Imboni yezokuvakasha yaseThailand ibhekene nesikhathi sokuhlola. Njengoba izisekelo zezomnotho zase-Thai zihamba phambili kanye ne-baht okungenzeka ibe buthaka, yini elindelwe umkhakha wezokuvakasha wase-Thai?
Izindaba ezingezinhle zigcwele izibikezelo zansuku zonke ngentengo kawoyela; ukwandisa amanani okudla; izinhlekelele zemvelo kanye novalo lwezombangazwe. Ingabe lokhu kuzoba nomthelela omubi ekuthutheleleni kwe-Thailand okuthatha uhambo olude nohambo lwasekhaya, nakho?
Ngikholwa ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha yase-Thai isendaweni ehlanganayo ebalulekile. Ukuthi uhulumeni wase-Thailand ukuphatha kanjani ukungeneliseki okwandayo kwamanani aphezulu kanye nokuntula ukuzethemba komphakathi kuzohlolwa ngokuthi bangabonisa ngokushesha kangakanani ukuthi izimpilo zabantu zansuku zonke zizothuthuka.
Umsebenzi onzima futhi uzodinga ubuholi obuqotho obugxile ezweni kuqala kunabo. Nokho izingqapheli eziningi zezombusazwe zikholelwa ukuthi lokhu akwenzeki ngokuphatha okukhona manje.
Umphumela osheshayo wokunyuka kwamanani kawoyela wukuthi bambalwa abantu abahambayo. Umbiko wakamuva wezimboni uphakamise ukuthi ukuhamba kwezindiza emhlabeni wonke bekunciphile futhi zimbalwa izinkambo ezenziwayo uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule. Isidingo sokuhamba sicutshungulwa kahle. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinkinga zezomnotho zezinkampani zezindiza ezibhekene namaphesenti angu-50 ezindleko zazo ukuze nje zikhokhele uphethiloli kanye nokuncipha kwenani lamakhasimende. I-THAI International (TG) isanda kukhansela izindiza zayo eziqondile eziya eNew York futhi yehlisa uhlelo lwayo lwe-Los Angeles oluya e-Bangkok lusuka nsuku zonke lwaba izikhathi ezinhlanu nje ngesonto. Kuzoba nokunye okuningi okufanayo ngisho nokuvalwa.
Umthombo wemboni ohlonishwayo uveze ukuthi izinkampani zezindiza zinezindleko ezinkulu zezindiza, uphethiloli kanye nezindleko zokufika esikhumulweni sezindiza saseThailand iSuvarnabhumi Airport. Izinkampani zezindiza zinenkinga yokuhamba kwemali. Izinkampani zezindiza ezengeziwe zizobhekana nesimo esibucayi semali phakathi namasonto. Amaphepha kazwelonke abevele ebika ngokuvalwa okungenzeka kweNok Air, ngenxa yokulahlekelwa okukhulu. Inkampani yezindiza enesabelomali esincane iyizelamani yase-THAI.
Ababuthaka bayakuwa ngasendleleni, kepha abanamandla bayakuhlehla. Imizila embalwa, izinketho ezimbalwa kanye nezintengo eziphakeme kakhulu. Akusona isimo esinempilo embonini ethembele kakhulu ezindizeni zokuthutha izivakashi, ngamaphesenti angama-80 afika ngendiza.
Ukwenyuka kwamanani kawoyela akusho nje ukwenyuka kwezindleko kodwa ukukhuphuka kwamandla emali. I-Vietnam ne-India inezinga eliphezulu kakhulu lokwehla kwamandla emali e-Asia. IVietnam ihamba phambili ohlwini ngamaphesenti angama-25. Ingcindezi eyengeziwe yokuntanta i-dong ingaholela ekwehleni okuzoba nomthelela eThailand naseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia.
