Emhlanganweni waminyaka yonke wama-Prospects obuhlelwe yi-Tourism Society ngoLwesine, Januwari 8, ithimba lochwepheshe bemboni kanye nabasebenzi bezokuvakasha bahlangana ukuze baxoxe ngamathuba ezokuvakasha ngo-2009. ukuchitha, ukunciphisa isabelomali esivela emakethe yebhizinisi, ukuncipha kokuhlala kwamahhotela namanani ekamelo, kanye nezinsongo ezivela ezindlekweni ezikhuphukayo ze-APD ne-VISA, ezingase zinqande izivakashi ezingena eBrithani. Kodwa-ke, okuhle, izibikezelo zihlanganisa ukwanda kwezokuvakasha kwasekhaya e-UK (kokubili i-Caravan Club kanye ne-Hoseasons ibike ukwanda okukhulu kokubhukha kuze kube manje uma kuqhathaniswa noJanuwari 2008), ikhwelo lokuvusa abanikazi bamahhotela ukuthi banikeze inani elingcono lemali, elisha. ubuchwepheshe bamandla avuselelekayo, kanye nethuba lezivakashi eziningi ezivela e-USA nase-China njengoba ama-Olympics ase-Beijing kanye nokhetho lukamongameli wase-US seluphelile.
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Geoffrey Lipman, isekela likanobhala jikelele we UNWTO kanye nosihlalo walo mcimbi, wathi ukufika kwangempela kwamanye amazwe kungaba kubi nakakhulu kunokukhula kwembulunga yonke okungamaphesenti angu-0-2 okwabikezelwa ngo-2009 (ngokusekelwe ekukhuleni okungamaphesenti ayisi-6 ngonyaka odlule). Ekuphenduleni lokhu, i- UNWTO usungule 'ikomiti lokuqina' ukuze libheke izibalo ngokucophelela futhi libambe imihlangano yokuxhumana ukuze lizame ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ezokuvakasha ziyafakwa ezinhlelweni zokukhuthaza.
UPhilip Morrison, uchwepheshe wemininingwane ye-VisitBritain, uthe ukuncipha kwephawundi uma kuqhathaniswa ne-Euro kuzovimbela izakhamizi zase-UK ukuthi zivakashele i-Eurozone kodwa kunokuba kudaleke ithuba lokuvakasha kwasekhaya, izivakashi zingancamela ukuvakashela izindawo ezisafufusa zaseMorroco, Egypt, naseTurkey. Abavakashi bazonciphisa ukuthenga, ukudla ngaphandle, nokuzijabulisa, kuyilapho amakhefu amafushane phesheya abonwa njengemakethe 'esengozini' kakhulu, futhi izivakashi kungenzeka zingazenzekeli. Imboni idinga ukuphendula kulokhu ngokunikeza inani elengeziwe ohambweni, uPhilip uxwayise, ngokuncishiswa kwamanani njengoba lokhu ngokuvamile kungase kubeke isibonelo, okunzima ukuphuma kuso. UPhilip uqhubeke waphakamisa ukuthi ezokuvakasha kwebhizinisi kungenzeka zibe nesidingo esibuthakathaka ngo-2009, izindiza eziningi zingase zehluleke njengoba izindleko zazo zizokhuphuka, futhi amahhotela amakhulu kanye nentuthuko yasemanzini izothola izinkinga ngezimali. I-US ibheke ukukhulisa isibalo sezakhamizi zase-US ezinamaphasipoti, okungaba yithuba lezivakashi ezingena e-UK. Imfuneko ye-VISA engaba khona yezivakashi ezingenayo ezivela eBrazil, Malaysia, naseNingizimu Afrika kanye nokukhuphuka kwezindleko ze-APD neze-VISA kuzokwenza i-UK ingakhangi kangako njengendawo oya kuyo.
UPhilip Green, usihlalo we-UKInbound, uthe isimo somnotho singase siholele ekwehliseni izindleko, okungase kusho amazinga aphansi wenkonzo kanye nokuntuleka kokutshalwa kwezimali okusha ezakhiweni zamahhotela, okungase kube ukukhathazeka ngentuthuko ka-2012. "Ukuntuleka komcimbi omkhulu wezemidlalo wamazwe ngamazwe ngo-2009 kungakhulula isidingo se-UK, kodwa imakethe engenayo ngo-2009 kungenzeka ibe 'thambile' futhi inani labantu basehhotela lingase lehle," kuphawula uGreen, ngenkathi egcizelela ukuthi ukumaketha nokukhuthazwa kwamanye amazwe. yase-UK njengendawo edingekayo, kodwa ngemali encane ye-VisitBritain lo msebenzi usengozini. "Ngiyethemba ukuthi uhulumeni wase-UK uzobona maduze ukuthi izindleko eziphezulu ze-APD ne-VISA zizosebenza njengesivimbelo ezivakashini ezingenayo."
URobert Barnard, umxhasi walo mcimbi futhi ebambisene ne-PKF consultancy, uveze ukuthi ngoDisemba 2000 kanye noNovemba 2008 ukuhlala kwamahhotela eLondon kwakusezingeni elifanayo - cishe amaphesenti angu-81 - okubonisa ukuqina kwemakethe naphezu kokuguquguquka phakathi neminyaka ngenxa unyawo nomlomo, 9/11, SARS, kanye nempi e-Iraq. I-London inemakethe yamahhotela emangalisayo futhi ingalulama ngokushesha esimweni se-geopolitical; ngakho-ke, kuyaqinisekisa ukuqaphela ukuthi umlando ukhombisa ukuthi ukululama kungenzeka. Umkhakha wamahhotela wesifunda awuguquguquki njenge-London futhi ukuguquguquka kuhambisana nesimo somnotho. Umkhakha wemakethe emaphakathi cishe uzolimala lapho uqhudelana namahhotela esabelomali. "Manje yisikhathi sokubheka ibhizinisi lakho ngokucophelela futhi uqinisekise ukuthi usesimweni esihle sokubhekana nesiphepho."
UJohn Bevan, owake waba yiphini likamongameli we-UK & Ireland we- lastminute.com, uthe abakhiqizi abakhulu bezokuvakasha bebenciphisa umthamo, beshiya amasayithi atholakala sekwephuzile engenakuthengiswa okuncane. Izinga lenzalo elincishisiwe libangela ukuthi ababekade bebambisana abahlala phesheya kwezilwandle asebethathe umhlalaphansi babuyele ekhaya, okungenzeka ukuthi kukhuthaze isidingo samaholide asekhaya. Lezo zakhamizi zase-UK ezinemali ebolekiwe ye-tracker zizoba nemali eningi engasetshenziswa ohambweni. Inzalo yokuvakasha ephumayo kumakhefu ahlanganisa konke iyakhula. Ubude besikhathi obuvumelana nezimo kuyithrendi esethelwe ukukhula lapho abaqhubi benikeza ubusuku obu-5-6 nobusuku obuyi-9-10 esikhundleni sobusiko obungu-7 noma obuyi-14. Kafushane, u-2009 uzoba nzima emkhakheni ophumayo oletha ithuba lemakethe yasekhaya ukuthi ichume.