Uhambo olushibhile: ingabe ibhamuza selizoqhuma?

Zonke izimpawu zibonisa ukuthi ukuhamba okushibhile kuzophela. Kodwa ungaligodli iholide lalo nyaka, kusho u-Nick Trend: kungaba yithuba lakho lokugcina lekhefu ngentengo efanelekile.

“Awukaze ube nakho okuhle kangaka”: leso kwakuyisihloko sethu ekhasini lokuqala kulesi sigaba esikhathini esingangonyaka esidlule lapho ngiqokomisa inani elihle ngendlela emangalisayo okufanele libe nayo abahambi bazo zonke izinhlobo.

Imali yokugibela indiza, izikebhe nezitimela, izindleko zokuqasha imoto, ngisho namaphrimiyamu omshwalense - konke bekuphansi ngendlela emangalisayo kunamanani ebesilokhu kufanele siwakhokhe eminyakeni eyishumi edlule. Ngisho namazinga okushintshaniswa kwemali yakwamanye amazwe ayebukeka ekhanga ngalesi sikhathi ngonyaka odlule: iphawundi lalibiza u-€1.41 kanye no-US$1.92, ngakho-ke amahhotela amaningi nezindawo zokuhlala ezwekazini zazishibhe kakhulu kunezilinganiso zazo eBrithani, futhi i-United States yanikeza inani elihle kakhulu lemali.

Amanani ayengakaze abe phansi kangako ngokwemibandela yangempela, futhi abahambi babengakaze bajabulele amathuba amaningi kangaka nokuhlukahluka okunjalo. Iminyaka engu-10 enzima sasijwayele imali yokugibela indiza, kwezinye izimo, eyayiphansi kunezindleko zokuya eNtwasahlobo ngayinye sasinikezwa ukukhetha okukhulu kakhulu kwezindawo zokuya esikhumulweni sezindiza sakithi. Futhi saba nesivumelwano esisha sokuzimela, sakhangwa i-inthanethi kanye nombono wokuthi singonga imali eyengeziwe ngokunqamula opharetha kanye nokubhuka ngokuqondile.

Kodwa ingabe izikhathi ezimnandi sezizophela? Ingabe besidansa sidakiwe emphemeni we-Titanic sibheke endaweni eyintaba yeqhwa?

Kubukeka kuqinisekile ukuthi inhlanhla yethu iyaphela. Asekhona amadili amaningi ashibhile okwamanje, kodwa kuleli hlobo kungaba yithuba lethu lokugcina lokujabulela amaholide entengo ephansi, ngaphambi kokuba umthelela ogcwele wokukhuphuka kwamanani kawoyela kanye nephawundi elibuthakathaka lihlasele imboni yezokuvakasha. Ngakho-ke, uma usengakwazi ukukukhokhela, ungalahli izinhlelo zakho zokuhamba kulo nyaka - zisebenzise ngokugcwele.

Amafu esiphepho abelokhu eqoqana ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule. Okokuqala, inani lephawundi laqala ukwehla. Kusukela ngalesi sikhathi ngonyaka odlule, lehle lafinyelela ku-€ 1.20, okusho ukuthi, kubahambi baseBrithani, amanani e-EU akhuphuke cishe ngamaphesenti angu-20. Idola liye lahlala linenani elingcono kakhulu, kodwa manje sekukhona enye into ebanjwayo.

Izindleko zikawoyela ziqale ngokuzumayo ukuba nomthelela omubi ezindlekweni zokuhamba - ikakhulukazi emalini yokugibela eya endaweni ethatha uhambo olude njenge-United States. Kubonakala kunokwanda okusha masonto onke. I-Virgin inyuse izinhlawulo zayo zikaphethiloli izikhathi ezintathu kusukela ngoMeyi 7. Amanani ezindiza ezibuyayo (okuhlanganisa nezindleko zokuphepha nomshwalense) akhuphuka esuka ku-£111 (£133 ezindizeni ezingaphezu kwamahora angu-10) aya ku-£161 (£223 uma ngaphezu kwamahora angu-10) .

Abagibeli be-Premium-economy kanye nabagibeli be-Upper-Class manje kufanele bakhokhe ngisho nangokwengeziwe - kufika ku-£271 ukubuyisela okwengeziwe ngezindiza zamahora angaphezu kwangu-10 ku-Upper Class. Ezinsukwini ezimbili ezedlule, iBritish Airways iphinde yanyusa izindleko zayo zikaphethiloli - ukunyuka kwakamuva kwengeza enye imbuyiselo engu-£60 ezindlekweni zezindiza eziningi ezithatha uhambo olude.