I-baht, imali yaseThailand, ilahlekelwa ukukhanya kwayo, idola elibuthakathaka lidale i-baht ebukekayo enamandla kodwa bhekisisa izinga le-baht/euro futhi i-baht ibe buthakathaka ngamaphesenti angu-8 ezinyangeni ezi-3. Ubunzima bokuthola izingcaphuno ekuthengeni kwe-baht phambili kushiye abambalwa ukuthi bacabange ukuthi ukulungiswa okubalulekile kungenzeka. Izindaba ezinhle kwezokuvakasha zaseThailand kanye nokuthunyelwa kwezimpahla kwamanye amazwe, kodwa zibeka ingcindezi enkulu nakakhulu yokwehla kwamandla emali kuhulumeni njengoba intengo yempahla evela kwamanye amazwe ikhuphuka.
Izintengo zokudla ziba ukukhathazeka komhlaba wonke. Ukudla okuphehla uphethiloli kanye nokushoda kwerayisi kuyizihloko zezindaba. Irayisi lase-Hom Mali, irayisi elidumile lase-Thai elinephunga elimnandi, lenyukile ngonyaka odlule lisuka cishe ku-Bt 900 ($28) isaka ngalinye (50kgs) ngasekupheleni kuka-2007 laya ku-Bt 1850 ($58). Inkukhu nengulube nazo sezivukile. Ingulube ngamaphesenti angama-50 uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule. Umphumela ophelele, izindleko eziphakeme, hhayi kuphela kubathengi basekhaya kodwa nabavakashi.
Inkokhelo, amandla kanye nezindleko zezinto zokusetshenziswa, kuyanda. Izithako ebhodweni lokupheka lomnotho zibukeka zizobila. Ukuthi uhulumeni upholisa kanjani izinto kuzobaluleka esikhathini esifushane. I-OPEC idinga ukuhola, kodwa ingabe izimisele ukukhulisa umkhiqizo? Abaningi abacabangi. Njengoba kubikezelwa i-$ 250 kawoyela womgqomo ngamunye, abakhiqizi bazo zonke izinto ezingavamile, bangalindela inzuzo enempilo, kodwa ngaziphi izindleko? Abantu bamazwe ampofu kakhulu emhlabeni basengozini enkulu njengoba ukudla kuncipha futhi amanani entengo enyuka.
Kuthiwani ngohulumeni? Lo mbhali akakaze akhathazeke ngokuthi izwe libhekene nengwadla yezinhloso ezimbili ezizophonsela inselelo osopolitiki abanekhono. I-People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) kanye neqembu eliphambene nedemokhrasi abanakho ukufana okuncane nomfelandawonye obusayo oholwa ngumholi wePeople Power Party kanye noNdunankulu uSamak Sundaravej. Ngokujabulisayo, ukuthunyelwa okuningi kwenziwa ngaphandle kolwazi lwezivakashi ezivakashelayo, nokho izwe libhekene nesikhathi esinzima futhi zimbalwa kakhulu izinhlelo zokuxazulula izinkinga zomnotho ezikhona zivela kuhulumeni ogxile ekubhaleni kabusha umthethosisekelo, ukuze avumele abangaphambilini. abangani nosopolitiki babuyele emandleni.
Kodwa yiziphi izindawo ezikhanyayo? I-Tourism Authority (TAT) isajabule ngokuthi ingafinyelela umgomo wayo kulo nyaka wezivakashi eziyizigidi eziyi-15.7 kanti i-China, i-India kanye nezokuvakasha kwezokwelapha zisiza ukukhulisa amanani. Futhi mhlawumbe sizokwenza, kodwa njengoba owayenguNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha ka-D. Suvit Yodmani ehlonzwe ngokufanele, ikhwalithi hhayi ubuningi mhlawumbe umgomo okhiqiza kakhulu weziphathimandla zethu zezokuvakasha kazwelonke.
Njengoba kulindeleke ukuthi kube namakamelo amahhotela amasha angu-20,000 azongena kulayini e-Thailand ngo-2011, ingcindezi yokuthi izivakashi eziningi zigcwalise lawa magumbi amasha izoba phezulu kubanikazi bamahhotela. Izindaba ezinhle kubasebenzeli nabavakashi… kufanele kugcine amanani ehhotela encintisana iminyaka eminingi ezayo.
U-Andrew J. Wood uyilungu lohlelo lwenxusa le-eTN. Ungumphathi jikelele we-Chaofya Park Hotel & Resorts futhi unezikhundla ezimbalwa e-Skal International.
