BANGKOK, Thailand (eTN) – Njengoba imboni yezokuvakasha nendiza yaseThailand icwila enkingeni enkulu, bonke abadlali abavela emkhakheni wezokuvakasha manje balindele uhulumeni osanda kukhethwa ka-Abhisit Vejjajiva ukuthi achaze izinto eziza kuqala ukuze avuselele imboni ewayo.
Isimo sengqondo siyadabukisa emigwaqweni yaseBangkok; cishe amasonto amabili ngemuva kokuthi ababhikishi kuhulumeni wangaphambilini waseThailand besuse ukuvimbezela kwabo zombili izikhumulo zezindiza zaseBangkok. Amahhotela abika ukuthi amanani okuhlala ehle ngamaphesenti angu-30, ngisho nangaphansi kwezinye izakhiwo; isibalo sezindiza zansuku zonke ezirekhodwa esikhumulweni sezindiza saseBangkok zishintshashintsha cishe ku-500 ngosuku, uma kuqhathaniswa nezingaphezu kuka-700 ngaphambi kwale nkinga. Izindawo zokudlela eziningi sezivele ziyivalile iminyango yazo njengoba zintula amakhasimende. Futhi amakhulu ezitolo angase alandele maduze. NgoMgqibelo odlule ebusuku ku-Silom Road, indawo yobusuku edume kakhulu e-Bangkok, ibukeke ingenalutho njengoba izivakashi ezimbalwa zibuka amadokodo aseduze komgwaqo.
Kunjalo, iTourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) kanye nezinkampani zezindiza zibheke ukwenza izinhlelo zokulungisa umthelela wezinxushunxushu zezepolitiki zakamuva. Kodwa umonakalo owenziwe esithunzini sezwe ubukeka uthatha isikhathi eside kulokhu.
“Kufanele siphinde sikhulise ukuzethemba ezweni lethu. Ngikholwa ukuthi kufanele kube umsebenzi oseqhulwini kuhulumeni omusha. Ukuxolisa okuseqophelweni eliphezulu ngokwenzekile kufanele kudluliselwe emhlabeni jikelele kanye nesethembiso sokuthi izinto ezinjena ngeke ziphinde zenzeke,” kusho uJuttaporn Rerngronasa, isekela lomphathi we-TAT we-Marketing Communication.
Kuze kube manje, yi-TAT kuphela kanye nongqongqoshe wezokuvakasha wangaphambili abathumele isixoliso kubahambi abavaleleke. I-TAT icabanga nokuthumela incwadi yomuntu siqu kubo bonke abagibeli abavaleleke ngesimemo sokubuyela e-Thailand ngamanani ehlisiwe ngesizini ezayo.
Nakuba i-TAT igcizelela ukuthi azikho izisulu ezilimazayo kunoma yisiphi isivakashi nokuthi zonke zaziphephile, isithombe esihlala njalo emhlabeni wonke kuzoba izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe zifana “nezithunjwa” njengoba zazivaleleke ezweni kungekho mancane amathuba okuthi zihambe. Isikhulu sezindiza esizinze eBangkok size saveza ukuthi abasebenzi baseThai Airways and Airports Authority of Thailand (AOT) babaleke emsebenzini wabo ngobusuku lapho ababhikishi beshaqa isikhumulo sezindiza bashiya abagibeli dengwane.
“Ngokushesha sijube abasebenzi bethu ukuthi basize ngabagibeli. Sasitholakala amahora angama-24 ngosuku ukuze sisekele izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ezazivaleleke eSuvarnabhumi. Futhi i-Association of Travel Agents kanye namahhotela yenze umsebenzi omuhle ukusiza,” kwengeza uRerngronasa.
I-TAT ibikezela ukuthi izinkinga zezokuvakasha zaseThailand manje sezizohlala phakathi kwezinyanga ezine neziyisithupha lapho izwe lilahlekelwa imali engaphezu kuka-US$ 2.8 billion emalini engenayo yezivakashi. “Sibikezela ukuthi ingqikithi yabavakashi abafika emazweni angaphandle izofinyelela ezigidini eziyi-11 kuphela ngo-2009 uma kuqhathaniswa nezibikezelo zangaphambili zezigidi eziyi-15. Silindele ukwehliswa kwabahambi abavela kwamanye amazwe abasuka ku-2.5 baye ku-2.7 million,” kusho uRerngronasa.
