I-VIENTIANE, LAOS - Imboni yezokuvakasha yaseLao kanye namabhizinisi ahlobene nawo e-Vientiane bathole umfutho omkhulu wezezimali njengoba izinkulungwane zezivakashi zithutheleka enhloko-dolobha i-Vientiane ngeMidlalo yama-25 eqhubekayo yaseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia.
UMongameli weVientiane Hotel and Restaurant Association, u-Oudet Souvannavong, uthe iningi lamahhotela angu-7,000 XNUMX namakamelo ezindlu zezivakashi, inhlangano ehlele ukuhlalisa izivakashi ngesikhathi seMidlalo ye-SEA, agcwele.
"Ukubhukha okunzima kwamakamelo amahhotela kuhambisana nalokho ebesikulindele," kusho u-Oudet, enezela ukuthi cishe izivakashi zehhotela nezindlu zezivakashi ezingaba ngu-3,000 ziyizithunywa ezivela emazweni angamalungu e-Asean.
Amabhizinisi nezazi zezomnotho zilinganisela ukuthi isivakashi esisodwa chitha okungenani US$100 ngosuku ngenkathi sihlala eLaos. Ngakho-ke, imali engaphezu kuka-$ 700,000 ngosuku izofakwa embonini yezokuvakasha yaseLao kanye namabhizinisi ahlobene e-Vientiane.
UMengameli weLao Association of Travel Agents, uBouakhao Phomsouvanh, uthe le mali izosiza imboni yezokuvakasha ilulame ngemuva kokuwa kwenkinga yezimali emhlabeni, edale ukwehla okukhulu kwezivakashi ezifikayo.
Cishe amaphesenti ayi-15 kuye kwangama-20 abavakashi akhansele uhambo lwawo oluya eLaos ngasekupheleni kuka-2008 nasekuqaleni kuka-2009 ngemuva kwenkinga yezimali emhlabeni wonke nokuqubuka kwegciwane le-H1N1, elithuse izivakashi eziningi zaphesheya kwezilwandle.
UBouakhao uthe ngaphandle kwale midlalo yamazwe angu-11 i-SEA Games, imboni yezokuvakasha izoqhubeka nokuba nenkinga yokuntengantenga komnotho, wengeza ngokuthi ukwanda kwesibalo sabavakashi abasuka emazweni ase-Europe nakho kunike imboni umfutho.
Uthe kunenqwaba yezivakashi eziqhamuka emazweni angomakhelwane eVientiane kule midlalo. I-SEA Games ayizuzisi amahhotela nezindawo zokudlela kuphela kodwa futhi nabathengisi abadayisela izibukeli izinto eziyisikhumbuzo nezikibha.
Abathengisi abathengisa izikibha ezibonisa ifulegi laseLao ngaphandle kweChao Anouvong Stadium bathi sebedayise izinto ezingaphezu kwekhulu ngosuku ngenxa yomkhuhlane we-SEA Games.
UPhankham Vongkhanty, onikezwe amalungelo akhethekile yi-SEA Games Organising Committee yokusabalalisa amathikithi, uthe ubengalindele ukuthi abantu abaningi kangaka bathenge amathikithi.
Uthe ukufunwa kwendawo kwenze ikomiti elihlelayo ukuthi lihlele umdlalo webhola wangoLwesine phakathi kweLaos neSingapore eNational Stadium esikhundleni sokuba seChao Anouvong Stadium.
Izitolo eziningi zenoodle endaweni yaseSihom enkabeni yeVientiane bezigcwele amakhasimende njengoba amakhulu abantu beyofuna ukudla ngemva komcimbi wokuvula Imidlalo ye-SEA ngoLwesithathu ebusuku. Abathengisi emakethe yaseThongkhankham bathe bebengakawafaki amanani abo, futhi bajabule ngokubamba iqhaza ekusingatheni lo mcimbi kanye nawo wonke umuntu eVientiane.
UNobhala Jikelele weLao National Chamber of Industry and Commerce, uMnu Khanthalavong Dalavong, uthe ukutshalwa kwezimali kukahulumeni kulo mcimbi kuzothuthukisa ukukhula komnotho.
