhula okanye amayeza okubulala izitshabalalisi.

Ukuthintela ukufaka isandla kwingxaki yongcoliseko lweplastiki kwihlabathi liphela, iJetwing Lake inikezela ngeebhotile zeglasi ezinokuphinda zisetyenziselwe iindwendwe ngexesha lokuhlala kwazo. Iibhotile zidityaniswe kwindawo yokuhlanjululwa kwamanzi ukuze kuncitshiswe ukukhutshwa kwezithuthi ukusuka kumthombo kuye kumsebenzisi wokugqibela.

U-Hiran Cooray, uSihlalo, e-Jetwing Hotels ephawula ngale nto “Ukuzinza nokugcina eyona migangatho iphezulu ikwinqanaba eliphambili kwimisebenzi yethu kwaye lelona xabiso siphambili esilikhuthazayo koogxa bethu kuwo onke amanqanaba. Ukusukela ekusekweni kwayo, uJetwing ebenoxanduva lokubuyisela kuluntu esisebenza kulo, ukuqinisekisa ukuba iihotele zethu zinempembelelo encinci kwindalo esingqongileyo. Ukwamkelwa nokuphumelela iMbasa yeGolide kuthetha lukhulu ngemizamo yethu kwaye kubonisa ukuba sililizwe kunye nenkampani sisendleleni elungileyo. ”

Amabhaso alo nyaka atsale ungeniso lwama-200 kwimibutho engama-87 nakubantu ngabanye kwihlabathi liphela. Abaphumeleleyo bakhethwa yikomiti egwebayo ezimeleyo ebandakanya abaphathi abaphezulu abalishumi elinesine kumacandelo ezokhenketho, ezokhenketho kunye nokwamkela iindwendwe.

Usapho olukwinkampani yezokhenketho kule minyaka ingama-45 idlulileyo, iihotele iJetwing zigqithile kulindelo kuzo zonke iinkalo. Ukwakha kwisiseko sabo sokuthanda, kunye namava okwenyani, ukubuk 'iindwendwe kwesiko laseSri Lankan, ukufumanisa ubuvulindlela rhoqo kuthimba ubume boluphawu. Isiteyitimenti esomeleleyo kunye nolwalathiso olunje lwenze ukuba iihotele zeJetwing zikwazi ukuthelekelela, ziyile kwaye zilawule imimangaliso kunye nobugcisa, apho uyilo olwahlukileyo kunye nentuthuzelo entle iyancedisana kunye nokusingqongileyo. Ngokuhambelana neJetwing Hotels Sustainable Strategy, kuzo zonke iipropati iinkqubo ezizinzileyo nezinoxanduva zinikwa ingqwalaselo ngobuchule bokusebenza, uphuculo loluntu kunye nemfundo, kunye nokwazisa ukuba zezinye zeendawo zethu ekugxilwe kuzo.