Uma umnotho ungena ethangini, abantu bahlala emakhaya. Kodwa kulabo abasazimisele ukubona ukuthi yini ekhona, kukhona amadili amangalisayo okufanele abe nawo.
Amahhotela, izindawo zokungcebeleka nemizila yokuvakasha ihlinzeka ngamanani aphansi kakhulu futhi yenza konke abangakwenza ukuze bagcwalise amagumbi, okuhlanganisa nokuhlangana nezinkampani zezindiza ukuze zinikeze amadili alula. Futhi abathengi abanolwazi bangathola izinzuzo.
Isibonelo: Le ntatheli isanda kubhuka i-suite ye-Waldorf Astoria e-Palm Springs, e-Calif., endaweni nge-Priceline.com cishe ngama-$130 ngemva kwentela - phakathi nempelasonto yeholide, hhayi ngaphansi. Nakuba besingazi ukuthi sizophelelaphi, i-"Spa Villa" engu-900-square-foot lapho sigcine khona ukuhlala ikleliswe ngempelasonto ezayo ngama- $679 ngobusuku.
I-Walt Disney Co. iphinde inikeze ngokuhlala ubusuku obuyisikhombisa ezindaweni zayo zokungcebeleka ze-Walt Disney World, okuhlanganisa izinsuku eziyisikhombisa zamathikithi epaki, ngentengo yobusuku obune nezinsuku ezine zamathikithi. Futhi iphonsa ikhadi lesipho elingu-$200 elingasetshenziselwa ukudla nokuthengiswayo.
Ngokomkhulumeli we-Web site yenhlangano yezokuvakasha, izivumelwano zokuvakasha azikaze zibe ngcono kusukela ngemva kuka-9/11.
Nansi eminye imibuzo nezimpendulo mayelana nokuthi hlobo luni lwamadili akhona nokuthi ungawanqamula kanjani.
Q: Kungani izinkampani zinikeza amanani anjalo okunciphisa manje?
IMPENDULO: Emhlabeni jikelele, amanani okuhlala nawegumbi ehlile njengoba uhambo lwebhizinisi lwehlile futhi abavakashile behlala ekhaya ngenxa yokuwohloka komnotho. NgokukaSmith Travel Research, ukuhlala emahhotela aseNyakatho Melika kwehle ngamaphesenti ayi-10.3 ngoNovemba kusukela ngonyaka owedlule, kwafinyelela kumaphesenti angama-52.3. Isilinganiso sansuku zonke sehle ngamaphesenti angu-3.3, saya ku-$101.84, kuyilapho imali engenayo ngegumbi ngalinye etholakalayo yehle ngamaphesenti angu-13.3, yaya ku-$53.28.
Ngamanye amazwi, amahhotela agcwele cishe uhhafu kulezi zinsuku. Futhi uma uyikhasimende elikhokhayo, abaphathi bazimisele ukukunqamula isivumelwano.
Umbuzo: Kungani amanani ehhotela asemthethweni, athunyelwe evame ukuba phezulu kakhulu kunalawo ongawathola ngenkampani yezokuvakasha noma isizindalwazi sezokuvakasha?
IMP: Amahhotela awakuthandi ukwehlisa amanani awo athunyelwe, ngoba abanye abantu bazimisele ukukhokha leyo ntengo - futhi labo bantu basiza ekugcineni.
Ngemva kokuhlasela kwamaphekula ngoSepthemba 11, amahhotela ehlisa amanani futhi ahlupheka iminyaka ngemva kwalokho, ngokusho komkhulumeli wakwaSmith Travel Research uJeff Higley. Manje kungenzeka ukuthi baphonse imali yamahhala ukuze bagcine amakhasimende ejabule.
“Kunokuba behlise amanani abo, bazama ukuhlanganisa amaphakheji ukuze bengeze inani esilinganisweni,” kusho u-Higley.
Ngakho-ke, uma ungakwazi ukuthola isilinganiso esisikiwe, u-Higley uthi, bheka indawo yokupaka yamahhala ye-valet, ukufinyelela ku-inthanethi mahhala noma isidlo sasekuseni samahhala - amahhotela angase azimisele ukuphonsa lezi zindleko zamahhala.
Q: Emuva emgqeni: Ngiyithola kanjani inani elishibhile?
IMP: Amanye amawebhusayithi anikeza izaphulelo ezeqisayo emakamelweni amahhotela. I-Priceline.com manje isinikezela ngamagumbi amahhotela e-New York ezindaweni ezinezinkanyezi ezi-3 ngo-$99 futhi e-Washington, DC, ngo-$59. (Le ntatheli ayikhumbuli ihlala noma kuphi eNew York ngemali engaphansi kuka-$100, njalo.)
