Njengoba amahhotela aseMumbai agasele ezihlaselweni zamaphekula ngenyanga edlule zilungiselela ukuvulwa kabusha ngemuva kwamasonto amathathu okulungiswa, izimbangi kulo lonke elasenhlokodolobha yezezimali zibheke umonakalo oqhubekayo.
Izitholi zensimbi nonogada manje babingelela izivakashi kwamanye amahhotela ezinkanyezi ezinhlanu eMumbai, njengoba ukuhlasela kwehhotela i-Taj Mahal Palace & Tower kanye nesakhiwo se-Oberoi-Trident kuphoqa imboni ukuthi ijwayelane neqiniso elibuhlungu.
Emahhotela ase-Mumbai, ukuhlasela okubulale abantu abangu-164 kwacekela phansi izingxenye ze-Taj Mahal kanye ne-Trident kanye ne-Oberoi, kusongela ukuguqula inkathi yezivakashi ephakeme ibe yindawo yokugezela.
"Ukubhuka kwamahhotela ezinkanyezi ezinhlanu kungenzeka kwehle ngezingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu kusukela kwahlaselwa," kusho uSuresh Kumar, umnikazi we-Seagull Tours & Travel agency yaseMumbai. "Imvamisa, amahhotela amaningi anezinga eliphezulu agcwele abantu abahambela ibhizinisi nezokungcebeleka kule ngxenye yonyaka, kodwa kulo nyaka iningi labo lihlala cishe ingxenye yesithathu."
Ehhotela i-Marine Plaza, elisebangeni elingamamitha angu-200 enyakatho yehhotela i-Trident ne-Oberoi, inani labantu lihle laya ngaphansi kwamaphesenti angu-50 lisuka kumaphesenti angu-92 ngaphambi kokuhlasela kwangomhla zingama-26 kuNovemba, kusho iMenenja Jikelele uSanjeev Shekhar. Uthe ibhizinisi ezindaweni zokudlela zasehhotela selicishe lancipha.
"Sibe nokuhoxiswa okuningi ngenxa yokuhlasela kwamaphekula," kusho uShekhar engxoxweni. “Umthelela esikhathini eside uzoba mubi kakhulu. Abokufika ngeke babuye isikhathi eside.”
Ukuvinjezelwa Kwamahora angama-60
Izivakashi nabasebenzi basemahhotela kanokusho badutshulwe amaphekula ayehlome ngezikhali ezizenzakalelayo, amabhomu neziqhumane. Amasosha aphinde agasela esiteshini sesitimela, isikhungo samaJuda kanye nesitolo sokudla ngesikhathi sokuvinjezelwa kwamahora angama-60, ukuhlasela kwamaphekula okubi kakhulu eNdiya eminyakeni engu-15.
"I-Mumbai izobhekana nesimo esibi," kusho u-Akash Sheth, isikhulu esiphezulu se-Raj Travel & Tours Ltd. eMumbai. "Amahhotela ezinkanyezi ezinhlanu azoshayeka kabi, ezinkampanini ezisebenza ngaphakathi nakwezokungcebeleka."
Uphiko olusha lombhoshongo we-Taj oneminyaka engu-105 ubudala, onamagumbi angu-278, luhlelelwe ukuthi luvulwe kabusha ngoDisemba 21. I-EIH Ltd.'s Trident, etholakala cishe ngamamayela amabili entshonalanga ye-Taj, nayo ihlela ukuqalisa ukusebenza ngalolo suku. U-EIH akakasho ukuthi i-Oberoi izolungela nini ukwamukela izivakashi.
Uphiko lwamagugu eTaj lungase lungaphinde luvulwe kuze kube uMashi 2010, kusho uParag Gupta, umhlaziyi weMorgan Stanley eMumbai, esitatimendeni sangoDisemba 11. Ihhotela, elinefenisha yakudala, amakhanyisa aseBelgium kanye nemidwebo nemisebenzi yobuciko yangekhulunyaka le-19, selibambe osaziwayo. okubalwa uMadonna, uGregory Peck, uNelson Mandela, uBrad Pitt no-Angelina Jolie.
