I-London 2012 izoba nomthelela omuhle kwezokuvakasha e-UK esikhathini esizayo, kodwa uhulumeni usadinga ukwenza okwengeziwe ukuze asize, kusho izihambeli ze-World Travel Market (WTM) Meridian Club Think Tank yakamuva.
Abathengi abakhulu abavela ku-WTM Meridian Club bahileleke emkhakheni wamahhotela - abanikazi bamahhotela, abathengisi bezitolo, abaqhubi abangena ngaphakathi, kanye Nezinkampani Zokulawulwa Kwezokuvakasha (ama-TMC) - bahlangane maphakathi neLondon ngesonto eledlule. Umcimbi wenzeka ngaphansi kwemithetho yeChatham House, iqinisekisa ukuthi konke ukuphawula akunakwa.
Abaningi babaqhubi bezokuvakasha abangenayo egumbini bavumile ukuthi “abazange bazihluphe” kuhlanganise neLondon emaphaketheni abo phakathi neMidlalo ngenxa yokuntuleka kwamagumbi atholakalayo. Abanye o-opharetha bathathe indawo yaseLondon bafaka i-Liverpool, i-Manchester, kanye ne-West Country ngenkathi i-Edinburgh nayo ihlomula ebhizinisini elisusiwe.
I-TMC eyodwa ebidinga amagumbi e-London ngesikhathi seMidlalo iphethwe ngokugxila kumaketanga amahhotela anolwazi lokwabiwa kwama-Olympics, ukuze kuthi lapho amagumbi ebuyiselwa emakethe evulekile i-TMC yaba kuqala kulayini.
Omunye uchwepheshe waseShayina uthe ibhizinisi labo alikwazanga ukuthola amagumbi ngaphambi kweMidlalo, kodwa emasontweni ambalwa ngaphambi kokuba amagumbi omcimbi atholakale elingakwazi ukuwasebenzisa ngesikhathi esifushane kangako.
Kodwa-ke, abantu abambalwa baphinde baqaphela ukuthi amanye amahhotela abambele ibhizinisi lama-Olympic futhi abunakanga ubudlelwano obunesikhathi eside. Omunye uthe lokhu kushiye kumuncu kanti omunye wakhuluma ngokugqashula izibopho zokuthembana.
Uma sibheka phambili, cishe zonke izihambeli zazikholelwa ukuthi iLondon ayizuzanga nje kuphela ekuvezweni kweMidlalo kodwa nasekudumeni okuhle okuhlobene nendlela ezokuthutha zomphakathi ezisebenze ngayo.
Noma kunjalo, abaningi bazwakalise ukukhathazeka ngezindleko zokuzungeza i-London izivakashi, ikakhulukazi lezo eziphuma emadolobheni lapho izithuthi zomphakathi zishibhe kakhulu. Ukukhathazeka kuphinde kwavezwa mayelana nezindleko zamahhotela e-London uma kuqhathaniswa namanye amadolobha aseYurophu, ezokungcebeleka nezivakashi zebhizinisi ngokufanayo.
Ibhizinisi elisekelwe encwajaneni yaseScandinavia lithe libheke ukufaka amaphakheji eLondon emkhiqizweni walo wezincwajana zika-2014 okokuqala ngqa eminyakeni eyishumi ngenxa yokuthakasela i-UK post-Olympics.
Kodwa-ke, abaningi babe nomuzwa wokuthi uhulumeni wase-UK akenzi okwanele ukusiza imboni. Abanikazi bamahhotela ikakhulukazi baqaphele ukuthi imboni yase-UK ingaphansi kwe-VAT engu-20% kuyilapho izimbangi zase-Europe zikhokha amanani edijithi eyodwa.
Ama-visa nawo abeyinto ekhathaza kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ukugcizelela kwe-UK ukuthi izivakashi zaseShayina zidinga i-visa ehlukile ukuze zivakashele e-UK, kanti i-visa ye-Schengen inikeza izivakashi zaseShayina ukufinyelela kuzo zonke izindawo ezishisayo zaseYurophu.
I-UK iheha izivakashi ezingama-300,000 kuphela ezivela eChina ngonyaka. Kuyaqondakala ukuthi iFrance - efakwe kuSchengen - iheha ngokuphindwe kasishiyagalombili. Izivakashi zaseShayina eziya eYurophu nazo zingabasebenzisa imali kakhulu, kwaphawulwa.
Nokho imibono yahlukene ngokuthi i-VisitBritain kufanele igxilise izinsiza zayo ekukhuliseni izimakethe ezintsha njenge-China noma izame ukuthola amabhizinisi amaningi ezimakethe ezimisiwe njenge-France noma i-US.
Iqiniso lokuthi uhulumeni wase-UK unciphise isabelomali se-VisitBritain nalo laphawulwa.
Umqondisi weReed Travel Exhibitions World Travel Market uSimon Press, uthe: “Bekufanele ukuthi i-Meridian Club Think Tank yokugcina ka-2012 igxile kuma-Olympics. Kuhle kwezokuvakasha e-UK ukuthi izethameli zomhlaba zibone impumelelo nokuthi kunomfutho omuhle kwezokuvakasha.
"Yize i-APD ivame ukugxila ezikhalweni zemboni, amanani e-VAT embonini yokwamukela izihambi kanye nemikhawulo yama-visa nayo ibuyisela imboni yangaphakathi yase-UK, kuveza i-WTM Think Tank."
