Idolobha lase-Atlanta licele inkantolo ephakeme yase-Georgia imvume yokuqhubeka nokulandela icala eliphakeme elithi izinkampani zezokuvakasha nge-inthanethi zifaka emaphaketheni ezigidi zamaRandi emalini yentela yamahhotela ngokungemthetho.
Idolobhakazi lifuna ukubuyisela intela yehhotela neyokuhlala ezinkampanini ezingu-17 zokubhuka kohambo lwe-inthanethi, okuhlanganisa i-Expedia, Travelocity.com, Hotels.com, Priceline.com ne-Orbitz. Kepha izinkampani eziku-inthanethi zithi azibophezelekile ukukhokha futhi, noma ngabe bezikhona, idolobha bekumele lilandele izintela ngokuphatha ngaphambi kokufaka icala.
Izinkampani zezokuvakasha eziku-inthanethi zingaphansi kokuhlaselwa okusemthethweni kulo lonke elaseGeorgia - nasezweni lonke - njengoba amadolobha efuna ukubuyisela imali yentela athi ngeyazo ngokufanelekile. Intela yehhotela neyokuhlala yehhotela lase-Atlanta namakamelo amamotela, isibonelo, ingamaphesenti angu-7. Le ntela, njengezinye ezweni lonke, yashaywa yaba umthetho njengendlela yokwenza imali engase isetshenziselwe ukuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha.
Ijaji leNkantolo Ephakeme Yesifunda sase-Muscogee muva nje libambe ukuqulwa kwecala ukuze linqume ukuthi i-Expedia kufanele ikhokhe intela yehhotela neyokuhlala edolobheni lase-Columbus. Ijaji likahulumeni e-Rome lingamele icala elifuna isimo sesigaba egameni lamadolobha afuna izimangalo ngokumelene nezinkampani zezohambo ze-inthanethi ezingu-18.
Ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, ijaji lombuso e-San Antonio livumele icala lesenzo sekilasi egameni lamadolobha ase-Texas ukuthi liqhubekele phambili ngokumelene nezinkampani zezokuvakasha eziku-inthanethi.
Amacala aqulwa ngesikhathi lapho abantu abaningi ngokwengeziwe bebhukha amahhotela ku-inthanethi. NgoMeyi, i-National Leisure Travel MONITOR yabika ukuthi abavakashi bezokungcebeleka manje basebenzisa i-inthanethi ukuze babhukhe ukubhuka kohambo ngamaphesenti angu-56, kusukela kumaphesenti angu-19 ngo-2000.
NgoMsombuluko, iNkantolo Ephakeme yaseGeorgia ilalele izimpikiswano mayelana nokuthi kufanele ilichithe yini icala ledolobha lase-Atlanta noma ilivumele liqhubeke liqulwe icala.
Inkantolo ephakeme kufanele inqume ukuthi, ngaphambi kokufaka icala ngoNdasa wezi-2006, idolobha bekufanele lihlole ukuthi yimalini ezintela ezikweletwa izinkampani eziku-inthanethi, linikeze izinkampani isaziso esibhaliwe futhi, uma inani laliphikisana, livumele Ibhodi Lokubuyekeza Ilayisensi yedolobha ukuthi bamba ukulalela.
Inkantolo ibuyekeza isinqumo sangonyaka odlule seNkantolo yokuDluliswa kwamaCala yombuso, eyathi idolobha bekufanele lidlule kulolo hlelo. Uma sivunyelwa ukuthi sime, isinqumo sizoba ukunqoba okunemali enkulu ezinkampanini eziku-inthanethi ngoba isimiso seminyaka emithathu semikhawulo sizovimbela idolobha ekulandeleni izintela eziqoqwe izinkampani eziku-inthanethi ekuqaleni kwale minyaka eyishumi.
Kuze kube manje, alikho ijaji e-Georgia elikhiphe isinqumo mayelana nomsuka wengxabano: noma ngabe amadolobha alahlekelwa inani elithile lentela isikhathi ngasinye lapho ihhotela noma igumbi le-motel libhukhwa futhi likhokhelwa ngezinkampani ezisekelwe kuwebhu.
