Uyakhathazeka ngokuthola isivumelwano sikaZika ohambweni lwakho? Khuluma ne-agent yezokuvakasha.
I-Zika virus inabantu abaningi abakhathazekile mayelana nokuya ezindaweni ezishisayo kodwa, njengokujwayelekile, ukusabalala kwemithombo yezindaba kuye kwenza ukuba ukwesaba okujwayelekile kube yinkimbinkimbi. Ama-Travel agents, ababhuka ukubhuka nsuku zonke banendaba ehlukile yokutshela ngomphumela kaZika kubantu nasezikhungweni zabo.
Ucwaningo lwabaholi abahamba ngezinyawo, i-consortium of agents agents, lithole ukuthi iZika yayinomphumela omncane kumacebo.
Uma kubuzwa ukuthi "Bangaki amaklayenti ahlukumeza izinhlelo zabo zokuhamba ngenxa yegciwane leZika," amaphesenti angama-74.1 e-Agent Travel Leaders Group abika "akukho" kwamaklayenti ema-20s naku-30; Amaphesenti angu-89.8 athi akukho ukukhanselwa kwamakhasimende kuma-40s no-50s; futhi amaphesenti angu-93 athi akukho ukukhansela kwamaklayenti iminyaka engu-60 nangaphezulu.
Ukusebenzisa i-agent yezokuvakasha kuyindlela eyodwa yokuqinisekisa ukuthi wenza isinqumo esinolwazi mayelana nezinhlelo zakho zeholide.
Yini Ama Agent Travel?
"Ukuqonda ukungathí sina kwegciwane lesandulela ngculazi, ama-agent ethu asebehlinzeke ngolwazi oluningiliziwe kumakhasimende abo phakathi nezinyanga ezimbalwa zokugcina - ikakhulukazi kulabo abakhulelwe noma abangazama ukuqala umndeni - ukuze benze izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nezinhlelo zabo zokuhamba. Umsebenzi wethu ukukhuthaza amaklayenti ethu, futhi ukuphepha kwamaklayenti ethu kuhlale kubaluleke kakhulu, "kusho isikhulu se-Travel Leaders Group, uNanan Chacko. "Ngisho nathi sasimangalisa ukuthola ukuthi umthelela wegciwane lesandulela ngculazi ulinganiselwe kanjani emanzini amaningi okuhamba kwamaklayenti ethu. I-World Health Organisation iye yacaca ukuthi 'ayifumananga impilo yomphakathi yokulungiswa kwemikhawulo yokuhamba noma yokuhweba ukuvimbela ukusabalala kwegciwane leZika' futhi, ehlomile ngamaqiniso, abahambayo abaningi bafuna ukuhamba njengoba belalela iseluleko sochwepheshe ukugwema ukukhala okumiyane. "
Noma kunjalo, i-Zika ayizange ibe nethonya lezinga. Amanye ama-agent ehambayo abikile ukuthi amaklayenti abo aqinisekisiwe ukuthi benzeni mayelana nezinhlelo zabo.
U-Jolie Goldring, Umbonisi Wokuvakasha Okunethezeka Nge-Know The Experiences eNew York City, utshele i-TravelPulse.com ukuthi amanye amakhasimende ayethusa.
"Nginabantu abathile abazobizwa ngokuthi iziqhingi eziphephile futhi bebuza ukuthi ngabe uZika ukhona yini," esho.
"Kungenzeka ukuthi (mhlawumbe) bazolahlekelwa yimali yabo eyinkimbinkimbi uma bengayi. Kodwa-ke, bafuna ukuzijabulisa ngaphandle kokukhathazeka noma ukucindezeleka. "
Ama-agent okuhamba ayaqhubeka ehambisana nendaba futhi anake izindawo ezithintekayo ngokudluliselwa kwegciwane. Bayaxhumana no-opharetha phansi ezindaweni ezingahle zithinteke ukusabalalisa. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uzama ukugwema izindawo ezithintekayo yiZika noma zifuna ukufunda indlela yokuvikela uhambo lwakho uma ngabe indawo ozoyibeka kuyo ngokuzumayo ohlwini lwendawo ezithintekile, i-agent yezokuvakasha iyoba enye yezinsiza ezihamba phambili.
Izithunywa zokuhamba zingakusiza futhi ukuthenga umshuwalense ofanele ozohamba nokuya ezindaweni ezikhona noma ezingathinteka yiZika. Labo abanenqubomgomo yokukhansela-noma yimuphi-izinkampani ezithengwa ngaphambi kokuba kuvele ukuqubuka kwezinhlelo zabo.
Izindiza ezindizayo ezinkulu kanye nemigqa yokuhamba ngezinyawo zihlinzekela ukubuyiselwa kwemali kulabo abesaba ukuhamba ezindaweni Zika. I-JetBlue inikeza ukubuyiselwa kwemali kuwo wonke amakhasimende ayo. I-United ne-American babengamakhulu okuthethelela futhi bahlinzekela kuphela ukubuyiselwa kwemali abesifazane abakhulelwe noma abafuna ukukhulelwa nabangane babo abahamba nabo.
Imigqa eminingana yemikhumbi ibuye ivumele amaklayenti ukuba ashintshe izinhlelo zawo noma acele isikweletu ngokuhamba ngekusasa.
Ukuze ufunde kabanzi, hlola lokho ochwepheshe bathi.