Amafemu aqhubeka nokuzithuthukisa ngemibukiso yokuhweba okuhlosiwe azosinda ezikhathini ezinzima futhi angase aphumelele ngokulahlekelwa izimbangi zawo, ngokusho kwabahleli bemboni yemicimbi abahamba phambili abamele eminye yemidlalo emikhulu yezohwebo yaseMpumalanga Ephakathi. “Ngezikhathi zezinkinga zezimali, ezinkampanini ezinkulu nezincane, ukubamba iqhaza embukisweni noma umcimbi ohlobene nezohwebo kuhlala kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokusebenzisa izinsiza eziqinile ukuze zihlale phambi kwamakhasimende,” kusho uJessica Sutherland, imenenja jikelele ye-IIR Middle East. ikomkhulu eDubai. Izigaba ze-IIR ze-Arab Health kanye nemicimbi ye-Cityscape.
Ophethe indawo, naye ongumhleli wemicimbi ngokwakhe, i-Dubai World Trade Center, muva nje ubike ukwanda ngamaphesenti ayi-10 kwezinombolo zezivakashi zemibukiso, izingqungquthela nezingqungquthela ngo-2008.
I-Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre kanye ne-Airport Expo Dubai ithole ingqikithi yezivakashi ezingaba yizigidi ezingu-1.1 kuyo yonke imibukiso, imihlangano nezingqungquthela ngonyaka odlule, kulandela izinyathelo zokuthuthukiswa kwe-Dubai. Le ndawo ibisingatha ukunakekelwa kwezempilo nokwakha, imibukiso yezokuvakasha nezobuchwepheshe.
Ucwaningo lwakamuva lwenkampani yocwaningo lwemboni i-Exhibit Surveys Inc. luveze ukuthi kufika kumaphesenti angu-66 ezivakashi zemibukiso yezohwebo zihlela ukuthenga umkhiqizo owodwa noma ngaphezulu ngenxa yokuhambela umbukiso. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokusho kwe-UFI, inhlangano yomhlaba wonke yemboni yemibukiso, cishe amaphesenti angu-30 abavakashi embukisweni abake bahlangane nabamele ukuthengisa emibukisweni okuwukuphela kwendlela yabo yokuxhumana nabangase babe ngabahlinzeki abasha.
Ezinye izinto ezimbili ezithuthukisa ibhizinisi lenkomfa e-Dubai ukuhlala kwamahhotela okuphansi kwanamuhla kanye nezindiza ezishibhile. "Bakhulisa izinombolo emicimbini emikhulu yaseDubai," kusho isikhulu esiphezulu seWorld Trade Center, uHelal Saeed Al Marri. Wengeze ngokuthi ingqungquthela ye-Gulfoods ithengiswe ngokuphelele kulo nyaka futhi kufunwa enye indawo e-Dubai Expo Airport ukuze kusingathwe izinkampani ezingu-3,300 ezibamba iqhaza. Ama-Gulfods abalulekile emakethe ye-GCC, engenisa ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-90 wezidingo zayo zokudla. Imakethe yokudla ye-GCC manje seyibiza ngaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingama-Dh44.
“Phambilini mhlawumbe oyedwa kwabayishumi obefuna ukuza engqungqutheleni ongakwazi ukuphumelela ngoba amahhotela abebhukhwe ngokugcwele futhi nezindiza zibiza kakhulu,” usho kanje. “Lokhu kube nomthelela omkhulu embukisweni wethu. “Manje, uma abantu abayisithupha noma abayisikhombisa befuna ukuza, bangafika bonke ngoba kunendawo emahhotela futhi nezindiza zishibhile.” Inani labantu abahlala emahhotela kanokusho ase-Dubai lehle ngamaphesenti angu-10 kusukela ngoJanuwari wonyaka odlule, ngokombiko wenkampani yaseMelika i-STR Global. Inani labantu abahlala engxenyeni emaphakathi nemakethe lehle ngamaphesenti ayi-15.2, kusho umbiko. NgoJanuwari, i-Emirates Airline (EK) yamemezela ukuthi yehlise imali yokugibela emizileni ethile ngamaphesenti angama-10.8 kwathi ekuqaleni kukaFebhuwari inkampani yezindiza eyimbangi i-Etihad nayo yamemezela izaphulelo ezifanayo.
“Izibalo zibonakale kakhulu emicimbini esiyidlalayo esephenduke izindawo zokuhlangana kwemboni,” kusho uSutherland. “Kokubili i-Cityscape ne-Arab Health zathengiswa ngokuphelele. Imibukiso yezohwebo inesikhathi futhi iyonga imali kubo bonke abathintekayo. Babeka umbukiso ubuso nobuso namakhasimende amaningi ngosuku kunokuba ithimba labadayisi lingawashayela umuntu ngamunye ngonyaka. Lokho kuzoba bucayi ezinkampanini eziningi ezinyangeni ezizayo. ”
Iphini likamongameli omkhulu we-dmg world media u-Ian Stokes uthe, "Impumelelo yokuthengisa ye-Big Five ikhombisa ukuthi izinkampani zibona ukubaluleka okungaphakathi kokugcina ubukhona obuqinile endaweni yemakethe," esho. “Ayikho enye indlela enikeza ithuba lokuhlangana namakhasimende amanje nawesikhathi esizayo esithangamini esivulelekile esivumela ithuba lokuxoxa ngendlela engcono kakhulu yokusebenzisana kulesi simo somnotho esinzima.”
Ukuphakamisa ukuthi i-Middle East ivikelekile ekuwohlokeni komhlaba kungaba ubuwula. Kodwa njengoba uChristopher Hayman, usihlalo weSeatrade enakekela amahhovisi nabasebenzi eDubai futhi ehlela imicimbi eminingi yemboni yasolwandle eshilo: “Imicimbi yokuhwebelana namabhizinisi izoqhubeka nokuheha izinkampani okufanele zimakethe imikhiqizo nemisebenzi yazo hhayi nje ukuze ziphile kodwa baqinise isikhundla sabo semakethe balungele ukusizakala ngezimpawu zokuqala zokusimama komnotho.”
Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi i-Dubai ihlala iyisizinda semibukiso nemicimbi yezohwebo naphezu kwezimo zomnotho zomhlaba wonke kuyisu likahulumeni lesikhathi eside. “Sisebenzela ukusimamisa umgomo wethu wokunikela ngamaphesenti angu-1-1.5 emkhiqizweni wasekhaya wase-Dubai, ngokuhambisana nezilinganiso zomhlaba wonke ezifana neSingapore neHong Kong emkhakheni wemicimbi nemibukiso,” kusho u-Almarri.
“Silindele ukuthi imboni yezehlakalo ibambe iqhaza elibalulekile ngo-2009 njengeqhaza ekugqugquzeleni isimo sokutshalwa kwezimali kanye nokufukula ukukhula komnotho, sibe neqhaza elikhulu ekuqhubekiseni phambili ukugcwala kwezivakashi esifundeni,” engeza.
