I-Alexandria, Va. - I-ASTA iphumele obala ngokusekela imboni yezokuvakasha namuhla ephendula isitatimende sikaMongameli u-Obama mayelana nokuthi i-intanethi ithathe indawo yemisebenzi eminingi, phakathi kwabo okuhlanganisa ama-travel agents, ngenkathi ekhuluma emhlanganweni wehholo ledolobha e-Atkinson, Ill. .
Enkulumweni yakhe, uMongameli u-Obama uthe “… esikhundleni sokuvele ungene ku-inthanethi? Imisebenzi eminingi ebikade idinga abantu manje isiyazishintshashintsha.”
“Nakuba inhloso kaMengameli bekungekhona ukubukela phansi imboni yezokuvakasha, isitatimende sakhe sisenza sicace isidingo semfundo ethe xaxa kanye nokuqonda indima ebalulekile edlalwa amanxusa ezokuvakasha endaweni yemakethe yezokuvakasha yanamuhla,” kusho isikhulu se-ASTA uTony Gonchar. "I-ASTA ixhumane noMongameli ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uyaliqonda igalelo elenziwa yi-ejenti yezokuvakasha emnothweni."
Encwadini yayo, i-ASTA yazisa uMongameli ukuthi namuhla, imboni ye-ejensi yezokuvakasha yase-US "ihlanganisa cishe i-10,000 yezinkampani ze-ejensi yezokuvakasha zase-US ezisebenza ezindaweni ezingu-15,000. Sineholo lonyaka lika-$6.3 billion. Okubaluleke kakhulu, amabhizinisi ethu akhiqiza umsebenzi wesikhathi esigcwele kubakhokhi bentela baseMelika abangaphezu kuka-120,000.”
Ngaphezu kwalokho, imboni ye-ejensi yezokuvakasha yase-US:
- icubungula imali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama- $ 146 ekuthengisweni kohambo lwaminyaka yonke, okubalelwa ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-50 azo zonke izindawo ezithengiswayo. Lokhu kubandakanya ukucutshungulwa kwamathikithi angaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-50 awo wonke amathikithi endiza, ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-79 ohambo kanye namaphesenti angaphezu kuka-78 azo zonke izinkambo zohambo.
- isiza abahambi abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-144 ukuthi bafike lapho bafuna ukuya khona unyaka ngamunye.
"Imboni yezokuvakasha isalokhu iyibhizinisi elakhelwe kakhulu ebudlelwaneni bomuntu siqu," kwengeza uGonchar. “Abantu baseMelika banesifiso sokuhamba, futhi bayaqhubeka nokuphendukela kuma-travel agents ukuze benze lawa maholide amaphupho abe ngokoqobo.
“Abenzeli bezokuvakasha basebenza njengabeluleki bomuntu siqu ukuze banikeze amakhasimende abo ulwazi oluhle kakhulu lohambo ngaphambi nangemva kohambo lwawo. Ngenxa yolwazi lwabo olujulile, isipiliyoni kanye nokuxhumana kwezimboni, ama-travel agents awakwazi nje ukonga imali yamakhasimende abo, kodwa impahla yawo ebaluleke kakhulu—isikhathi sabo,” wengeza.
Izinkampani ezinkulu zaseMelika nazo ziyazuza kulwazi lwezinkampani zokuphatha ukuhamba (TMC). Abasebenzi abaqeqeshiwe be-TMC basebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bamuva nje be-inthanethi ngokuhambisana namasu okuphatha naqhutshwa ngokuvikeleka ukuze baqinisekise hhayi nje ukuthi kuhlangatshezwana nemihlahlandlela yesabelomali senkampani, kodwa nokuthi indawo yaso sonke isisebenzi esijikelezayo yaziwa esimweni esiphuthumayo. Leli zinga eliphezulu lokwengamela, elihambisana nokunaka komuntu siqu emininingwaneni, kuyisizathu sokuthi izinkampani eziningi zase-US zithembe ukuhamba kwabasebenzi bazo ezinsizeni ze-TMC enedumela elihle.
Ucwaningo olwenziwa yi-Forrester Research luthole ukuthi kwikota yokuqala ka-2010, amaphesenti angu-28 abavakashi base-US abavakashela izindawo zokungcebeleka ababhukhe uhambo lwabo ku-inthanethi bathi bangaba nentshisekelo yokusebenzisa umenzeli wokuvakasha omuhle, ovamile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ucwaningo lwe-ASTA olukhishwe ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka luthole ukuthi amaphesenti angama-51 ezinkampani zokuhamba ezisekelwe ezokungcebeleka e-ASTA abone imali ekhulayo ngo-2010 uma kuqhathaniswa no-2009.
