I-Expedia Inc. ithi isisebenzise imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-20 zamaRandi phakathi nezinyanga ezingu-12 ezedlule ekukhangiseni "okuqondene neFlorida", okuhlanganisa izimakethe zethelevishini, izindawo zomsakazo, nezibhengezo ze-inthanethi namagama ayinhloko.
Kodwa inkampani ese-Bellevue, e-Wash. futhi ithi lesi sibalo singase sehle uma isiShayamthetho saseFlorida siqhubekela phambili nezinhlelo zokwenza izikhungo zezokuvakasha ku-inthanethi ziqoqe futhi zikhokhe izintela ngenani eliphelele lamahhotela abalikhokhisa abathengi - kunomkhuba wabo wamanje wokukhokha izintela kuphela ngenani eliphansi abaxoxisana ngalo namahhotela.
“Ziningi izindawo ezinamabhishi. Ziningi izindawo ezingagculisa umuntu ohambela izindawo zokungcebeleka,” kusho uBrent Thompson, iphini likamengameli wezindaba zikahulumeni kwa-Expedia, ngeledlule. “Futhi isihambi sokungcebeleka sivumelana nezimo kakhulu futhi sisabela kakhulu emananini.”
Lokho kubuyiselwa emuva kufike njengokwesekwa okwakhelwe e-Florida Senate ukuze kuqoqwe izintela zamahhotela nezokuthengisa ngenani eliphakeme. Izifunda zaseFlorida ziphikise iminyaka ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha nge-inthanethi kufanele isivele ikhokha ngenani eligcwele, futhi abenzi bomthetho bavele babonakale benozwela njengoba befuna ukupeca enye imbobo yesabelomali sezigidigidi zamarandi.
Izifunda nabalingani bazo, okuhlanganisa namaqembu athile amahhotela nezikhungo zezokuvakasha, abakhathazwa izinsongo zale mboni. Bathi izinkampani ezifana ne-Expedia ngeke ziyeke ukumaketha iFlorida kubathengi ngenxa nje yokuthi izintela zikhushulwa ngokuqhubekayo - ikakhulukazi njengoba abaningi balabo bathengi sebevele befuna ukuvakashela izwe eliyikhaya lezinto ezikhangayo kusukela e-Walt Disney World kuya eSouth Beach.
“Angikholwa ukuthi bangayeka ukuthengisa indawo okuyiwa kuyo,” kusho uStuart Blumberg, umongameli weGreater Miami & The Beaches Hotel Association.
I-Expedia igcizelela ukuthi kungenzeka.
“Angicabangi ukuthi kuyinto ebambekayo ukubeka ingxabano yokuthi izinguquko kunqubomgomo yentela azidali izinguquko ekuziphatheni,” kusho uThompson. “Izimakethe ziyasabela. Izinqubomgomo zentela zinomthelela ezinzuzweni kanye nendlela amabhizinisi asebenza ngayo.”