Izimakethe ezithintekayo kakhulu kuzoba yiJapan, China, Korea. “IJapan izoba yimakethe engenayo ethinteke kakhulu. EYurophu, ukululama kufanele kuthathe cishe izinyanga eziyisithupha. Kodwa-ke, sisabona amathuba okuthi i-Australia, i-Middle-East kanye ne-Scandinavia ibuye ngokushesha, ”kusho isekela lomphathi we-TAT Wezokuxhumana Kwezokumaketha.
Yiziphi izinyathelo ezilandelayo? I-TAT ibuyekeza izinhlelo zayo zokumaketha. Njengoba sekunokuphatha okusha, i-TAT manje izocela isabelomali esengeziwe ukuze ihlanganise ulwazi olusha nomkhankaso wokukhuthaza. Okwamanje, i-TAT igxile emakethe yasekhaya. “Sesivele sethula umkhankaso osuselwe esiqubulweni esithi “ukuvakasha ngenxa yesizwe sakho” njengoba uzosiza ukuzindla ngomthelela wezomnotho ovela emalini elahlekayo yezokuvakasha yamazwe ngamazwe. Siphinde futhi sisebenze nezinhlaka zethu zobuciko ukuze senze isiqubulo sezimakethe zethu zamazwe ngamazwe ngombono wokuthi iThailand isazinakekela izivakashi zayo,” kusho uRerngronasa.
Isekela lomphathi we-TAT liphinde laqinisekisa ukuthi i-TAT isezingxoxweni nemboni yezindiza kanye namahhotela ukuze yethule amaphakheji akhethekile anenani lokugcina. “Sinozakwethu abavela ezinkampanini ezizimele, sifuna ukukhuluma nohulumeni omusha wakwa-Abhisit ukuze sibone ukuthi i-VAT emahhotela nezindawo zokudlela ingase yehliswe yini noma sibheke ukwehliswa kwezindleko zezindiza endizela eThailand,” kusho yena. Amaphakheji okuqala ezindizeni zasekhaya asevele ehlinzekwa ngezindiza ezinkulu ezifana ne-AirAsia, i-Bangkok Airways ne-Thai Airways International.
Izinkampani zezindiza ziyakuqinisekisa ukuthi zifuna nokwesekwa ukuze kuvuselelwe izibalo eziwayo. Ngokusho kwe-AOT, isilinganiso senani labagibeli nsuku zonke ezikhumulweni zezindiza zaseBangkok sehle safinyelela ku-56,000 uma kuqhathaniswa ne-100,000 ngonyaka odlule.
“Sesivele siyivule inkhulumomphendvulwano ne-AOT ukuze sibheke izindlela zokunxeshezelwa kulandela ukushaqwa kwezikhumulo zezindiza. Singathanda ukubona ukwehliswa kwezindleko noma ezinye izikhuthazo zezimali ukuze silinganise ukulahlekelwa okutholwe phakathi nokuvalwa kwesonto elilodwa kwesikhumulo sezindiza,” kuchaza uBrian Sinclair-Thompson, umongameli weBhodi Labamele Izindiza eThailand (BAR). “Kodwa-ke manje sekumele silinde isinqumo sikaNgqongqoshe omusha wezokuThutha ngeke sikwazi ukuqagela ngomphumela.”
I-International Air Transport Association nayo icela uhulumeni ukuthi anxephezele izinkampani zezindiza ngomonakalo wezezimali futhi abheke nesixazululo sokuqinisekisa ukuthi ukulahlekelwa kwemali etholwa yiziphathimandla zesikhumulo sezindiza ngeke kudluliselwe ezinhlanganweni zezindiza.
Ngokombiko we-Bangkok Post, i-Thai Airways ilinganisela ukuthi ukuvalwa kwesikhumulo sezindiza isonto elilodwa kuhumushe ekulahlekelweni okungaba ngu-$575 million wemali engenayo.
