I-Krabi, Thailand (eTN) - Kwakungavamile, izindaba eziphathelene ne-Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) zisatshalaliswa kancane. NgoMeyi odlule, i-TAT yahlela kabusha ngaphandle kwanoma iyiphi inkundla inethiwekhi yamahhovisi ayo eThailand. Kusuka kwezethulo ezingu-22 ezihlanganisa izifundazwe zaseThailand ngokwezindawo, i-TAT idale amahhovisi angama-35, okulingana cishe nehhovisi elilodwa ezifundazweni ezimbili.

Isinyathelo esinjalo sasishukunyiswa ingcindezi yezombangazwe esikhundleni sokunengqondo kwezomnotho. Eqinisweni, abanye abantu be-TAT baveza ngokuyimfihlo ukuthi inhlangano entsha isimeme esikhathini eside. Izifunda eziningi azikaziwa futhi azikuceli ukumiswa kwehhovisi elifanele. Okubi nakakhulu, i-TAT ayinazo izinsiza zabantu zokuphatha lawo mahhovisi.

Ezinyangeni ezintathu ezedlule uphiko lwezokuvakasha lushintshe abasebenzi njengoba abaningi basendlunkulu bethunyelwe ukuyovala izikhundla ezisanda kwakhiwa. Enye inkinga futhi ukuntuleka kwezinsiza zokumelelwa kwezifundazwe ezintsha njengoba isabelomali jikelele se-TAT sibhekene nezinkinga.

I-Krabi iyisibonelo esihle kakhulu naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi kube ngesinye sezifundazwe ezingandile ukudinga ukumelwa njengoba isifundazwe sesivele sithola izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ezingaba izigidi ezimbili ngonyaka.

"Isabelomali sethu, nokho, sincane kakhulu ngezinjongo zokuthengisa ezinkulu," kukhononda u-Pornprapa Lasuwan, umqondisi wehhovisi elisha laseKrabi/Phang Nga. Uke waba umsizi womqondisi wezimakethe ze-ASEAN, South Asia kanye neSouth Pacific ngaphambi kokugcwalisa isikhundla sakhe samanje.

“Wonke amahhovisi amasha anesabelomali esingeqile ku-THB 1.5 million. Esimeni sase-Krabi, lokhu akwanele njengoba kufanele sihlanganise izifundazwe ezimbili. Ngokufanelekile, kufanele sithole ama-THB ayizigidi ezi-5, ”engeza.

Isethwe ngokushesha, ihhovisi le-TAT Krabi alikalusebenzisi ngempela uhlelo lokumaketha lwentuthuko yalo yesikhathi esizayo. "Sibheke ukuhlanganisa kuqala imakethe yethu eyisisekelo efana neScandinavia noma iMalaysia futhi sibheke izimakethe ezithile," esho, enganikezi eminye imininingwane.

Ubalule, nokho, ukuthi enye yezinto eziza kuqala ehhovisi le-TAT Krabi ukuqinisa ukufinyelela emoyeni kwamazwe ngamazwe kwe-Krabi neSingapore ihlale iphezulu ohlwini lwezifiso. "Ngokujwayelekile kufanele sibone ukubuya kweTiger Air evela eSingapore ngesizini ephezulu," kusho uLasuwan. Uma ubheka onyakeni ka-2008, usanethemba lokubona ukukhula ngamaphesenti angu-5 kwabafika emazweni angaphandle naphezu kweziyaluyalu zakamuva zezombangazwe ezazivele zithuse abahambi abathile base-Asia. “UKrabi uthinteke kancane kuze kube manje kodwa isimo sezepolitiki kumele sizinze ngokushesha njengoba singena kusizini ephezulu. Ngikholwa ukuthi singafinyelela abahambi bangaphandle abayizigidi ezintathu phakathi neminyaka eyishumi”.

Kodwa-ke, ithemba lakhe alifani nomkhakha wezokuvakasha ozimele waseThailand. Amaphephandaba aseThailand ngeledlule acaphune u-Amarit Siripornjuthakul weKrabi Tourism Authority ememezela ukuthi vele ingxenye yesihlanu yabo bonke abantu baseScandinavia nabaseYurophu sebelukhansele noma baluhlehlisele uhambo lwabo esifundazweni. I-Bangkok Post icaphune iphini likasihlalo weTrat Chamber of Commerce uSomkiat Samataggan ethi amahhotela esifundazweni asevele aqophe ukukhanselwa kwamahhotela ngamaphesenti angama-30.

E-Bangkok, uMongameli weThaoi Hotel Association uPrakit Chinamourphong utshele iphepha leThe Nation ukuthi amahhotela ezweni lonke asevele esulwe ngamaphesenti angama-40 okubhukha amakamelo. I-Thai Airways ibike ukwehla kwesici sayo somthwalo sisuka kumaphesenti angama-75 saya kumaphesenti angama-60.

Ngekota yokuqala ka-2008, izifundazwe eziseningizimu yeThailand ziqophe ukwehla ngamaphesenti angu-3.36 kwabafika kwamanye amazwe kanti inani labafikayo basePhuket lehla ngamaphesenti angu-18.4 kanye ne-Krabi ngamaphesenti angu-2.4. Kodwa-ke, abafika kwamanye amazwe ePhang Nga bathuthuke ngamaphesenti angama-47 kwathi eSamui ngamaphesenti angama-6.5.