Izinkampani zamahhotela zibhekene nenkathi yasehlobo ebaluleke kakhulu emlandweni wazo ngokusongela kwamafu amaningi ekuqaleni kwekwindla ngenxa yokwehla okungenzeka kokusetshenziswa. Iketango le-Gallardo (abanikazi bamasheya abakhulu benkampani eyenza imithi i-Almirall), i-Sercotel, ibhekene nalesi sikhathi ngenjabulo, ngenxa yokushisa kwemisebenzi namanani angazange alingane ngisho naphezu kwalokho ababekulindele ezinyangeni ezedlule. Futhi angicabangi ukuthi ijubane lizokwehla kakhulu kwikota yokugcina.
-Inani elikhulu labanikazi bamahhotela baye badinga ukusekelwa uMbuso ukuze baphile.Wake wacabanga yini ukucela i-SEPI isihlengo?
-Siya kuma-ICO kuphela. Sikala leso sicelo ukucabanga esimweni esibi kakhulu. Umkhakha ubalulekile futhi uma kufika inkinga efana nobhubhane, kufanele usize. Kodwa ngeke kuphikwe ukuthi amaketango athole ukwesekwa ngumphakathi okungaka atholakala mihla namalanga emgwaqeni eqhudelana nathi ukuze andise.
-Besinjani isimo sakho ngaphambi kwenhlekelele yezempilo?
– Asinaso isitini. Buza nje. Kulolu bhubhane sangena singenayo izikweletu kanye nemali evumayo. Sibe nethuba lokuncintisana lokungabi naso leso sibopho. Siya kuma-ICO, ngoba izinyanga ezine zivaliwe akekho ongakwazi ukuma. Nabanikazi bezindlu sifinyelela izivumelwano. Singayeki ukukhokha irenti kunoma yimuphi kubo futhi wonke umuntu uyasisiza. Sizoqhubeka nemodeli yokungabi namahhotela.
-Yiziphi izinhlelo onazo zeminyaka ezayo, izonwetshwa kanjani ingidi?
-Ngaphambi kwalolu bhubhane, besiphethe amahhotela angama-20 futhi sakhangisa angu-145. Manje sesehlile safinyelela ku-110 ukuze sigxile ekuphatheni nasekuthengeni izimpahla. Sesivele sisebenza izikhungo ezingama-50, okuyi-10 kuzo ezakhiwayo, ngakho-ke, sesiphindeke kabili. Uhlelo lwethu luwukuba sibe namahhotela ayi-100 avuliwe eSpain ngo-2025. Cishe sesikuzo zonke izifundazwe.
-Naphezu kokuzibophezela kwakho engxenyeni yasemadolobheni, ingabe nawe uke wabamba iqhaza lezivakashi kuleli hlobo?
-Kuze kube nguFebhuwari noNdasa sisaqhubeka nokungaqiniseki. Manje sinesidingo esingaphezu kwanoma yikuphi ukucatshangelwa kwangaphambili kanye nokulindela ukusisebenzisa futhi sithemba ukuthi sizodlulela ekwindla. Ukubuyiselwa kokuhamba kwebhizinisi kuzokwenza uSepthemba, uMfumfu noNovemba kube yizinyanga eziqine kakhulu, njengoba ukubhuka kwethu kwamanje kusiphawula.
-Ingabe lokho kwenyuka kwesidingo kuzoholela emananini aphezulu ngaphezu kokwehla kwamandla emali?
-Kukhona 'umphumela we-champagne'. NgoJulayi nango-August sibonisa amanani angenangqondo; inesilinganiso esingu-20% ngaphezu kuka-2019 futhi ineziqongo eziphakeme emagumbini okugcina. IMadrid, iBarcelona, iMálaga neValencia yilapho zihlupheka kakhulu. Amanani esiwabonayo azonyamalala uma nje ukusebenza ngokweqile kwabahambi sekuphelile, okuzokwenzeka lapho ukonga okuqoqiwe sekuphelile, futhi sizobona ukuthi angaphansi kuka-2019 yini.
-Ingabe uyalubona ushintsho emikhubeni yamakhasimende akho ngenxa yokuphelelwa amandla okuthenga?
-Hhayi okwamanje, nakuba ukulindelwe ekubhukeni sekubuyisiwe. Sibuyele esilinganisweni sezinsuku ezingama-25-30 osisebenzisile ngaphambi kwalolu bhubhane. Ukubhuka ngaphandle kokukhansela nakho kubuyile. E-Madrid nase-Barcelona, ngoJuni sihlala ngokwesilinganiso esingu-85% neziqongo ezingama-90%.
-Ingabe lezi ntengo zizokwanela ukulwa nokulahleka kwenzuzo okubangelwa izindleko zamandla?
– Izindleko zethu zikhuphukile. Hhayi amandla kuphela, kodwa nokudla neziphuzo. Silwa nalokhu kulahlekelwa kwamamajini ngokuzibophezela kwethu kwezobuchwepheshe futhi ngo-2023 sizothola ukuncintisana ngenxa yakho. Kufanele futhi sizuze ukwabelana ngeziteshi zethu futhi sinciphise ukulamula.
-Abanye abanikazi bamahhotela babonakale esidlangalaleni bephikisana nabaphathi bezokuvakasha kumasipala waseColau. Unendlunkulu e-Barcelona kanye nengxenye enhle yokusebenza kwakho edolobheni lase-Barcelona.
-Ekugcineni, i-Barcelona iphendula njengedolobha futhi kusukela emidlalweni yama-Olympic ka-1992, ezokuvakasha zingenye yezinjini eziyinhloko, ngemva kokuzibeka emhlabeni jikelele. Awukwazi ukwenza izinto eziphambene nakho. Ithimba lika-Colau selivele liyaqala ukulungisa. Baqale baphikisana nemicimbi emikhulu, kodwa babona ukuthi bayisihluthulelo somuzi. Khona-ke ngemikhumbi yokuhamba, kodwa lapho inyamalala kubhubhane, idolobha laba nesikhathi esinzima, manje ngoba bayalilungisa.