Ngokwamaphepha asenkantolo, izinkampani eziku-inthanethi zinkontileka namahhotela namamotela zamagumbi amaningana ngamanani “okukhulu” okuxoxiwe ngawo. Izinkampani eziku-inthanethi zinquma umaki bese zibeka izinga “lokuthengisa” umthengi azolikhokha. Izinkampani eziku-inthanethi zamukela izinkokhelo zekhadi lesikweletu ngenani legumbi, kanye nezintela nezindleko zamasevisi. Babuyisela isilinganiso "se-wholesale", kanye nentela elinganiselwe yalelo nani, ehhotela.
Ayikho intela yehhotela neyokuhlala ekhokhwayo ngomehluko phakathi kwentengo ye-wholesale nentengo yokudayisa, kusho uBill Norwood, ummeli wedolobha, kusho uMsombuluko.
Kodwa uKendrick Smith, ummeli wezinkampani eziku-inthanethi, uthe ngenxa yokuthi amafemu asekelwe ku-inthanethi awathengi noma awaqashi amagumbi amahhotela, awakhokhi intela.
“Asiwona amahhotela,” kusho yena. “Asikwazi ukuqoqa izintela.”
UJustice Robert Benham unikeze uSmith umbono oqanjiwe wenkampani eku-inthanethi ekhokhisa ikhasimende u-$100 ngekamelo, nakuba imakethe yayo yayingama-$50. Izintela ziqoqwa ngaliphi izinga? ebuza.
Izinga lika-$50 elikhokhwe inkampani eku-inthanethi ehhotela, kuphendula uSmith. Wengeze ngokuthi amanani okuxoxiswene ngawo phakathi kwamahhotela nezinkampani eziku-inthanethi ayimfihlo.
UJustice George Carley wabe esephawula ukuthi amakhasimende angena ngaphakathi akhokha yonke intela yentela engamaphesenti angu-7 kumazinga avamile amagumbi. Kepha uma izinkampani eziku-inthanethi ziqoqa izintela kuphela ngamanani athengiswayo, "idolobha liyakhubeka," kusho yena.
USmith utshele inkantolo ukuthi uma idolobha lifuna ukuzama ukuqoqa izintela ezinjalo, kufanele lilandele umthetho futhi linikeze izinkampani eziku-inthanethi isilinganiso sokuthi zikweleta malini - zingayi enkantolo zimelelwe abameli abazimele "bezentengiselwano".
"Leli icala lokuqoqwa [kwentela]," kusho uSmith. “Bafuna imali eningi.”
Engxoxweni yocingo, u-Art Sackler, umqondisi omkhulu wenhlangano yabahwebi kule mboni, i-Interactive Travel Services Association, uthe ukumangalelwa kwedolobha kuphambene. Imodeli yebhizinisi yezinkampani eziku-inthanethi ilungile kubathengi ngoba ibenza bakwazi ukuhlanganisa amanani amahhotela futhi kusiza ezokuvakasha, esho.
“Bazama ukwenza okuthile okungabulala noma konakalise leli hansi elizalele iqanda legolide,” kusho uSackler.
Kodwa uC. Neal Pope, ummeli waleli dolobha, wathi i-Atlanta isebenzisa imali yentela yasehhotela ukuze ithuthukise ezokuvakasha.
“Idolobha lingasebenzisa, ake sithi, emaRandini angu-5,000 XNUMX ale mali yentela ukuze lithumele ithimba labantu base-Atlanta lilethe umcimbi onjengomqhudelwano webhola lezinyawo elithambile noma ikhonsathi engangenisa amakhulu noma izinkulungwane zabantu edolobheni ukuze ziwubone, ” kusho uPapa. “Lapho idolobha liphucwa izigidi zamaRandi kule mali, uyabona ukuthi ibaluleke kangakanani le mali yezokuvakasha.”