Okubanjiwe ukuthi abasebenzisi kufanele balethe amanani abo nolwazi lwekhadi lesikweletu ngaphambi kokwazi ukuthi iyiphi ihhotela abazohlala kulo.
"Izindawo zokuhlala zingaphansi kwengcindezi futhi amanani ngokuvamile ayehla," kusho isikhulu esiphezulu sePriceline.com Inc. uJeffrey Boyd etshela i-Associated Press.
Ngenxa yokuthi amahhotela nezinkampani zezindiza zihlala zingaziwa kuze kube ngemva kokuthenga, zingakwazi ukugcina amanani azo athunyelwe, kuyilapho zithengisa i-inventory engenalutho ngomzuzu wokugcina ukuze zithole izaphulelo ezinkulu - isaphulelo esifika kumaphesenti angu-50 emagumbini amahhotela esifika kumaphesenti angu-60 emalini yendiza.
Umkhulumeli wesifazane uJeanenne Tornatore we-Orbitz Worldwide Inc., ephethe i-Cheaptickets.com kanye ne-Orbitz.com, uthe ngisho namanani amahhotela abekwe obala ayehla. E-Las Vegas, amanani aphansi kwezinye izimo ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-50 - futhi eHawaii, cishe amaphesenti angu-40 - kusukela ngasekupheleni konyaka odlule.
"Amanye alawo mahhotela ezinkanyezi ezi-4 e-Las Vegas abevame ukuthenga ama-dollar angu-200 kuya kwangu-250 aku-$80 kuya ku-$120," esho.
I-Vegas.com, ephethwe yiGreenspun Family of Companies, ithe amanani amagumbi ngoJanuwari ehle ngamaphesenti angama-33 ukusuka onyakeni odlule, aya ku-$92 esuka ku-$138 ngobusuku ngokwesilinganiso.
"Kukhona izindinganiso ezingakholeki njengamanje," kusho uBryan Allison, iphini likamongameli wezokuthengisa weVegas.com. “Kukhona amakhredithi okudla neziphuzo, amakhredithi okugembula. Kuyasikhuthaza ngempela isidingo.”
Olayini be-cruise nabo behlisa amanani. Uhambo lwase-Caribbean lobusuku obuhlanu olusuka e-Carnival Corp., lusuka ku-Mobile, Ala., luthengiswa e-Orbitz ngo-$249 ngencwajana yekhuphoni engu-$200 — amaphesenti angu-75 esaphulelo senani lencwajana.
Q: Izinkampani zinganikela kanjani ngamadili anjalo futhi ziphile?
IMP: Ezimweni eziningi, amahhotela azuza ngokuba khona kwakho nje, uma kwenzeka uchitha imali kokunye, njengesevisi yasekamelweni, ukudla endaweni yokudlela noma ukwelashwa kwe-spa.
Isikhulu Esiphezulu Sezezimali sakwaDisney, uTom Staggs, ngenyanga edlule uthe isivumelwano sesikhombisa kwabane "bekuwukuhwebelana okuhle." Cishe, uma sezisezindaweni zokungcebeleka, izivakashi zichitha usuku lonke epaki zithenga izinja ezishisayo, u-ayisikhilimu, amanzi asemabhodleleni nezinto eziyisikhumbuzo.
Isaphulelo sifinyelela cishe kumaphesenti angama-25, kusho u-Staggs, futhi empeleni besingengcono kunesivumelwano inkampani eyasinikeza emuva ngo-2003. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wathi, ukubhukha kusengaphambili ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kuya kulo Mashi ozayo, okwake kwaba khona isikhathi. phansi ngamaphesenti angu-10 kusukela onyakeni ngaphambili, behle ngamaphesenti angu-6 ekuqaleni kukaDisemba, ngenxa yengxenye enkulu yesivumelwano.
Q: Ingabe izintengo zizobuyela emuva - futhi amadili azoshabalala - njengangemuva kuka-9/11?
A: Akwenzeki lokho.
Umhlaziyi wehhotela nekhasino i-Oppenheimer & Co. uDavid Katz uveza ukuthi izimo zezivumelwano zokuhamba zihluke kakhulu kulokhu.
Ngemva kuka-September 11, 2001, uKatz wathi, “kwakuyisimo esasibangelwa ukwesaba ukuhamba ngendiza.” Ngalesi sikhathi, abathengi balahlekelwe izigidigidi zamadola ngokulingana kwekhaya kanye nokubamba kwamasheya - ingasaphathwa, ezimweni eziningi, imisebenzi yabo.
“Lokhu kuhluke ngokuphelele,” esho. “Indaba yezomnotho hhayi indaba yokwesaba. Ngemuva kwe-9/11, abantu nezinkampani babenemali. Manje abakwenzi nje.”
