Yaya kamfanonin balaguron balaguro ke tafiya cikin yanayin tattalin arziki na yanzu? Wadanne abubuwa ne suke lura da su? Me suke ji daga kwastomominsu? Kuma waɗanne matakai suke ɗauka don tsara hanya ta cikin rigingimun ruwa na kuɗi?
Don samun ma'anar bearings da kuma hanyar da ke gaba, kwanan nan na zayyana masu zartarwa daga Tarin Adventure - Backroads, Bushtracks, Canadian Mountain Holidays, Geographic Expeditions, Lindblad Expeditions, Micato Safaris, Natural Habitat Adventures, OARS, NOLS, and Off the Beten Hanya – don fahimtar yanayin masana'antar balaguron balaguro, inda muka dosa da kuma yadda suke tafiya cikin waɗannan ruwayen ƙalubale.
MUHIMMANCIN HADIN KAI DA IYALI
A cikin jawabansu, wasu ƴan jigogi na gama gari sun fito. Babban abin da ke cikin waɗannan shi ne tabbacin cewa duk da rashin tabbas na tattalin arziki, matafiyansu suna ci gaba da yin imani da ƙimar tafiya da mahimmancin haɗin gwiwa da dangi a kan tafiye-tafiyen su.
“Yayin da tabarbarewar tattalin arziki ta yi tasiri sosai kan masana’antar tafiye-tafiye, sha’awar samun kyakkyawar alaƙa da sauran ƙasashe da al’adu na da ƙarfi. Mutane suna ci gaba da neman saituna da ayyukan da ke ba da inganci mai kyau, kwanciyar hankali da kwarewa; a wasu hanyoyi ana gudanar da waɗannan a matsayin mafi mahimmanci a yanzu fiye da kowane lokaci, "in ji Jim Sano, shugaban Geographic Expeditions.
Bill Bryan, co-kafa kuma shugaban Off the Beatn Path, ya yarda. Abokan cinikinmu ba sa ganin tafiya a matsayin abin alatu, amma a matsayin wani muhimmin sashi na ci gaba da neman zama cikakke. Fiye da kowane lokaci, matafiyanmu suna neman ƙwarewa na musamman waɗanda ke haɗa su da iyali, al'adu, al'umma, ƙasa da muhalli."
George Wendt, shugaban OARS, ya ce, “Ƙara yawan iyalai suna haɗuwa da mu a balaguron kogi da sauran abubuwan hutu na wasanni da yawa. Mun yi imanin hakan ya faru ne saboda kalubalen tattalin arzikin kasarmu. Iyalai suna yanke shawara cewa yana da kyau su sa yaransu su yi aiki a waje maimakon sanya su rataye a wuraren cin kasuwa ko yin wasannin bidiyo."
Dennis Pinto, manajan darektan Micato Safaris, ya kara da cewa, “Safari na danginmu, wanda galibi ya shafi tsararraki uku, yana da karfi. Akwai ra'ayin cewa tattalin arzikin zai farfado cikin lokaci, amma ba za a iya dawo da damar da aka rasa tare da dangi ba."
Tom Hale, Shugaba na Backroads, ya ce takardun nasu su ma suna goyon bayan wannan yanayin. “Tafiyar mu na Keɓaɓɓu da na Iyali suna yin kyau sosai. Muna ba da ƙarin wuraren zuwa iyali da tashi sama fiye da kowane lokaci."
Da yake nazarin al'amarin iyali, Sano na Geographic Expeditions ya ce, "Mutane suna so su sake saita abubuwan da suka dace, ko ta hanyar nutsewa cikin yanayi na ban mamaki, kamar a cikin Galapagos, ko kuma al'adu masu kyau, kamar a Bhutan ko Gabashin Afirka. Kuma suna son raba wannan tafiya - da wahayi da haɗin kai da yake kawowa - tare da iyalai da abokai. Haɗu da mutanen da ke yin kwatankwacin dala 200 a shekara amma duk da haka suna wadatuwa a rayuwarsu yana sanya abubuwa cikin hangen nesa.
