eTN: Sinjani isimo uma kukhulunywa ngezokuvakasha eCosta Rica?
UCarlos Ricardo Benavides Jimenez: Njengawo wonke umhlaba, kwehle kancane, ngoba imakethe yethu enkulu i-United States, futhi iNyakatho Melika ngokwayo icishe ibe ngamaphesenti angama-62 emakethe yethu, ngakho-ke lapho iNyakatho Melika yehla, ezokuvakasha zethu nazo. yehla kakhulu. Kodwa siphinde sagcina ezokuvakasha ezisezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu, lezo ezihamba ngokwesibonelo ku-Hyatt noma kuma-Four Seasons, ezisafika, akunandaba ukuthi isiphi isimo esibucayi njengamanje. Besilulame kancane ngo-Agasti nangoSepthemba, futhi sithemba ukuthi sizogcina inqubekela phambili yethu, futhi mhlawumbe sisize kancane ngabavakashi abaza ngo-December ukuze sibe nokulahlekelwa okungekuhle ngo-2009 wonke cishe -6 noma -7 iphesenti; yilokho esikubikezelayo njengamanje.
eTN: Abadlali bomoya base-United States, behle noma bahlala befana?
U-Benavides Jimenez: Nokho, abanye babo bancipha, kodwa hhayi ngenxa yokuntuleka kwabantu abahamba ngendiza, kodwa isibonelo, endabeni ye-Delta, kwakungenxa yamandla emikhumbi, futhi kwakungeyona eyonga kakhulu uphethiloli ngokwayo, isikhathi eside kangaka. uhambo, isibonelo, olusuka eNew York luya e-San Jose, ohambweni lwamahora angu-5, lwaba luhle kakhulu kubo ngazo zonke izindiza. Ezinye izindiza zehlise ubukhulu bezindiza, zizama ukuletha izindiza ezigcwele futhi azidingi nhlobo izindiza ezivela ezingxenyeni ezahlukene. Kodwa zonke zisandiza. Asikalahlekelwa yinoma yiluphi uhlobo lwenkampani yenethiwekhi. Eqinisweni, sengeze abathwali ababili abasha abavela e-United States. Sengeze i-JetBlue eqale izindiza ezisuka e-Orlando ziqonde e-San Jose, futhi sengeza i-Spirit Airlines nayo eqale izindiza ezisuka e-Ft. Lauderdale e-United States, futhi ngonyaka odlule sasungula iFrontier Airlines esuka e-Denver.
eTN: Ushilo ukuthi i-5 star tourism yaseCosta Rica yinkinga enkulu. Uzibonile izintengo zehla zamahhotela?
Benavides Jimenez: Cha, hhayi okuningi, hhayi okuningi. Sinefilosofi - uma wenza umkhiqizo wakho ushibhe kakhulu, futhi abantu bajwayele ukukhokha i-$1 into oyaziyo ukuthi ibiza amadola ayikhulu, uma usubuyile ukuzobakhokhisa i-$100, bazophendukela kuwe bathi, kodwa lokho bekubiza u-$1, futhi uzobatshela, cha kube khona inkinga, ngiyaxolisa. Uma uzokhokhisa u-$1, mhlawumbe yingoba ubufanele u-$1 hhayi u-$100.
eTN: Ngiyayithanda le filosofi, kodwa kuyiqiniso yini ukuthi amahhotela alandela ifilosofi yakho?
U-Benavides Jimenez: Abazange behle kangangokuthi benze indawo oya kuyo ishibhile kakhulu. Behla kancane, kodwa esakwenza kwaba enye into - senza amaphakheji akhethekile. Isibonelo, uma uhlala ubusuku obu-3, sizokunikeza ubusuku obu-2 mahhala; uma uhlala ubusuku obu-5, sizokunikeza ubusuku obuhle noma isidlo samahhala samahhala endaweni ye-spa, kanye nokuvakasha okunesizotha. Ngamanye amazwi, ebesifuna ukukwengeza bekungewona umkhiqizo oshibhile, kodwa engeza umkhiqizo owengeziwe kulokho okukhokhayo. Ngaleyo ndlela, umkhiqizo wakho uyohlale unenani elivamile, kodwa abantu bazozizwa bethola okwengeziwe ngalokho abakukhokhayo.
eTN: Ngaphandle kwaseNyakatho Melika, e-United States, eCanada, yiziphi ezinye izinjongo onazo?