Izinkampani zezikebhe nezokuhamba ngesikebhe nazo zishayiwe. NgoLwesihlanu olwedlule i-SpeedFerries inyuse imali yokugibela enkonzweni yayo ye-Dover-Boulogne ngamaphesenti angu-50 - isuka ku-£36 iya ku-£54 yokubuya, ichaza ukukhuphuka kwentengo kaphethiloli wayo isuka ku-10p iye ku-60p ilitha njengesizathu. Futhi njengoba siya kocindezela i-Oceania Cruises yenyuse inhlawulo yayo kaphethiloli yaba ngu-£7 isivakashi ngasinye ngosuku kukho konke ukubhuka okusha kusukela ngomhlaka-16 Juni.

Kodwa okungenani lokhu kukhuphuka kwentengo kubekwe kuphela ekubhukheni okusha. Uma usuvele ulithengile ithikithi lakho, ngeke kudingeke ukhokhe ngaphezulu. Lokhu akunjalo ngamaholide ephakheji. Isibalo sabasebenza ngokuvakasha abahlela ukufaka izinkokhelo ezingeziwe kuleli hlobo sikhula kancane kancane. Amalungu angaba ngu-26 e-Association of British Travel Agents and Tour Operators asefake isicelo sokuqala ukukhokhisa amakhasimende asevele abhukha futhi akhokhele amaholide awo.

Ungase uphoqeleke ukuthi ukhokhe amanani amakhulu emali, noma ulahlekelwe iholide lakho ngokuphelele. Ngaphansi kwemithetho ye-EU abaqhubi bezokuvakasha bavunyelwe ukukhokhisa amakhasimende kuze kufike kumaphesenti angu-10 ngaphezulu ngeholide lawo uma izindleko (zamafutha endiza noma imali yangaphandle, isibonelo) zikhuphuka ngemva kokuba iholide libhukhiwe. (Bangase bakwenze lokho ngemva kwezinsuku ezingu-30 ngaphambi kokuhamba inqobo nje uma bethola amaphesenti amabili okuqala okwanda.)

Kuphela uma umsebenzi wokuvakasha ezama ukunyusa intengo ngamaphesenti angaphezu kuka-10 lapho unelungelo lokukhansela iholide lakho futhi uthole imbuyiselo ephelele. Uma kungenjalo, ngaphansi kwemibandela yokubhuka, ungaphoqeleka ukuthi ukhokhe noma ulahlekelwe.

Ezinye izindleko nazo bezilokhu zenyuka ngokunyenya, njengoba abahambi bebonwa njengezinto eziqondiswe kalula kohulumeni nezikhumulo zezindiza ezibheke ukukhulisa imali engenayo eqinisekisiwe.

I-BAA, isibonelo, ivunyelwe ukuthi inyuse amanani entengo ewenza ezinhlanganweni zezindiza (okuyiqiniso, ezidluliselwa kubagibeli njengengxenye yemali yokugibela indiza) eHeathrow ngamaphesenti angama-23.5 kusukela ngonyaka odlule. Lokhu kuthatha inkokhiso yomgibeli ngamunye iye ku-£12.80. Izophinde ivunyelwe ukuthi inyuse izindleko zayo ngamaphesenti angu-7.5 ngaphezu kokwehla kwamandla emali unyaka ngamunye kwemine ezayo.

I-BAA ivikela lokhu ngokuthi imali iyadingeka ukuze kutshalwe imali ebalulekile engqalasizinda yesikhumulo sezindiza kanye nezindleko zokuphepha.

I-Trailfinders, uchwepheshe wendiza, ubika ukuthi ingxenye ehlala ikhuphuka yemali yokugibela eyithengisayo yenziwe izintela nezindleko. Kunginikeze isibonelo semali yokugibela yamanje yokubuya engu-£385.70 eyinikezayo eNew York ngeBritish Airways. Imali yokugibela indiza ngokwayo ingu-£136 nje kuphela, kodwa ngesikhathi sekwengezwe amanani ayi-10 ayimpoqo - okuhlanganisa u-£40 womsebenzi wabagibeli basemoyeni wase-UK, u-£15.60 wentela yabagibeli base-US, u-£19.70 wezindleko zesikhumulo sezindiza sase-UK kanye no-£161 kaphethiloli kanye izindleko ezengeziwe zokuphepha - imali yokugcina umgibeli ayikhokhayo isicishe yaphindeka kathathu.

Izinkampani zezindiza ezingenzi lutho azisebenzisi izinkokhiso ngendlela efanayo; bakhetha ukulungisa imali yabo yokugibela ngehora ngokwezindleko zabo kanye nesidingo sezihlalo. Kodwa onyakeni odlule baye baqala ukwenza ukuhamba ngendiza kubize kakhulu kunoma ubani ofuna ukuhamba nemithwalo, ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi uhlezi nomndeni wakhe noma ohamba nabo, noma ongakwazi ukungena ku-inthanethi.

