UTom Jenkins, uMqondisi Omkhulu we-European Tour Operators Association, wathi: “Kubalulekile ukugcizelela indlela iLondon eyenza kahle ngayo uma iqhathaniswa neminye iMidlalo Yama-Olympic, nokuthi yiziphi izindaba ezinhle ezikhona kwabangase babe izivakashi.”
I-London yephula wonke amarekhodi ezivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ezihlala emahhotela ngesikhathi seMidlalo
Kunzima ukuthola izibalo, kodwa imisindo yethu ikhombisa ukuthi amahhotela aseLondon ahlala izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ezingaphezu kuka-60,000 ngobusuku ngabunye phakathi nemidlalo. ISydney yayinabangaba ngu-25,000 13,000, e-Athens abangu-27,000 45,000, naseBeijing babe ngu-XNUMX XNUMX ubusuku ngabunye. Lokhu kulingana namagumbi amahhotela angaphezu kuka-XNUMX: ngaphezu kokuphindwe kathathu kunengqikithi yesitoko sase-Athens.
UJenkins waqhubeka: “Lokhu kungaphansi kwalokho obekungalindelwa ngokuvamile. ILondon ibingalindela izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ezingaphezu kuka-300,000 ngosuku ngo-Agasti, iningi labo elihlala emahhotela. Kodwa ekuqaleni kuka-August eLondon akuyona into evamile: uma kubhekwa ama-Olympics adlule, lokhu kuyimpumelelo enkulu.”
I-LOCOG iletha amalungu amaningi “Omndeni Wama-Olympic” eLondon kunanini ngaphambili
Iqembu elincane elibalulekile lalezi zivakashi “i-Olympic Family” – igama elihlanganisa izikhulu zama-Olympic, abamele uhulumeni, abaxhasi, izivakashi zabaxhasi, abezindaba, nezihlobo zababambe iqhaza.
Nakuba izinombolo ezinzima kunzima ukuzithola, i-ETOA ilinganisela ukuthi leli klasi labantu lalinamagumbi acishe abe ngu-8,000 eSydney, angu-4,000 e-Athens, nangu-8,000 e-Beijing. Kungenzeka ukuthi laba bantu bazohlala amagumbi angaphezu kuka-25,000 eLondon. Lokhu kungaphezu kwezikhathi ezi-3 kuneBeijing futhi izikhathi eziyisi-6 kune-Athens.
Amahhotela aseLondon anikeze inani eliyingqayizivele lemali
Njengengxenye yenqubo yokubhida, amahhotela ase-London azibophezele ekunikezeni ngamagumbi ehhotela “Olympic Family” ngenani elingaphezu kancane kwesilinganiso esilinganiselwe esikalwe ngo-Agasti 2008, 2009, no-2010. Njengoba engu-2 yale minyaka beyilula ngokwesidingo, i-LOCOG ithole amagumbi angaphansi kakhulu kunalawo emakethe ayekhokhiswa ngo-2011. Ngakho, ingxenye yezivakashi zakwamanye amazwe eziza eLondon - njenge-IOC, abaxhasi bezinkampani, kanye nabezindaba - bajabulela amanani ashibhile ngendlela emangalisayo.
I-Olympic Family iwumkhiqizo weMidlalo. Ngakho-ke, kucatshangwa ukuthi ihlala njalo: ibonakala neMidlalo, noma yikuphi lapho Imidlalo yenzeka khona. Futhi iLondon iyidolobha elixhumeke kakhulu elike lasingatha imidlalo ezikhathini zamuva nje; kulula kakhulu ukuthi izivakashi zama-Olympic zindize, zihambele umcimbi eziwuthandayo, futhi zihambe.
“Ukuthi sikwazile ukuheha abezindaba abaningi, izivakashi ezisemthethweni, kanye namanye amalungu omndeni wama-Olympic kumele kube ngenxa yesikhalo esiyingqayizivele sokutshalwa kwezimali okwenziwe kuma-Olympics ka-2012. Kodwa ukutshalwa kwezimali okunjalo kwenzeka naseBeijing. Ngakho ingxenye enkulu yale mpumelelo ingaphansi kwamahhotela anikeza laba bantu inani elikhulu lemali,” kusho uJenkins.
