E-NEW YORK - Izimpi zezindiza kanye nokukhushulwa kwenani lamagumbi ngokuvamile kuhloselwe abavakashi, kodwa izinkampani zezindiza namahhotela asebenzisa amaqhinga afanayo ukuze aphinde athole inkomo yawo yemali evamile - isihambi sebhizinisi.
Abahambi bezinkampani, abakhokha imali ephakeme yezindiza lapho behlezi ngaphambili kwezindiza noma bebhukha eduze nosuku lokuhamba, bangabaqeqeshi bezindiza kaningi - noma abahambi nhlobo ngesikhathi sokuwohloka komnotho. Futhi abaqashi babo babhukha amahholo amadili ambalwa kanye nezindawo zokulala, okushiya amahhotela amaningi efuna inzuzo enkulu nethembekile eyayitholwa yimihlangano yebhizinisi.
Ngokwengxenye yalokhu, izindiza ezinkulu ezimbalwa kulindeleke ukuthi zithumele ukulahlekelwa kwekota ka-April-Juni lapho zibika imali yazo eqala kuleli sonto. Futhi imali yehhotela - eyehle kakhulu engxenyeni yokuqala kusukela ngonyaka odlule - akulindelekile ukuthi ibonise ukuthuthuka okukhulu kwikota yesibili, noma. Imiphumela ye-Marriott International Inc. kulindeleke ngoLwesine.
Abahambi bebhizinisi bavame ukukhiqiza iphesenti eliphezulu lemali engenayo yomkhakha iyonke kunephesenti labahambi eliphelele ababamele. Emabhiliyoni angama-641 amaRandi asetshenziswa izakhamizi zaseMelika ngo-2007 ekuhambeni nakwezokuvakasha, cishe amaphesenti angama-33 aqhamuka kubahambi bamabhizinisi, ngokusho kwe-US Travel Association. Kodwa inani lohambo lwasekhaya lwebhizinisi laba ngaphansi kwamaphesenti angama-25 engqikithini yohambo lwasekhaya lwalowo nyaka oluyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili.
Umeluleki wezindiza ezinze eBoston uMark Kiefer we-CRA International uthe umnotho ubambe iqhaza ekuhambeni kwebhizinisi kulo nyaka.
“Sinodaba lwemikhakha ethile ebingabathengi bohambo oluningi lwebhizinisi, njengokubhanga nokunye,” kusho uKiefer. “Olunye udaba esilwa nalo yizinto esizilindele. Kuningi ukungaqiniseki mayelana nokuthi umnotho uzoguquka nini nokuthi kangakanani.”
Izinkampani zezokuvakasha zisebenzisa amasu anhlobonhlobo ukuheha abahambi bebhizinisi. Amahhotela anikeza ubusuku begumbi lebhonasi, ukudla okulula neziphuzo zamahhala, kanye nezimo eziguquguqukayo ezengeziwe kuzinqubomgomo zokubhukha nokukhansela. Izinkampani zezindiza bezihlinzeka ngezithuthukisiso ezinesaphulelo esikhulu kanye nezindali zokugibela ezigxile ebhizinisini.
Izaphulelo zisize ukuheha abanye abavakashi ukuba babuyele emgwaqweni. Umhlaziyi weDeutsche Bank, uChris Woronka, uphawule ukuthi, nakuba imali etholwa yi-US ngegumbi ngalinye elitholakalayo, okuyisilinganiso esibalulekile sokusebenza kwemboni yamahhotela, ibisancipha ngamaphesenti angamadijithi amabili kusukela ngasekupheleni kukaJuni, ibonise ukuthuthuka okuphawulekayo ngoba isidingo sokungcebeleka ehlobo sesikhulile. .
Kodwa ekuhloleni kwamuva nje okwenziwa kubaphathi abaphezulu bezezimali abangu-285 emhlabeni wonke, abangamaphesenti angu-87 bathi izinkampani zabo zihlela ukusebenzisa imali encane ekuhambeleni ibhizinisi kulo nyaka. I-American Express/CFO Research Global Business & Spending Monitor ithole ukuthi amaphesenti angama-44 abaphathi balindele ukuthi uhambo lwezinkampani zabo lwehle ngamaphesenti angaphezu kuka-10.
Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi izinkampani eziningi zizoqhubeka nokuchitha imali ekuhambeni okungangenisa imali. UFrank Schnur, weqembu lezokuvakasha lebhizinisi le-American Express, ubikezela ukuthi amakhasimende azoqhubeka nokulindela imbuyiselo yezimali ekutshaleni kwawo ekuhambeni, ngisho nangemva kokusimama komnotho.
Okwamanje, izinkampani eziningi zinciphisa. UDrew Ramsey, oneminyaka engu-33 ubudala oyimenenja yezokuphepha kwemininingwane ePhoenix ovame ukundiza eSouthwest Airlines, uthi inkampani yakhe empeleni ivale ukuhamba kwezamabhizinisi.
“Noma iluphi uhambo lwebhizinisi kufanele lube yisidingo; uma kungenjalo abantu bacelwa ukuthi basebenzise i-videoconferencing noma i-teleconferences,” kusho uRamsey.
Ukuhamba kwabantu ezihlalweni zezindiza ezisezingeni eliphezulu kwehle ngamaphesenti angama-22 ngo-Ephreli, uma kuqhathaniswa nenyanga efanayo ngonyaka owedlule, ngokusho kwe-International Air Transport Association. Khonamanjalo, isibalo sabahambi ngamathikithi okuqeqesha sikhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-0.3.
Ngebhodwe elinciphayo lamadola okuhamba ezinkampani, izindiza ezinjengeNingizimu-ntshonalanga zizama amasu amasha okuthola abahambi bebhizinisi. U-Ramsey uthe iNingizimu-ntshonalanga inikele ngokumphuthumisa ku-"A-List" isimo. Lokho kunikeza unyaka wezimvume zokugibela ezigodliwe kubagibeli abasohlelweni lokundiza njalo lwenkampani yezindiza futhi bathathe inombolo ethile yezindiza phakathi nesikhathi esithile.
Izinkampani zezindiza nazo zinikeza abahambi bebhizinisi izinto ezifana ne-Wi-Fi, irediyo yesathelayithi, izabelo zezihlalo zangaphambili nokugibela okubalulekile ukuze zibahehe.
Embonini yamahhotela, zonke izinhlobo zamaketanga athembele kubahambi bebhizinisi zizwa ubuhlungu. I-Extended Stay Hotels LLC - ebhekelela abahambi bebhizinisi abadinga indawo yokuhlala yesikhathi eside ngamanani aphansi - ifake isicelo sokuvikela ukuqothuka kweSahluko 11, isho isikweletu esikhulu kanye nokwehla okukhulu kohambo lwebhizinisi.
I-Starwood Hotels & Resorts Inc. ihlinzeka ngesaphulelo samaphesenti angu-4 kubahleli bemihlangano yebhizinisi ababhukha umcimbi wamakamelo ubusuku obungu-10 noma ngaphezulu kweminye yemikhiqizo yayo, okuhlanganisa amaketango e-W, Westin kanye ne-Sheraton. Baphinde bathole ikhefu lamahhala le-PepsiCo Inc., kuze kube ngu-Aug. 31, kanye nebhonasi eshibhile yamaphoyinti ohlelo lokwethembeka abangawasebenzisela uhambo lomuntu siqu.
Amahhotela awasheshanga kangako ngoba ngokuvamile axoxisana ngamanani ezinkampani izinyanga noma iminyaka kusengaphambili. Ngakho-ke ukuncishiswa kwezinga abakunikezayo manje kungase kube nomthelela wesikhathi eside emalini engenayo.
Isikhulu se-Continental Airlines u-Larry Kellner uthe engqungqutheleni yabatshalizimali yangoJuni wathi inkampani yakhe yendiza isebenza kanzima kakhulu “kwezebhizinisi (abahambi) ngoba …
