Amahhotela Nezindiza Ezifuna Ukuthenga Ngokuqondile Kuzo
(c) Mark Kahler, ngaphansi kokuhlelwa nge-About.com Ukuqhathanisa ukuthengwa kwezindiza kanye namakamelo ehhotela kungaba umsebenzi oyinkimbinkimbi futhi odidayo. Iningi lethu nje asinaso isikhathi sokuvakashela wonke amawebhusayithi amakhulu noma amawebhusayithi e-airline. Kuye kwaba isimiso sokusebenzisa injini yokusesha yokuhamba njenge Kayak.com, noma inkampani yokuhamba e-intanethi njenge-TripAdvisor, ukuqhathanisa ama-tarires nokubhuka ukuhamba.
Ukwenza lezo zosesho ngokuqinisekile kwenza kube nomqondo ozwakalayo kunokuya kuzo zonke izindawo zezindiza noma zehhotela. Kodwa uma kufika isikhathi sokuthenga, kungase kube nezinzuzo ezihlobene nokwengeza esinye isinyathelo: vakashela iwebhusayithi yenkampani enikeza ukuthengiswa okuhle kakhulu futhi uthenge ngokuqondile kubo.
Le ndlela ivame ukugcina imali yokubhuka inkokhelo yokuhamba e-intanethi, kodwa futhi ikunika ukuxhumana okwengeziwe nenkampani oyokwenza ibhizinisi.
Akuwona wonke umuntu ovumelanayo.
Ehlobo 2015, ama-Marriott aphuma nomkhankaso omusha wokumaketha obizwa nge-Best Rate. Kuqinisekisiwe. Imigomo yalolu daba: bhala ikamelo lama-Marriott kunoma yiziphi iziteshi zokubhuka zenkampani (ku-intanethi noma ngokuqondile nehhotela ngocingo) futhi zizofanisa noma yiliphi izinga lehhotela eliphansi othola kwenye indawo yehhotela elifanayo, uhlobo lwendawo, nezinsuku zokubhuka. Ngaphezu kwalokho, bazophonsa isaphulelo sama-25% ekamelweni.
Ngesikhathi esifushane, i-American Society of Travel Agents yakhipha isitatimende somphakathi esihlalweni seMarriott. I-ASTA ibiza ukuthi izinkambo "azigcini nje ngokungahambisani nama-agent, kodwa futhi zidukisa umphakathi ojikelezayo." U-ASTA uphikisana nesipho sikhohlisayo ngoba ama-agent ehambayo angathola intengo ephansi njengaleyo etholakalayo kumthengi.
Sekuyiminyaka, izindiza nezinketho zehhotela zincenga abathengi ukuthi baqede izinkampani zangaphandle futhi bathenge ngokuqondile. Ngokuya ngesimo, kungaba nezinzuzo zokwenza kanjalo.
Amaphuzu Okuthembeka Nezinhlinzeko Ezikhethekile
Izinhlelo zokuthembeka zinengqondo kubahambi bebhajethi abavame ukuhamba emgwaqeni. Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuqinisekisa ukuthi uzothola amamayela akho namaphuzu ukubhekana ngqo nenkampani.
Kuyiqiniso futhi ukuthi uma izindiza zamazama ukugcwalisa izihlalo, amadili amahle kakhulu avame ukuvela kumakhasi abo okunikezwayo okukhethekile kunokuba abe nenkampani yangaphandle. Ngeshwa, lokhu akukwenzeki kaningi njengaseminyakeni edlule, ngoba izindiza zezindiza ziye zachitha izindiza emigwaqweni eminingi, ukunciphisa ukutholakala kwezihlalo nokugcina amanani kumazinga aphezulu.
Amaphuzu okubhuka okuqala
Enye indlela amahhotela azama ukusebenzisana ngqo nabathengi isipho sezaphulelo zokubhuka kokuqala. I-Radisson's Advance Purchase Rate inikeza isaphulelo ngamaphesenti angu-20 ukubhuka nokukhokha kahle ngaphambi kokuhlala kwakho. Ukulondolozwa kwanda ngezibonelelo zesikhathi, ezifika ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa, ezingu-14, nezinsuku ezingu-21.
Amahhotela ase-Wyndham asanda kunika ukusika ama-25 amaphesenti kusukela esilinganisweni esitholakalayo sokubhuka okungenani ngesonto kusengaphambili kumahhotela abambe iqhaza, namaphuzu angu-500 ebhonasi.
Enye i-caveat: lezi izaphulelo zivela "ezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu elitholakalayo," elihluka ngehhotela futhi lingashintsha.
Ukuziphendulela
Kungani ungeza esinye isendlalelo sobukhosi uma uthengela ithikithi noma ubhala ikamelo? Uma kunenkinga, ungase uthole kunzima ukukhomba indawo lapho konke okungahambanga khona. Uma ubhalela ngqo nomhlinzeki, kukhona kancane ukudideka lapho izikhalazo zifakiwe.
Akekho ofuna ukucabanga mayelana nokuthi kungenzeka yini izikhalazo zokuhamba , kodwa ngesikhathi lapho izikhalazo zikhuphuka futhi ukwaneliseka kwabathengi kubonakala sengathi kwehla, kunengqondo ukuvumela amaphutha kanye nokwenza izinto.