"Mafiyafiyanmu mutane ne masu basirar siyasa," in ji Bryan of Off the Beatn Path. “Sun san cewa shekaru da yawa da suka gabata an katse ƙasarmu daga wasu ƙasashe da al’adu da yawa. Sun kuma san cewa a cikin al'ummarmu wadatar da ke raguwa yana haifar da sake tunani game da abin da ke da mahimmanci a rayuwar mutum. Irin wannan mahimmancin yana da sauƙin daidaitawa da haɗin kai da ƙasa, mutane, al'adu, da tushe kuma galibi yakan kai ga haduwar dangi."
MUHIMMAN TAFIYA A CIKIN KASA
Shugabannin sun kuma tabo wani bangare na alaka - muhimmiyar rawar da aladun tafiye-tafiye za ta iya takawa a cikin kasashen da suka nufa da kuma al'adunsu.
Ben Bressler, wanda ya kafa kuma darekta na Natural Habitat Adventures, ya jaddada mahimmancin rawar da tafiye-tafiye ke takawa a cikin ƙasashen da kamfaninsa ke ziyarta. "Muna bukatar mu tuna cewa ga mutane, wurare da abubuwan daji da ke kewayen duniyar da ke dogara kai tsaye kan yawon shakatawa don tsira, tafiya ba abin jin daɗi ba ne kawai. Lokacin da aka yi aiki da hankali da hankali, yawon shakatawa na iya zama ainihin tushen alheri a duniya. Misali, lokacin da matafiya suka ziyarci gorilla na daji a Uganda, kudaden tafiyarsu na bayar da tallafi kai tsaye don kare lafiyar gorilla a kowace rana. Kuma wadannan maziyartan suna aikewa da sako karara ga gwamnatin Uganda cewa ceto al'amuran gorilla, kuma idan aka kare su, wadannan halittu masu ban al'ajabi na iya zama tushen muhimman musanya na kasashen waje.
Bressler ya ce: "Na yi imanin cewa idan ba tare da yawon bude ido ba, gorilla na tsaunin za su shuɗe," in ji Bressler, "kuma wannan yanayin yana faruwa a duk faɗin duniya sau da yawa: Daga ƙauyuka a Kenya waɗanda suka dogara da yawon shakatawa don ƴan ayyukan yau da kullun da membobinsu ke da shi. , don ba da izinin ba da izinin biyan kuɗin da ke zuwa don kare nau'in daji a cikin daji, yawon shakatawa na da mahimmanci don kare wuraren daji da abubuwan daji da kuma tushen rayuwa ga mutane da yawa a duniya."
Sano ya tabo irin wannan ra’ayi: “Dauki wata kadara da muke aiki tare da ita a Kenya alal misali. Campi ya Kanzi wani sansanin safari ne mai rumfa a kudancin Kenya, yana kan ƙasar Maasai mai zaman kansa kuma al'ummar Maasai na gida ke gudanarwa. A bara Campi ya tara dala 700,000 don tattalin arzikin Maasai na gida.
JADAWA AKAN DARAJA
Shugabannin Tarin Adventure sun yarda cewa tabarbarewar tattalin arziƙin ya shafi maƙasudin abokan cinikinsu, tsammaninsu da halayensu. Da yake magance ƙalubalen da waɗannan canje-canjen ke haifarwa, shugabannin sun mayar da hankali kan sabon mai da hankali ga ƙima.
