Izinsuku ezimbili zokuqala ze-40th uhlelo lwe-World Travel Market (WTM) eLondon wabona abaphathi abaphezulu bezimboni zezokuvakasha bekhuluma ngomnyakazo wabo olandelayo webhizinisi kanye nemibono yekusasa.
Abatshalizimali babona amahhotela njengesiphakamiso esishisayo ngenxa yokwanda kwezinombolo zabahambi emhlabeni jikelele, ngokusho kwe- Hilton isikhulu.
UMsombuluko wabona Simon Vincent, iphini likamongameli omkhulu we-Hilton kanye nomongameli we-EMEA, batshela izethameli ze-WTM London ukuthi ukunyuka kwezindiza zebhajethi kanye nezigaba ezimaphakathi, ikakhulukazi e-China, kusho isidingo esikhulayo semikhiqizo yamahhotela kuwo wonke ama-spectrum.
"Amahhotela njengesigaba sempahla kubatshalizimali asephenduke isiphakamiso esikhanga kakhulu," esho.
Manje i-Hilton inamahhotela angu-516 emhlabeni wonke angaphansi kwemikhiqizo engu-17 kusukela kokunethezeka kuye kubhajethi. Kodwa kuze kube ngu-2006 okuwukuphela komkhiqizo kwiphothifoliyo yayo eyayisebenza ngaphandle kwaseNyakatho Melika kwakunguHilton uqobo. Inkampani ezimele i-Blackstone yakhokha amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-26 kuleli qembu ngo-2007 futhi yaqala ukunweba emazweni omhlaba ngaphambi kokuba ibonakale esidlangalaleni futhi yaphuma ngonyaka odlule.
Manje, kusho uVincent, izinhlobo ezifana neMotto, Hampton kanye neDoubletree zihlezi eduze kwamagama afana noConrad noWaldorf Astoria. Uthe lokhu kusho ukuthi leli qembu lingagcina ukwethembeka kumakhasimende alo, ikakhulukazi amalungu ayizigidi eziyi-100 nangaphezulu ohlelo lwayo lwe-Hilton Honours. "Bayajabula ukushintsha phakathi kwemikhiqizo," esho. “Bangama-road Warriors phakathi nesonto kodwa abathengi abawubukhazikhazi ngezimpelasonto nangamaholidi. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi sibe naleyo ngxube. ”
Ubize iSaudi Arabia neTurkey njengezindawo ezinkulu zokukhula kweqembu. Uthe i-Egypt ibe “yinselelo enkulu” kulandela ukuvinjelwa iminyaka emine izindiza zase-UK eziya eSharm el-Sheikh, okwasuswa ekupheleni kuka-Okthoba. Uthe izakhiwo zaseLondon "zindiza ngokuphelele", ngenxa yobuthakathaka be-sterling, kodwa wachaza lesi simo "njengenselele enkulu" ezifundeni zase-UK.
U-Hilton ugubha iminyaka engu-100th unyaka, kulo nyaka futhi uVincent uthe unomlando wokuziqhenya. “Sisungule i-chocolate brownie, i-Pina Colada kanye nesaladi ye-Waldorf. Saba ngabokuqala ukunikeza i-air conditioning ne-room service,” usho kanje.
Umsunguli kanye ne-CEO yenkampani yenethiwekhi yaseYurophu ebiza kancane Wizz Air wabelane ngeresiphi yakhe yempumelelo emangalisayo yenkampani ngoSuku Lwesibili lwe-WTM.
UJózsef Váradi inkampani yakhe yezindiza yabika inzuzo enkulu yama-Euro ayizigidi ezingu-292 ngonyaka odlule, yachaza ukungaqiniseki kwebhizinisi lendiza, yathi: “Awazi ukuthi kuzokonakala. Into oyaziyo nje ukuthi kukhona okuzokonakala nendlela oqhuba ngayo ibhizinisi.”
Echaza ngokungena kwakhe kwezokundiza, ngesikhathi engena embonini yezindiza eqondisa iMalev Hungarian Airlines, eyayiphethe ifulegi laseHungary kwaze kwaba ngu-2012, uthe: “Akekho owaqonda ukuthi ngenzani, kuhlanganise nami. Ngaleso sikhathi ngangicabanga ukuthi ngenza iphutha elikhulu. Bekuyisinqumo esihle kakhulu engake ngasithatha.
