Okokuqala kwaba ukhiye, kwase kuba ikhadi lepulasitiki futhi manje sekuyikhadi lezinkuni

BOULDER, CO (August 19, 2008) – Amakhadi Aqhubekayo, umkhiqizi wekhadi lokuqala likakhiye wehhotela lezinkuni lase-United States, namuhla umemezele ukuthi amakhadi abo alungele imvelo azoqala ukubonakala emahhotela e-Denver ngesikhathi seDemocratic National Convention. Amakhadi Esimeme abambisene nomkhiqizi wawo, i-CPI Card Group, ukuze banikele ngamakhadi angaphezu kuka-70,000 abolayo emzamweni omkhulu wokunciphisa udoti nomthelela omubi kwezemvelo odalwe amakhadi okhiye bepulasitiki bendabuko.

Amakhadi Esimeme ahlotshiswe ngelogo yeKomidi Lokusingatha Lakwa-Denver 2008 futhi enziwe ngokhuni oluvunwa ngokuqhubekayo, okuwenza abe isikhumbuzo esifiselekayo somcimbi oyingqopha-mlando. Amakhadi azosebenza ukuqinisa imizamo yokwenza iNgqungquthela yalo nyaka ibe ngeyemvelo engcono kunayo yonke eyake yaba khona.

Esetshenziswa cishe iminyaka eyishumi eYurophu, amakhadi okhiye wokhuni afakazele ukuthi ahlala isikhathi eside ngokulinganayo ekhadini likakhiye wepulasitiki wendabuko, kodwa, ngokungafani nepulasitiki, izinkuni ziwumthombo ovuselelekayo futhi obolayo. Ngokushintsha amakhadi epulasitiki abe ngokhuni olubolayo, amahhotela nezindawo zokungcebeleka zinganciphisa udoti wepulasitiki ngamathani angu-1,300 ngonyaka - inani lemfucumfucu yepulasitiki ekhiqizwa amakhadi okhiye behhotela bendabuko e-US kuphela. Isisindo kanye nokuminyana kwale mfucuza kulingana nomthamo wezindiza eziyisikhombisa ezingama-777.

“Sesifinyelele eqophelweni lapho abathengi bengasafuni ukuya njalo emahhotela nezindawo zokungcebeleka ezingalandeli imikhuba yebhizinisi eliluhlaza,” kusho uGreg Hartmann, umongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Sustainable Cards. “Umgomo wethu uwukunciphisa udoti wamakhadi ongaboli ube ngu-zero phakathi nomhlangano nonyaka wonke ngokukhuthaza ukusetshenziswa kwamakhadi ethu okhuni alungele imvelo kuwo wonke amahhotela aseMelika.”

I-Democratic National Convention 2008 izoba ngo-Agasti 25-28, 2008 e-Pepsi Centre. Izihambeli zehhotela ezilindelwe ezingu-35,000 zizosebenzisa Amakhadi Okusimama ngokhuni okokuqala ngqa e-US.