Marty von Neudegg, darektan Sabis na Kamfanoni kuma babban mai ba da shawara na Hutu na Dutsen Kanada, ya ce, “Akwai zaɓuɓɓuka da yawa da ke akwai ga kamfanonin balaguro. Wasu suna zaɓar rangwame, wasu suna yanke ayyuka kuma wasu, masu kyau, suna aiki tuƙuru don samun inganci da isar da mafi kyawun ƙima. Bai isa kawai a ce, 'Ku zo tare da mu, ku ji daɗi ba.' Maimakon haka, mutane suna bukatar su ji su gaskata, 'Ku zo ku yi tafiya tare da mu, za ku ji daɗi domin za mu cika alkawuran da muka yi.' A gare mu, wannan yana nufin aminci, sha'awa, ƙwaƙƙwalwa, lissafi, da dorewa. Sama da shekaru 44, ’yan gudun hijira masu aminci da ’yan gudun hijira sun san cewa za mu yi iya ƙoƙarinmu don mu cim ma waɗannan dabi’u.”
Bryan na OTBP ya ce, “Hukunce-hukuncen matafiya ba sa buƙatar zama mai daɗi ko ban sha'awa kamar yadda ake yi a baya, amma suna buƙatar zama mafi inganci da haɗin kai - kuma ƙasa da tsada. Mai kamun ƙuda zai iya zaɓar ya zauna ba a wurin kamun kifi ba amma a gadon gida da karin kumallo ko masauki; a lokaci guda, shi ko ita za su ɗauki hayar ƙwararren jagora.”
Rangwamen kuɗi da ciniki
Sven-Olof Lindblad, shugaban Lindblad Expeditions, ya mayar da martani ga neman darajar ta wata sabuwar hanya. A watan Nuwamban da ya gabata, ya rubuta wa abokan ciniki da suka gabata da kuma masu yuwuwa: "Zan iya jayayya, kamar yadda na yi a baya, cewa tafiya yana da mahimmanci - nau'in tonic, idan kuna so; cewa tafiye-tafiyen yana ƙarfafawa, wartsakewa, share hankali, da sauransu. Amma waɗannan lokutan sun bambanta kuma ina jin rashin jin daɗin yin ƙarin muhawara. Maganar ƙasa ita ce za ku yanke shawara ko tafiya yana da kyau ko a'a, bisa ga sha'awar ku da gaskiyar ku. Abin da zan taƙaita wannan wasiƙar shine ƙoƙari na sauƙaƙe wannan shawarar idan kun yanke shawarar cewa balaguro a wani wuri a cikin duniyar nan yana tilasta muku jin daɗin jin daɗin ku.
Lindblad ya ba da zaɓuɓɓuka biyu: Na farko shi ne yin tafiye-tafiye kafin ƙarshen shekara, tare da tashi kafin Yuni 1, 2009, ta hanyar biyan kusan kashi 25 na kuɗin tafiya kafin tafiya. Ana iya biyan ma'auni a kowane lokaci a cikin 2009, a daidai lokacin matafiyi. "Babu sha'awa, babu sharuɗɗa," in ji Lindblad, "kawai amince da fatan cewa wannan karimcin zai taimaka muku kuma yana ƙarfafa ku." Zabi na biyu shi ne matafiya su cire kashi 25% daga kuɗin kowace tafiya. Amsar da aka bayar ga wasiƙar ta kasance mai inganci da ƙarfafawa, in ji Lindblad.
David Tett, shugaban Bushtracks, ya lura cewa masauki a Afirka na ƙoƙarin jawo hankalin baƙi da kyawawan dabi'u a wannan shekara: "Ko da kaddarorin da aka fi nema suna samun ƙwarewa da ƙarfi a ƙoƙarinsu na talla. Mu kuma, muna mika wa baƙonmu waɗannan ajiyar.”
