E-NEW YORK - Ukucasuka kwezombusazwe ngokusetshenziswa kwemali yomphakathi ezinzuzweni zezinkampani kusaba izinkampani eziningi ekusebenziseni imali yohambo olusemthethweni futhi kungase - uma kungabhekwa - kubize izinkulungwane zemisebenzi embonini yezokuvakasha yase-US, ngokusho kwabaholi bamahhotela, amakhasino kanye nezindiza.
Imizamo yokudweba konke ukuya ezikhungweni zemihlangano efana neLas Vegas njengoba ama-boondoggles azolimaza, angasiza, umnotho kanye nokubambezeleka kokululama, izinduna zezokuvakasha zitshele iReuters Travel and Leisure Summit eNew York kuleli sonto.
"Kuyihlazo ngempela embonini yezokuvakasha yase-US kanye nemboni yezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke," u-Dara Khosrowshahi, isikhulu esiphezulu se-Expedia Inc., inkampani yezokuvakasha yase-US No. 1, etshela ingqungquthela ngoLwesibili.
“Kube khona lokhu konakala kokuhamba kwezinkampani nokuhamba ngamaqembu okusongela ukulimaza kakhulu ingqalasizinda yokuhamba. Siyethemba ukuthi inkulumo izoncipha ngoba ilimaza ibhizinisi. ”
Inqwaba yezinkampani zase-US ezidonsa kanzima, kusukela kwabaphambili bezezimali i-American International Group Inc. kanye ne-Citigroup Inc. kuya kumkhiqizi wezimoto i-General Motors Corp (GM.N), zithole izikweletu zikahulumeni noma okunye ukusekelwa ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule.
Osopolitiki, bezwa ukuhlehla ngokumelene nokuhaha nobuwula bezinkampani, bavele balithola ithuba lokusebenzisa imali yalezi zinkampani, ngemuva kokuba izimali zomphakathi ziqinisekise ukuthi ziyaphila.
“Awukwazi ukuthatha uhambo oluya e-Las Vegas noma wehlele e-Super Bowl ngemali yabakhokhi bentela,” kusho uMongameli u-Barack Obama edume ngoFebhuwari.
Izinkampani ezisezingeni eliphezulu manje ziyakuxwaya ukuheha ukunaka ngohambo oluwubukhazikhazi. I-Wells Fargo & Co, ethole amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-25 ohlelweni lwe-bailout lukahulumeni, yayinohlelo lokuthumela abasebenzi bomshwalense abangu-40 engqungqutheleni yaseLas Vegas izinsuku ezimbalwa kodwa banquma ngokumelene nalo ukuze bagweme ukukhala komphakathi.
Ukudubelwa phansi kwe-Las Vegas nezinye izikhungo zomhlangano kwenza isimo sibe sibi kakhulu, kusho abaholi bezimboni.
NgoLwesithathu, i-US Travel Association yethule umkhankaso wayo othi “Meetings Mean Business” (www.meetingsmeanbusiness.com), umzamo weqembu labahwebi kule mboni wokuhlehla ukuphikisana nokukhuluma nokuvimbela izinkampani ukuthi zikhansele izinkulungwane zemicimbi.
"I-pendulum isijike kakhulu," kusho uRoger Dow, umongameli we-US Travel Association ngoLwesithathu. "Isimo sokwesaba sidala ukuhlehla okungokomlando kwemihlangano yebhizinisi nemicimbi, okunomthelela omubi emabhizinisini amancane, kubasebenzi baseMelika nasemiphakathini."
Imihlangano, imihlangano emikhulu kanye neminye imicimbi yenza cishe amaphesenti angu-15 akho konke ukuhamba e-US, ngokusho komkhankaso, ukudala imali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-101 ekusetshenzisweni kwemali, imisebenzi eyisigidi kanye nentela ecishe ibe yizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1 yentela yombuso, yesifunda neyendawo.
"Ukuthatha lo mbono ongemuhle ngaso sonke isikhathi uma uvakashela e-Las Vegas njengamanje njenge-boondoggle kumane nje kuwubuwula," uStephen Holmes, isikhulu esiphezulu senkampani yamahhotela ne-timeshare i-Wyndham Worldwide Corp. etshela ingqungquthela ye-Reuters ngoLwesibili. “Kwenza umonakalo omkhulu embonini efana neyethu ehlinzeka ngemisebenzi futhi egqugquzela umnotho.”
Isikhulu sekhasino e-Las Vegas, uSheldon Adelson, sihleke isimo esisha sokwesaba ukuzijabulisa emicimbini exhaswe yizinkampani.
“Kuchazani lapha? Ukuthi uhulumeni, ngemali yabakhokhi bentela, uzovumela kuphela abantu ukuthi baye ezindaweni lapho bengakwazi ukuzithokozisa khona, lapho kufanele bazonde khona?” U-Adelson, isikhulu esiphezulu se-casino opharetha i-Las Vegas Sands Corp. kanye nephayona lebhizinisi lomhlangano, utshele ingqungquthela ngoLwesibili.
Izinkampani zezindiza nazo ziyakuzwela.
“Imizamo kaKhongolose yokukhombana ngeminwe iholele ekutheni amabhizinisi, kokunye, angafuni ukuthi ngisho nabadlali bawo abasezingeni eliphezulu bahambe, besaba ukuthi bazobukeka sengathi benza okungalungile,” uDoug Parker, isikhulu esiphezulu se-US Airways Group Inc. , etshela ingqungquthela ngoLwesibili.
“Lokho akuyena ngempela umshayeli wendiza ethambile njengamanje, kodwa akusizi. Futhi ngiyazi ukuthi ayisizi izindawo ezifana neLas Vegas,” kusho uParker. “Akuyena umshayeli kodwa kunesandla kulokhu. Yinye esicabanga ukuthi ayilungile futhi ilimaza umnotho wethu, ayisizi.”
