The period following the harvest season, spanning from December to March, is a time of abundant celebrations in Ethiopia. Across all segments of society, festivities abound, encompassing joyous weddings, lively communal gatherings, and the deeply revered religious holidays of Christmas […]
Trade routes established following the colonial lineage have been directed mainly towards outside of Africa than towards neighbors in almost all countries in the continent. As much as it is easier and less expensive to trade goods and services […]
Despite the unsubstantiated claim of the west on the security situation of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the government calls Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia around the world to visit the country during the Ethiopian Christmas holiday season, extending throughout January 2022. […]
Resource focused, dynamic and tailored policy tools are the No1 instruments governments have at their disposal. In that regard, it would not be an exaggeration to claim that the Ethiopian government has shown a real commitment to the tourism […]
NWTO’s African Member States will work together to establish a new narrative for tourism across the continent. To better realize tourism’s potential to drive recovery, UNWTO and its Members will also work with the African Union and the private sector […]
By any measure, Ethiopia is a big country be it historical, Natural resource, population wise, geographically or in whatever measure we take in. Sometimes, it is hard to accept the country stays poor (material wise) given the huge potential we […]
The Ethiopian forces led by emperor Menelik II defeated the Italian invading force on Sunday 1 March 1896, near the town of Adwa in the current northern Tigray Region and Ethiopians proudly commemorate the victory day ever since as a thank […]
According to WTTC the specially designed stamp will allow travellers to recognise governments and companies around the world which have adopted health and hygiene global standardised protocols – so consumers can experience ‘Safe Travels’. Eligible companies such as hotels, restaurants, airlines, […]
Today, startup studio 1888EC announced a partnership with the Mastercard Foundation to create the country’s first travel and leisure platform aimed at creating digital solutions and job opportunities within Ethiopia’s tourism sector. 1888EC, a unique and innovative startup studio established […]
In the middst of COVID-19 pandemic and soon after a law enforcement operation in the northern part of the country, Ethiopia is again prepared to celebrate Gena/Christmas (Jan 07) and Timket/Epiphany(Jan 19) in less than two weeks difference. While it […]
At a time when Dr. Hirut Kassaw – Minister of FDRE Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sport is recognized as the Most Energetic and Passionate African Tourism Leader in Women in Africa Tourism 2019 Award by Street Gold Foundation based […]
As part of its effort to kick start the dwindling tourism and travel business in Ethiopia, Tourism Ethiopia in collaboration with local tour and travel agents, hosted a 30 km biking tour stretching from the low lands of Afar region(Gachene) […]
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Ethiopia is a country with one of the richest histories on the African continent, land of contrast surprises, of remote and wild places home to cultured and friendly people who descended from some of the world’s oldest civilizations. In this […]
A destination is not only what it shows on the outside, but most of all everything it inspires and transmits. The brand of a destination (city, country, continent) is a strategic asset in terms of communication and business: a good […]
For Ethiopia Latest Travel Advice, Scroll to the Bottom of the Article. While the country is opening its border for travel, Ethiopian Convention Bureau, ECB, established under Tourism Ethiopia, developed a new brand to help position Ethiopia as […]
Coincidentally, World Tourism Day 2020 falls on the same day that Ethiopians Celebrate Meskel, UNESCO registered intangible heritage. This year’s World Tourism Day is going to be special in the sense that countries celebrate it in the face of COVID-19 […]
At a time when the International Air Transport Association, IATA, is calling for the development and deployment of rapid, accurate, affordable, easy-to-operate, scalable and systematic COVID-19 testing for all passengers before departure as an alternative to quarantine measures in order […]
As restrictions on travel begin to ease globally, destinations around the world are focusing on growing domestic tourism, with many offering incentives to encourage people to explore their own countries. According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), with domestic tourism […]