Dennis Pinto na Micato ya yarda: “Mun ga wasu lokutta a Afirka da aka yi yuwuwa a sami masauki masu kyau da ke da wuyar shiryawa a baya ba tare da yin rajista na watanni 12 zuwa 18 ba. Hakazalika, kyakkyawan kallon wasan a wuraren shakatawa waɗanda galibi ke ganin baƙi da yawa shine keɓancewar 'darajar-da' a wannan shekara. ”
LITTAFAN KANJIN LOKACI, TAFIYA CANCANCI
A matsayin daya daga cikin fifikon fifiko kan darajar, Bryan na OTBP ya annabta cewa masu siye za su fara yin ajiyar tafiye-tafiyen su kusa da lokacin tashi a wannan shekara. "Matafiyarmu suna da damar ci gaba da kasancewa cikin tsari yayin da suke jira don ganin abin da ke faruwa dangane da tattalin arziki, sabon shugaban kasa, rikice-rikicen geopolitical, yanayin yanayi da makamantansu," in ji shi. “Saboda haka, za a sami raguwar tsare-tsaren mabukaci wanda ya kai watanni shida zuwa takwas ko goma sha biyu, kuma za a samu karin yanke shawara a cikin gajeren zangon shiri. Kwanan baya yin rajistar na ƙarshe na iya zama mafi ƙanƙanta a cikin 2009.
Tare da gajeriyar ajiyar sanarwa, tafiye-tafiye na musamman suna samun farin jini.
"Ga Gabas da Kudancin Afirka," in ji Pinto na Micato, "littattafan ba da labari suna da ƙarfi. Yawancin waɗanda ke balaguro suna zaɓe don zuwa aji na farko, kuma suna neman haɗin kai na musamman don abubuwan da suke so (wasan ƙwallon golf, ɗanɗano giya da siye, tseren ƙwararru, da safari na wayar hannu masu zaman kansu don iyalai kaɗan ne kaɗan). ”
Tett na Bushtracks ya tabbatar da cewa: "Hakanan muna ganin canji zuwa abubuwan da aka ƙera na ƙera, tafiye-tafiyen da aka yi la'akari da jadawalin mutum da takamaiman abokan tafiya don tunawa da wani muhimmin abu. Ko da a lokuta masu wahala, wasu al’amura a rayuwa sun cancanci kulawa ta musamman.”
LISSIN GUDA
Da yake tantance abokan cinikin Geographic Expedition, Sano ya ce, “Ko da yake abokan cinikinmu suna cikin kashi 5 cikin 12 na tattalin arzikin ƙasar, har ma an dakatar da wannan ɓangaren tsakanin Oktoba da Disamba. Kwarewarmu ta nuna cewa gabaɗaya yana ɗaukar watanni shida bayan girgizar farko - kasancewar zuwan SARS ko koma bayan tattalin arziki na baya-bayan nan - don mutane su fahimci sabon yanayin. Matafiyanmu har yanzu suna da kuɗi kuma sun fara dawowa; hankalin mu shine ba za su gamsu da zama a kusa da Dallas ko DC na tsawon watanni XNUMX masu zuwa ba.
“Haka kuma, babban alƙaluman mu shine ’yan shekara 50-70. Yawancinsu sun riga sun yi ritaya ko kuma sun kusa yin ritaya kuma suna da ƙarin ma'auni na mazan jiya, don haka rushewar kasuwa bai yi tasiri sosai ba. Suna kuma a lokacin rayuwa da suke son yin balaguron mafarki yayin da suke da koshin lafiya don jin daɗinsu. Ina tsammanin wannan a matsayin 'al'amarin lissafin guga.' Mutanen da ke fuskantar mace-mace suna son yin abubuwa na musamman tare da danginsu da abokansu yanzu. ”
A bayyane yake, babu ɗaya daga cikin kamfanonin Tarin Adventure da ke da kariya daga tasirin ruɗin tattalin arzikin duniya na yanzu. Amma tare da haɗe-haɗe na sabbin abubuwa, mai da hankali ga ƙima, da sadaukar da kai ga ƙwazo a gida da kuma a fagen, shugabanninsu suna tsara hanya don magance guguwar - kuma suna fitowa tare da amincin abokan cinikinsu da ingancin sadaukarwarsu fiye da yadda suke. har abada.