I-LOCOG idayise isabelo sayo samagumbi amahhotela ngempumelelo enkulu
I-LOCOG yenza ukubhukha kokuqala kwamakamelo acishe abe ngu-45,000 ubusuku ngabunye "Omndeni wama-Olympic." Ngokwenza kanjalo, ibisebenza ngendlela efanayo neyesitolo esidayisa indawo yokuvakasha: ibivikela amagumbi okudayiswa izinkampani zangaphandle. Laba bantu besithathu bebekhululekile ukubhukha abakufunayo ngesikhathi abasifunayo. Kube khona ukubhukha kwebhulokhi enkulu yamakamelo amaningi, kodwa ababhali abakhethekile kungenzeka bebedinga kuphela indawo yokuhlala yobusuku obuthathu, izihlobo ubusuku obungu-2, nabaxhasi bebhizinisi ubusuku obu-1 nje. Ngakho, isabelo sagcwaliswa ngezikhathi ezithile ngokubhuka komuntu ngamunye cishe ngobusuku obubodwa.
Kulezi zimo, kwakuyisenzo esikhulu sokusebenzisana ukufika esigabeni lapho, ngokwesilinganiso, kuzosetshenziswa amakamelo angu-25,000 60 ubusuku ngabunye. Isivuno samaphesenti angama-XNUMX wesabelo siyimpumelelo engaphezu kwejwayelekile yemboni.
Ngokungafani nelinye idolobha lama-Olympic, iLondon ihlala ivulekele ibhizinisi lomzuzu wokugcina
Amadolobha amaningi azosingatha ama-Olympics asondelene kakhulu nomthamo phakathi neMidlalo. I-London, enamagumbi amahhotela angaphezu kuka-125,000, isenayo indawo yokuhlala eningi etholakala kuyo yonke Imidlalo kumahhotela azo zonke izigaba. Amahhotela amaningi ahlinzeka ngamanani alingana noma ngaphansi kwalokho abekukhokhisa ngonyaka odlule. Kuyenzeka ubhukhe amathikithi kumatiyetha futhi wenze ukubhuka ezindaweni zokudlela kalula kunanoma yisiphi isikhathi phakathi nonyaka odlule. Izindiza ezingenayo zitholakala ngamanani aphansi kakhulu: ungandizela e-London ngesikhathi semidlalo usuka e-Germany ngemali encane efika kuma-€50. Ayikho eminye Imidlalo yama-Olympic evulekele ibhizinisi lomzuzu wokugcina.
I-London inesikhala esingaphezu kwesanele sezivakashi
Kunombono oyiphutha wokuthi iLondon izobe igcwele ekuqaleni kuka-Agasti. Kuyaziwa embonini yezokuvakasha ukuthi yonke imidlalo yama-Olympic ithusa abavakashi abajwayelekile. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iqiniso lini, abangase babe izivakashi bacabanga ukuthi indawo izobe iminyene, inenani eliningi, futhi kunzima ukuhambahamba.
Idolobha lama-Olympic liba yindawo enikelwe kumcimbi owenza wehluke, futhi onesikhalo esihlukile. Ikhona kubathandi bama-Olympics. Lokhu kube nomthelela omkhulu ekufuneni kweLondon ngo-2012. Ngo-Agasti, ngokuvamile singalindela izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ezingu-300,000 kanye nezi-800,000 zasekhaya ukuba zibe komkhulu nsuku zonke. Akulindelekile ukuthi bafike.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, abezokuthutha eLondon bebezimisele ngokuqinisekisa ukuthi abantu baseLondon abaningi ngangokunokwenzeka basebenza besekhaya futhi bengena enhlokodolobha kuphela uma umsebenzi wabo udingeka ngempela. Uma kuphela amaphesenti angama-20 abantu abayizigidi ezintathu abaya emsebenzini usuku ngalunye benxenxwa ukuba bangahambi, indawo yabanye abagibeli abangu-3 izovuleka.
Abavala lesi sikhala sansuku zonke ngabanikazi bamathikithi be-Olympic abangu-500,000, abangu-100,000 babo bahambela imicimbi emaphakathi neLondon. Nakuba abantu abaningi abengeziwe bengase beze bezohlanganyela “Kumoya Wama-Olympic,” iLondon yezitolo, izindawo zokudlela, izinkundla zemidlalo yaseshashalazini, nezindawo ezikhangayo ayibukeki igcwele.
UTom Jenkins waphetha: “Ngokokuvakasha kwama-Olympic, iLondon izokwethula umsebenzi oncomekayo. Futhi sisekhona isikhala esiningi: lezi yizindaba ezinhle kakhulu ezivakashini zaseLondon ngomzuzu wokugcina. "
