Izinkomba zikhomba ukuthi ukubhukha kwamahhotela esikhathini esizayo, imihlangano, neminye imisebenzi ehlobene namahhotela izothintwa ukulindela okucatshangwayo kwezithiyo zokuhamba zesikhathi esizayo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukuzibekela zona, ukuzibophezela kwenkampani noma okugunyazwe uhulumeni, ngokusho kwe-HotStats.
Imininingwane ka-Okthoba, eyayine-Delta kuphela okumele ibhekane nayo, ibone ukuvela kabusha okumangazayo eMpumalanga Ephakathi, okuqiniswe yi-Expo 2020 e-Dubai, i-World Expo yezinsuku eziyi-182 eyaqala ekuqaleni kuka-Okthoba futhi iqhubeka ngoMashi.
Ezinye izifunda zomhlaba wonke azikwazanga ukuphinda impumelelo yase-Dubai kanye ne-Middle East ebanzi. E-US, ama-indices amakhulu ayesephansi ngamadijithi aphindwe kabili ngo-Okthoba 2021 v. Okthoba 2019.
Kusukela kwaba nokukhuphuka okusheshayo kokuhlala kusukela ekuqaleni konyaka kuze kube yihlobo, kwafinyelela isiqongo ngoJulayi, ukuhlala e-US kusukela lapho iye yaba isicaba, isignali yokuthi i-boom yezokungcebeleka ayikwazanga ukugcinwa kumazinga afanayo ngaphambili.
Ngemuva kokuthi i-Austria iphinde yabuyisela ukuvala isivalo ngoNovemba 22, isikwelule kwaze kwaba nguDisemba 11, yaba yizwe lokuqala le-EU ukuthatha lesi sinyathelo lapho ibhekene nokuhlinzwa kwe-COVID-19.
IPortugal yethule kabusha imingcele eqinile, okwenza imaski yobuso ibe yisibopho futhi yagunyaza isitifiketi sedijithali esibonisa ukugonywa noma ukululama ku-COVID ukuze kungene izindawo zokudlela, izinkundla zamabhayisikobho namahhotela.
Njengoba i-Asia-Pacific iqhubeka nokuhlanganisa ukubuya kwayo, nayo, iqinisa imingcele ngokuphendula i-Omicron specter. IJapan kuleli sonto imemezele ukuthi izwe lizovimba abafika kwamanye amazwe, emasontweni ambalwa ngemuva kokunciphisa imingcele yabanikazi bama-visa, okubandakanya abahambi bebhizinisi besikhashana kanye nabafundi bamazwe aphesheya. Futhi iPhilippines ivimbele abantu abafikayo abavela emazweni ayisikhombisa aseYurophu, okuhlanganisa iNetherlands, Belgium ne-Italy.
Kuthiwani ngezindiza?
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, njengoba ochwepheshe abaningi bezokuvakasha becabanga ukuthi okusha Okuhlukile kwe-Omicron izophahlaza izinhlelo zokuhamba ngeholide, inhlolovo yakamuva eyenziwe yi-Medjet (eyenziwa maphakathi no-November, ethunyelwe kusizinda sokungena nge-imeyili sabahambi abangaphezu kuka-60,000), ibonise ukuthi ukuhlinza kwangaphambili nokuhlukile bekungenabo abahambi abajaha ukukhansela izinhlelo.
Kusukela ngoNovemba 15, ngaphezu kwama-84% alabo abaphendulile babenezinhlelo zokuvakasha zesikhathi esizayo. Ama-90% abike ukuthi ahlela ukuthatha uhambo lwasekhaya ezinyangeni eziyisishiyagalolunye ezizayo (ama-65% phakathi nezinyanga ezintathu ezizayo), kanti u-70% kulindeleke ukuthi athathe uhambo lwamazwe ngamazwe phakathi nezinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye ezizayo (ama-24% phakathi nezinyanga ezintathu ezizayo). Nakuba u-51% wabo ubike ukuthi okuhlukile kwangaphambilini nokukhuphukayo kube nomthelela ezinhlelweni zabo zokuhamba zesikhathi esizayo, kuphela u-25% wabaphenduli ababike ukuthi ukhansele ngempela ngenxa yabo.
Okutholakele okwengeziwe kufakiwe:
• U-51% uthe okuhlukile kwangaphambilini kanye nokukhuphukayo kwase kuphazamise izinhlelo zokuhamba zesikhathi esizayo (u-27% uphendule ngokuthi “cha,” u-23% ubungakaqiniseki okwamanje).
• Abangu-45% bathi ukungenwa yi-COVID-19 nezinye izinto kuyakhathaza, kuyilapho u-55% wabala ezinye izifo, ukulimala, noma izinsongo zokuphepha njengento ebakhathaza kakhulu.
• Kulabo abakhathazeke nge-COVID, bangama-42% kuphela ababekhathazekile ngokutholakala benegciwane kodwa bangakwazi ukubuya; Ama-58% ayekhathazeke kakhulu ngokulaliswa esibhedlela ngenxa ye-COVID ngenkathi ungekho ekhaya.
• Ukuhamba ngebhizinisi bekusekude (indlela) phansi, ngo-2% kuphela abaphendula ngokuthi uhambo lwabo olulandelayo luzoba olomsebenzi.
• U-70% uhlose ukuhamba nomndeni, u-14% nabangane, u-14% uhlose ukuhamba yedwa.
Njengesikhumbuzo, imikhawulo yamanje ye-US Omicron isebenza kubantu bangaphandle kuphela. Ezakhamuzini zase-US kanye nabanikazi bama-visa ababuyela e-US, izidingo zokuphinda ungene zisafana: ukuhlolwa kwegciwane le-COVID okungenayo izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezingu-3 ngaphambi kokubuya kwendiza kubagibeli abagonywe ngokugcwele, kungabi ngaphezu kosuku olungu-1 kubagibeli abangagonyiwe. Ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nezidingo, nezincazelo "zogonywe ngokugcwele" zingatholakala kuwebhusayithi yeCDC.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Since a rapid uptick in occupancy from the beginning of the year through the summer, hitting an apex in July, occupancy in the US has since more or less flatlined, a signal that the leisure boom could not be sustained at the same levels prior.
- On the other hand, as many travel experts ponder whether the new Omicron variant will crash holiday travel plans, a recent survey by Medjet (run in mid-November, sent out to an email opt-in base of over 60,000 travelers), showed that prior surges and variants didn't have travelers rushing to cancel plans.
- Ngemuva kokuthi i-Austria iphinde yabuyisela ukuvala isivalo ngoNovemba 22, isikwelule kwaze kwaba nguDisemba 11, yaba yizwe lokuqala le-EU ukuthatha lesi sinyathelo lapho ibhekene nokuhlinzwa kwe-COVID-19.