Abezizwe Bahlosiwe
Imboni yamahhotela yase-India yayisivele ihamba kancane ngaphambi kokuhlaselwa, ngemuva kokuthi ukuhlinzekwa kwamakamelo kukhule ezindaweni zamabhizinisi ezinkulu kanye nezindawo zezivakashi ngesikhathi sokukhula komnotho kweminyaka emine. Umnotho ukhule ngekota ephele ngoSepthemba 30 ngesivinini esibuthakathaka eminyakeni emine, okunqanda isidingo sokuhamba.
Ukukhula kwesilinganiso samazinga ekamelo kwehle kwaya kumaphesenti angu-11 ezinyangeni eziyisikhombisa eziphele ngo-Okthoba 31 kusukela kumaphesenti angu-16 ngonyaka ngaphambili, umhlaziyi we-Citigroup Inc. u-Ashish Jagnani wabhala inothi lika-Dec. 2. Izinga lokuhlala elijwayelekile lehle lafinyelela kumaphesenti angama-64.1 lisuka kumaphesenti angama-66.8, ulinganise. U-Jagnani wehlisele phansi amahhotela ase-Indian ukuze "abambe" ngemuva kokuhlaselwa, futhi wagcina isilinganiso "sokuthengisa" ku-EIH.
Ngokungafani nokuhlasela kwangaphambilini kwamaphekula e-India, lokhu kuqondiswe ezindaweni lapho abantu bangaphandle bebuthana khona, okuwushintsho olungase luxoshe izivakashi ezicebile, kusho abenzeli bezokuvakasha.
"Abahambi baphesheya kwezilwandle manje sebebhekene nezici zokuwohloka komnotho, ubushokobezi kanye nokwesaba ukuthi abokufika bebeqondiswe ekuhlaselweni kwamaphekula eMumbai," uJyot Jhaveri, umphathi jikelele we-Birla Viking Travels Pvt. eMumbai, kusho ngoDisemba 8. "Ingxenye yabahambi abangena ngaphakathi ikhansele izinhlelo zaseNdiya, kanti abanye bahlehlisele uhambo lwabo ngoJanuwari."
Ukulahlekelwa kwemali engenayo
I-EIH, inkampani yesibili ngobukhulu yamahhotela e-India, ithola cishe amaphesenti angama-38 emali engenayo kumahhotela aseMumbai, kulinganiselwa ukuthi i-Citigroup's Jagnani. Umholo we-EIH kungenzeka wehle kulo nyaka nangolandelayo, esho.
I-Indian Hotels Co., okuyinkampani enkulu yamahhotela kuleli futhi engumzali weTaj, izophoqeleka ukuthi isebenzise imali elinganiselwa ku-4.4 billion rupees ukulungisa lesi sakhiwo, esihlanganisa u-12% wemali etholwa yile nkampani, balinganisela abakwaGupta. Amahhotela aseNdiya kungenzeka aqophe ukulahlekelwa emalini engenayo engama-rupee ayizigidi ezingama-823 ngonyaka ophela ngoMashi 31, kanye nama-rupee ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.4 ngonyaka olandelayo, esho.
USarita Hegde Roy, umqondisi wezokuxhumana komphakathi e-Taj, kanye no-Richa Thakur, umphathi wezokuxhumana e-Oberoi, abazange baphendule ama-imeyili nezingcingo.
Amahhotela ase-India ehle ngamaphesenti angu-11 kusukela ngomhla ka-Nov. 26, uma kuqhathaniswa nentuthuko ngamaphesenti angu-8 ku-India's benchmark Sensitive Index. I-EIH izuze amaphesenti angama-29 ngesikhathi esifanayo.
Ukusika Amanani
I-Indian Hotels, eyingxenye yeqembu lezinkampani zikaTata, izoqopha ukwehla ngamaphesenti angu-18 emazingeni ajwayelekile okubhukha izindlu zikanokusho, ezamabhizinisi nezokungcebeleka unyaka oqala ngo-Ephreli 1, ngokusho kukaMorgan Stanley wakwaGupta.
Amanye amahhotela aseqalile ukwehlisa amanani, kusho uKumar weSeagull.
"Amahhotela anikezela ngokungekho emthethweni izaphulelo ezingaba ngamaphesenti angama-20 ukuze ahehe izivakashi," esho. "Amahhotela afuna ukugwema ukwehlisa amanani entengo ngaphambili ngoba esaba ukuvuma ngokusemthethweni ukuthi amagumbi awo ngeke abe nalutho."