“Lokho kwangiholela kuWizz Air. Ngaxoshwa kwaMalev kwadingeka ngithole umsebenzi omusha. Siyinkampani yezindiza esebenza kahle, eqine kakhulu. Yilelo bhizinisi esikulo.
U-Varadi washiya i-Malev ngo-2003 futhi wasungula i-Wizz Air, manje esebenzisa imizila engu-700 eya ezindaweni ezingu-151.
Wengeze wathi: “Asilona ibhizinisi elisiza abantulayo. Sidinga ukwenza imali futhi kufanele senze inzuzo ngamasu. Asindizi imizila ngenxa nje yokundiza. Yonke imizila kufanele ibe nenzuzo.”
Inkampani yezindiza yasungula isigaba sase-UK, i-Wizz Air UK ngonyaka odlule. “Ibe nenzuzo kusukela ngosuku lokuqala. Sibheka iLondon njengemakethe yamasu e-WizzAir, ”engeza.
UVaradi uthe ubona iBrexit njengethuba.
“Kusukela ngevoti leBrexit, iWizz Air ikhule ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-60 e-UK. Sithanda imakethe yase-UK futhi sithanda ukusebenza kwethu e-UK. Sibheka iBrexit njengethuba lethu. I-UK isalokhu inamasu kakhulu ngathi, kungakhathalekile ukuthi kwenzekani ngeBrexit.”
Ukuqhubeka nendikimba yezindiza, usuku lwesibili lwe-WTM London nalo lwabona Virgin Atlantic uthembisa ukuguqula isikhumulo sezindiza saseManchester sibe "inqaba yaso enyakatho", izinhlelo zokunweba okulindeleke ukuthi zidalulwe ngosuku lokugcina lwe-WTM London.
Eseshini emcimbini we-ExCeL, isikhulu esiphezulu Shai Weiss uthembise isimemezelo sangoLwesithathu, “Mhlawumbe okuthile okuphathelene nokushabalala kukaThomas Cook.” Umsebenzisi obhidlikile ubenenombolo yemizila enqamula i-atlantic ehleliwe esuka esikhumulweni sezindiza esisenyakatho futhi i-Virgin kungenzeka ithathe indawo eminingi yale.
"Sihlose ukusebenzela iNorthern Powerhouse nenqaba esenyakatho," esho. “Sesivele sengeze ezinye iNew York, Barbados neLas Vegas futhi sizokwenza okwengeziwe. Siyinkampani ethwala impahla enkulu kunazo zonke ene-Virgin Connect futhi itheminali entsha inegumbi lokuphumula le-Virgin kanye negumbi lokuphumula lamaHolide e-Virgin. Kithina, yithuba elihle kakhulu lokusebenzisa imali.”
Uthe ubenesu “Win in Manchester” ngaphambi kokuwa kukaThomas Cook. Inkampani ethwala impahla manje isisesimweni sokunwetshwa, esho, ngemuva kokwakhiwa kabusha kwenkampani nozakwethu i-Delta engu-49% okubone ukuthi ilahle imizila engenzi nzuzo.
“Isu lethu likhulu kakhulu lokuba yilungu lomndeni wakwaDelta futhi sifuna ukubukwa njengengane enhle kakhulu futhi ebukekayo,” esho.
Izinguquko zibandakanya ukuvalwa kwezinsiza zaseDubai, uWeiss athe azizange zithole inzuzo eminyakeni engu-11. I-Virgin isanda kwethula isevisi ye-Heathrow-Tel Aviv futhi iqala izindiza eziya e-San Paulo zisuka e-Heathrow ngonyaka ozayo.
U-Weiss uveze ukuthi inkampani yezindiza ibifuna ukuqalisa kabusha izindiza ezisuka e-Heathrow ziye e-Japan, kodwa ifuna ukushintsha izikhumulo zezindiza isuke endaweni ebiyibhekise eNarita, iye e-Haneda, eseduze nedolobha.
Naphezu kwesu lakhe lokwandisa, u-Weiss uthe "akanankinga" nezingcingo ezivela kwa-KLM ukuze abathengi bacabangele ukundiza kancane. Kodwa wengeze wathi: “Uma ubheka ibanga elingu-1,500km kuya phezulu, abantu badinga ukundiza, angikholelwa ekubuyeleni emuva.
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