Benavides Jimenez: Izinjongo zethu eziyinhloko iSpain, Germany, France, England, bese kuba ukuvakasha kwesifunda okuvela eMelika Ephakathi, nase-United States, Canada, naseMexico. Ngingathi kusuka kuphayi omkhulu ongafana namaphesenti angama-75 wehluzo.
eTN: Izindawo eziningi ezingitshele ukuthi zibona umehluko omkhulu esibalweni sokuhlala phakathi kwe-Europe neNorth America. Ingabe nawe uke wabhekana nesimo esifanayo?
Benavides Jimenez: Yebo, ngoba kulo lonke ishadi, izindleko bezilokhu zehla, ngakho-ke lokho kusho ukuthi imali engenayo evela kwezokuvakasha nayo izokwehla - akunakugwenywa. Kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi sizokwelulama lokho ngonyaka ozayo. Ngicabanga ukuthi siyakubona lokho - izinombolo ezizayo.
I-eTN: Athini ama-airlink akho njengamanje oqhamuka eGermany? Ingabe zikhona izindiza eziqashiwe noma zisekelwe ezindizeni zezentengiso?
Benavides Jimenez: SineCondor. I-Condor yenza izindiza ezimbili zamasonto onke, futhi besizama ukwenza iLufthansa mhlawumbe izame indiza eyodwa ngqo eSan Jose, ngoba iningi labantu kufanele liye eMadrid futhi lidlule ngendlela yase-Iberia noma liye e-United States ngendlela ye-Continental futhi bese wehla. Kodwa imakethe ikhona. Sinolaka kakhulu eJalimane; ukukhangisa okuningi okwenzeka eJalimane, imikhankaso eminingi yokubambisana ikakhulukazi yabaqhubi bezokuvakasha abafana no-Tui, futhi sinamandla kakhulu, kakhulu, kakhulu eJalimane. Kuyimakethe enhle kithi.
eTN: Ngaphandle kombono wakudala, ingabe ikhona imakethe ye-niche abantu okufanele bayazi ngayo eCosta Rica?
U-Benavides Jimenez: Ikakhulukazi, esikukhuthaze njalo i-eco-tourism - amabhishi, izintaba-mlilo, imvelo - leyo yimigomo yethu eyinhloko. Futhi ngihlale ngitshela abantu, asiphelele ku-eco-tourism, kodwa okungenani siyalwa. Ngakho-ke ukuze sigcine ezokuvakasha kwemvelo njengemakethe yethu enkulu, sinamaphesenti angama-25 ezwe lethu elivikelekile. Sinamaphesenti angu-4.5 azo zonke izinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo emhlabeni ezikhona e-Costa Rica. Ngakho sivikela leyo ngxenye eyimvelo. Ngakho-ke, uma ufuna ukubona imvelo, uma ufuna ukubona amahhotela anenkontileka nemvelo engqondweni, ngezinga eliphakeme kakhulu, uya eCosta Rica.
eTN: Uma uqhathanisa i-GDP nezokuvakasha, ibaluleke kangakanani ezokuvakasha eCosta Rica?
Benavides Jimenez: Ngaphandle kwe-inter-continental, ngoba ayikho indlela yokukala i-inter-continental, ezokuvakasha ziyinombolo yokuqala.
eTN: Wenzani uhulumeni? Izolo, sizwe uGeoffrey Lipman ekhuluma ngoMgwaqo Wokubuyisela. Ingabe zonke lezi zintuthuko ezithakazelisayo ongabambisana nazo?
Benavides Jimenez: Yebo, kodwa, esikwenzile ikakhulukazi ukukhuthaza ezokuvakasha zendawo; zama ukugcina ezokuvakasha esivele sinazo.
I-eTN: Abafundi bethu bangochwepheshe bemboni yezokuvakasha - laba abenzeli bezokuvakasha, ama-tour operators, ama-PR, izintatheli. Ingabe kukhona ofuna bakwazi ngeCosta Rica?
U-Benavides Jimenez: Uma ufika e-Costa Rica, uthola indlela yokwenza ezokuvakasha, futhi ekugcineni ubhejela ikusasa - ngekusasa lakho nekusasa lamadodana akho nabazukulu bakho kanye nabazukulu bakho, ngoba sizama ukugcina umyalezo wokuthi ungenza ezokuvakasha ngokuhlonipha imvelo, futhi esikhathini esizayo, uma singakwenzi lokho, akukho okunye okuyobaluleka ngaphandle kwalokho esikwenzile ngemvelo. Siyazi ukuthi esikhathini esizayo, njengoba abaningi besho, impi enkulu izoba ngeyamanzi nokudla, ngakho-ke uma ufika ezweni lakithi, siyakholelwa kulolu hlobo lokwenza izinto - ukuthi yonke into ingaba sezingeni. imvelo kanye nenqubekelaphambili kanye nezokuvakasha.
