USihlalo we-VisitBritain, uChristopher Rodrigues, usexwayise imboni yezokuvakasha yaseBrithani ukuthi izilungiselele ukulahlekelwa yimisebenzi engaphezu kuka-50,000 embonini ephoqwe “ukungayi” izivakashi ngenxa yokuwohloka komnotho.
Imboni yezokuvakasha yaseBrithani ibheke phambili ekulahlekelweni ngamabhiliyoni ama-£4 (amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-5.7) emalini etholwa emahhotela nezindawo zokudlela, ngokusho kukamagazini ohlonishwayo emhlabeni wonke wezimboni i-HOTELS.
Naphezu kokwamukela izivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-32 futhi ilethe imali elinganiselwa ezigidini eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-114 (amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-163.8) emnothweni ngonyaka odlule, uRodrigues uthi, iBrithani njengendawo yokuya eholidini isaveza isithombe sendawo yamaholide ebiza kakhulu, nekalwe ngokweqile. “Iyabiza, futhi abantu bayabanda njengezulu layo.”
Ocwaningweni olwenziwa yi-VisitBritain, imboni yezokuvakasha yaseBrithani isantula “inkonzo emamathekayo” kanye nenhlonipho “etholakala eMedithera, e-US naseMpumalanga Ekude.”
Ukuphawula kwakhe kuza kulandela ukugxekwa okufanayo okwenziwa ngonyaka odlule nguMargaret Hodge, owayengungqongqoshe wezokuvakasha e-UK, owathi amahhotela ase-UK awabizi nje kuphela kodwa ahlinzeka ngekhwalithi “empofu”, ecaphuna izinsipho eziphinde zasetshenziswa, amathawula anezintambo kanye nezinsiza ezimbi njengezibonelo “zenkonzo embi” yaseBrithani. ”
Phakathi kokunye ukwehluleka kwezokuvakasha kwaseBrithani okubaluliwe kukhona, izindlu zangasese ezingcolile, amashidi anegazi kanye nozipho oluxegayo.
"Sibe nesikhathi lapho abantu bengakwazi ukubalekela ukungabi sezingeni eliphezulu," esho, engxoxweni abe nayo nephephandaba i-UK Independent. “Kumele sithuthukise amazinga ezinsiza kanye nokunaka imininingwane. Uma ubuza abantu ukuthi yini oyikhumbulayo, akumele kube yi-five-star.”
Ukhomba “isithombe somgcini wendlu yezihambi” esake sahlekisa seBhrithani's Bed and Breakfast (B&B) njengoba sivezwe eziqeshini ezixakile zehlaya lesimo elithi "Fawlty Towers" njengesibonelo.
“Ngeke uthole amakhasimende amaningi ajabule uma utshela izivakashi zakho ukuthi 'ungadli ukudla kwasekuseni ngaphambi kuka-8:8 ekuseni futhi ungakwenzi ngemva kuka-12:XNUMX am.' Intengo ephansi yemali kanye nezinsiza ezingezinhle kubiza imisebenzi futhi kuzobiza imisebenzi eyengeziwe njengoba ukwehla komnotho kukhula.”
Imibono yakhe ngemboni yezokuvakasha yezwe isekelwe yi-Miles Quest ye-British Hospitality Association, emele amahhotela angu-1,500 e-UK. "Amahhotela adinga ukwamukela futhi ngezinye izikhathi awukutholi."
Ukugcina isicelo sayo njengendawo ehamba phambili yezivakashi, uhulumeni wase-UK uqalisa umkhankaso wezokuvakasha ongama-£6 million, ogqamisa “ukuthi ishibhile kangakanani” iBrithani manje kubavakashi bakwamanye amazwe ngenxa yobuthakathaka bemali yaseBrithani uma iqhathaniswa nedola laseMelika, i-euro kanye ne-yen yaseJapan. .
“Umkhankaso wokubaluleka” onesiqubulo esithi, “Akukaze kube khona isikhathi esingcono sokuhlola iBrithani,” uzogqamisa ukuya e-UK manje sekushibhe ngamaphesenti angama-23 kulabo abavela eYurophu, amaphesenti angama-26 kwabasuka e-US, futhi afinyelela ku-40. amaphesenti amaJapane.
“Akudingeki ukuba iBrithani ibhekwe njengendawo enezinkanyezi ezinhlanu, kodwa izivakashi zingahamba nezinkumbulo ezihlala isikhathi eside zamazinga aphezulu ezinsiza kanye nokunaka imininingwane yemboni yezokuvakasha yaseBrithani.
“Abanye abantu bazalelwa ezimbonini zezinsiza, kanti abanye bazalelwa ukuba ngamakhasimende ezimbonini zezinsiza.” wengeza uRodrigues, ophinde anganaki imboni yezokuvakasha yaseNgilandi, eScotland naseWales.
