Ngokocwaningo lwakamuva lomkhakha wezokuvakasha, ama-72% abantu baseMelika bahlose ukunakekela noma ukukhulisa ukuhlala kwabo emahhotela ngo-2024, ngokuphambene nokuhlala kwabo ngo-2023. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amahhotela ayaqhubeka nokuba yinketho ekhethwayo yabavakashi abazoba khona mayelana nendawo yokuhlala.
Ucwaningo olwenziwe yi-American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), luthole ukuthi u-53% wabantu baseMelika baveze ukuthi bahlose ukuhamba ubusuku bonke beyongcebeleka ezinyangeni ezine ezizayo, kanti u-32% unezinhlelo zokuhamba ngebhizinisi ubusuku bonke. Uma kuziwa ngendawo yokuhlala, amahhotela ayikhethelo eliphezulu phakathi kwezivakashi ezingaba yizivakashi, ngo-71% wabahambi bebhizinisi okungenzeka ukuthi bangama-50% abakhetha le nketho.
Naphezu kwamathemba anethemba kubanikazi bamahhotela, lolu cwaningo lwembula ukuthi ukukhula kwamahhotela namanye amabhizinisi ahlobene nokuhamba kuphazanyiswa ukwehla kwamandla emali. Ngokwemiphumela yocwaningo, ezinyangeni ezine ezizayo:
• U-56% wabaphenduli kunhlolovo uthe mancane amathuba okuthi bahlale ehhotela ngenxa yokwehla kwamandla emali
• U-53% uthe mancane amathuba okuthi bahambe ubusuku bonke ngenxa yokwehla kwamandla emali
• U-48% uthe mancane amathuba okuthi bahambe ngamabhanoyi ngenxa yokwehla kwamandla emali
• U-44% uthe mancane amathuba okuthi baqashe imoto ngenxa yokwehla kwamandla emali
Inhlolovo yenza inhlolovo yabantu abadala base-US abangu-2,202 kusukela ngomhlaka-6-7 Januwari 2024. Okunye okutholakele okubalulekile kufaka phakathi:
• U-51% wabaphenduli uthe kungenzeka bahambe ubusuku bonke ohambweni lomndeni ezinyangeni ezine ezizayo, u-39% wabo othe cishe uzohlala ehhotela.
• Abangu-38% bathi kungenzeka bahambe ubusuku bonke beyophunyuka kwezothando ezinyangeni ezine ezizayo, u-60% wabo owathi cishe uzohlala ehhotela.
• Abangu-32% bathi kungenzeka bahambe ubusuku bonke ngekhefu lasentwasahlobo, u-45% wabo owathi cishe uzohlala ehhotela.
• U-35% walabo abahlolwa baklelisa i-Wi-Fi enesivinini esikhulu njengento ephezulu yezobuchwepheshe abayicabangelayo lapho behlola amahhotela.
• U-14% walabo abahlolwa baklelisa ukungena okungenasici noma ukungena ngeselula njengento ephezulu yezobuchwepheshe abayicabangelayo lapho behlola amahhotela.
"Le miphumela yocwaningo igcizelela amandla amakhulu akhona ka-2024 kubanikazi bamahhotela nezisebenzi zamahhotela," kusho uMongameli we-AHLA kanye ne-CEO u-Chip Rogers. “Unyaka ozayo ngeke ube nezinselelo, kodwa lokhu okutholakele kukhombisa ukuthi ukwehla kwamandla emali kuvimbela amahhotela ukuthi afinyelele amakhono awo ngokugcwele. Noma kunjalo, abanikazi bamahhotela banethemba ngonyaka ozayo futhi bayaqhubeka nokuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo ezinhle kakhulu ezivakashini ngo-2024.”
Okutholwe kunhlolovo kugqamisa amathuba amakhulu alindele abanikazi bamahhotela nezisebenzi zabo ngo-2024. Nakuba ngokungangabazeki kuzoba nezithiyo okufanele zinqobe, le miphumela ibonisa ukuthi ukwehla kwamandla emali kuvimbela amahhotela ekuboneni amandla awo aphezulu. Noma kunjalo, abanikazi bamahhotela basanethemba lonyaka ozayo futhi bamagange ukuqhubeka nokuletha izinsiza ezihlukile ezivakashini ngo-2024.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- • U-51% wabaphenduli uthe kungenzeka bahambe ubusuku bonke ohambweni lomndeni ezinyangeni ezine ezizayo, u-39% wabo othe cishe uzohlala ehhotela.
- • Abangu-38% bathi kungenzeka bahambe ubusuku bonke beyophunyuka kwezothando ezinyangeni ezine ezizayo, u-60% wabo owathi cishe uzohlala ehhotela.
- • Abangu-32% bathi kungenzeka bahambe ubusuku bonke ngekhefu lasentwasahlobo, u-45% wabo owathi cishe uzohlala ehhotela.