Isibonelo, endizeni ebuyayo eya e-Marseilles ne-Ryanair intela engu-£45 futhi izinkokhiso sezifakiwe emalini yokugibela. Uzokhokha omunye u-£24 (okuhlanganisa nemali yokungena esikhumulweni sezindiza) uma ufuna ukuhlola isikhwama emilenzeni yomibili, omunye u-£8 ukuze ugibele kuqala, kanye nomunye u-£6.40 kumgibeli ngamunye uma ukhokha ngekhadi lesikweletu.

Asihlushwa nje kuphela izindleko ezikhuphukile. Kubukeka sengathi ukukhetha nokuhlukahluka kwalokho obekunikezwa kungase kusengozini. Eminye imizila isivele iqalile ukuhamba. Emasontweni amabili edlule i-DFDS imemezele ukuthi izoqeda isikebhe sayo esisuka eNewcastle-Norway ngoSepthemba, ibala izindleko zikaphethiloli kanye nokwehla komnotho njengezizathu ezibalulekile. Khona-ke iRyanair yamemezela ukuthi, nakuba ihlose ukuqhubeka nokwandisa imizila yayo, izomisa izindiza ze-20 phakathi nezinyanga zasebusika ezithule, ngoba kwakushibhile ukuzigcina zingasetshenziswanga kunasesevisini.

E-United States, okuvame ukuba yi-barometer yalokho okuzokwenzeka lapha, i-Continental Airlines isanda kumemezela ukuthi inciphisa umthamo ngamaphesenti angu-11, kuyilapho i-United Airlines imisa izindiza zayo eziyi-100.

Ezinsukwini eziyishumi ezedlule, u-Giovanni Bisignani, umqondisi-jikelele we-IATA (i-International Air Transport Association), wabikezela ukuthi imboni yezokundiza izolahlekelwa amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2.3 kulo nyaka wezimali.

Uveze ukuthi, emhlabeni jikelele, izindiza ezingama-24 ziye zaphazamiseka ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezedlule, futhi ulindele ukuthi kuqhubeke okuningi.

Eziyisithupha zalezo zinkampani zezindiza zazingezaseBrithani noma zandizela ezikhumulweni zezindiza zaseBrithani. Babehlanganisa abathwali "bezinga lebhizinisi" i-MAXJet ne-Eos, kanye nenkampani yezindiza e-Hong Kong engenzi frills i-Oasis.

Asikakayiboni imizila ebalulekile eyehliswa izindiza ezingenzi lutho. Kodwa bazoyizwa ngokucacile ingcosana. Ngesonto eledlule, iRyanair yathi iyona esebenza kahle kakhulu futhi ebekwe kangcono kakhulu ukubhekana namanani aphezulu kaphethiloli. Kodwa iphinde yavuma ukuthi, uma amanani kawoyela ehlala ephezulu, ngonyaka ozayo imali yokugibela izokhuphuka cishe ngamaphesenti amahlanu futhi inkampani yezindiza ngeke yenze kangcono kunokwephula.

Ngakho-ke izinto zingase zibe bucayi kangakanani? Isikhathi sokugcina lapho ukwehla okukhulu komnotho kugadla embonini yezokuvakasha, ngo-1991, enye yezinkampani ezinkulu zokuvakasha - i-Intasun - kanye nenkampani yezindiza ehamba phambili yesabelomali - i-Air Europe - yaphela ibhizinisi. Izinkulungwane zabagibeli zazivaleleke phesheya noma zalahlekelwa yimali.

Nakuba isimo namuhla singefaniswe, amabika awamahle. Singase sibe nenhlanhla - mhlawumbe intengo kawoyela izobuyela emuva, noma mhlawumbe imvelo yokuncintisana ephezulu kanye nokusebenza kahle kwezinkampani eziningi zezindiza zaseBrithani kuzokwenza bonke opharetha abakhulu bakwazi ukubhekana nobunzima. Kodwa kuzomele babhekisise ukuthi yimiphi imizila okufanele igcinwe, nokuthi iyiphi okufanele iyekwe.

Futhi into eyodwa eqinisekile - uma amanani kawoyela ehlala ephezulu, iphawundi lihlala libuthakathaka futhi umnotho untengantenga, sizobona ukuphela kwamaholide amaningi okuthengiselana kanye nohambo oluningi olushibhile esilujabulele kule minyaka eyishumi edlule.

Okubi kakhulu kuseza. Ngokwezinga elithile kuze kube manje asivikelekile emthelela ogcwele wokukhuphuka kwezindleko ngoba izinkampani eziningi zezokuvakasha zithenga uphethiloli nemali kusenesikhathi. Lapho izinkampani zezindiza nabaqhubi kufanele baxoxisane ngezinkontileka ezintsha, bazobe bebhekene nezindleko eziphakeme kakhulu.

Futhi lokho kungasho into eyodwa kuphela kithi. Njengoba kubuhlungu manje njalo uma ugcwalisa imoto, kuzoba buhlungu nakakhulu uma ubhukha iholidi langonyaka ozayo.

Ngakho-ke sebenzisa kakhulu ngo-2008.

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