Friendship Square(as named lately), part of beautifying Sheger (nick name for Addis Ababa) Project and a Landmark recreational Public space in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has come to life in the presence of Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde and PM Abiy Ahmed, […]
Few days away from Ethiopian New year and at a time when final preparation is underway to re-open the tourism sector for visitors in Ethiopia, two major revelations launched in Lalibela, one of the historic and major tourist attraction sites […]
Ethiopia is making the necessary preconditions to reactivate the tourism sector which is hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the country did not close its airports, tourist destinations have been closed as part of the ongoing effort to curb […]
In this festival, traditionally, young girls wear local costumes called Habesha Kemis, hold green leaves on their backs, sing songs in groups with the help of traditional musical instrument called kebero and go to door-to-door to receive elderly blessings. Read More: […]
Addis Ababa, the political capital of Africa, is in the process of unprecedented remake following the completion of Unity Park, Entoto Park and Addis Ababa River side Beautification Projects. These three plus the many ongoing projects reaching at different levels […]
ምክንያቱን ባላውቅም ብዙ ኢትዮጵያውያን አገራቸውን ከማየትና ከመጎብኘት ይልቅ ከቻሉ ወደ ውጭ መጓዝን ይወዳሉ። ለስደትም ቢሆን። የጉዞ መዳረሻዎችም ሳይቀሩ ከራሳቸው ዜጎች ይልቅ የውጭ ጎብኝዎችን ለማስተናገድ የተመቻቹ ናቸው። ከአማርኛ ከኦሮምኛ ከትግርኛ ወይም ከሌሎች የሀገር ውስጥ ቋንቋዎች ይልቅ ብዙም ባልቀና እንግሊዘኛ ታሪክን ማስረዳት […]
Ethiopia is a large country with intermingled and inextricable biodiversity. The presence of varying cultural and historical beauty makes the country one of the best tourist destinations in East Africa. This makes the country exciting and scenery. Read More: #10 Unique […]
JLL, one of the world’s leading real estate investment and advisory firms, yesterday released its overview of the Hotel industry in Ethiopia. The report examines the factors that make Ethiopia a unique tourist destination as well as the impact of […]
As you arrive in Ethiopia for any reason, you do not have to leave a chance for confusion. By taking note of the following 10 unique and helpful attributes, you do a considerable favor to yourself. 1. Calendar Year Ethiopian […]
Tourism Ethiopia has written a protocol to prevent the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) at tourism sites and protect tourists and tour operators from the virus. The government tour promoter has been working on the protocol for the past three […]
As countries relax travel restrictions across borders, there is a strong chance that travelling is going to be the first choice you make to favour yourself to let go of every burden you carried over the past four to five […]
Ministry of Culture and Tourism and stakeholders discussed on Tuesday tourism recovery strategy that enables the industry to bounce back. The main objective of the new strategy is to make the tourism industry of Ethiopia bounce back to a fresh […]
Ethiopia has started disinfecting tourist attraction sites in Addis Ababa, the capital, as a part of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The disinfection measure was started at the National Museum in Addis Ababa and it will continue to other […]
Afro Message: Stay Safe Today To Travel Tomorrow. You remember the famous quote from Peter Drucker that goes ‘culture eats strategy for breakfast, if not for lunch or dinner’. What about the saying ‘Culture is the glue that holds organizations, […]
Travel to Ethiopia has always been full of adventures and surprises. Few years ago, as we travelled to a country side in the northern part of Ethiopia, a first time foreing traveler who sat beside me in a public bus […]
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of guidelines to help tourism sector emerge stronger and more sustainably from COVID-19. The guidelines highlight the need to act decisively, to restore confidence and, as UNWTO strengthens its partnership with […]
In the midst of cascading events the novel coronavirus pandemic has unleashed, the hospitality and tourism sectors, one of the hardest hit sectors, has been granted a 3.3 billion birr short term financing bailout to aid in working capital shortages […]
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a Tourism Recovery Technical Assistance Package to offer guidance to Member States in response to COVID-19. The package is structured around three main pillars: economic recovery, marketing and promotion and institutional strengthening and resilience building. With tourism among the […]
Five international air transport and tourism bodies have launched an appeal to international financial institutions, country development partners and international donors to support Africa’s Travel & Tourism sector which employs some 24.6 million people on the African continent. Without urgent […]
Tourism has been one of the main sectors hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic with an immediate effect following the extremely high health and safety alerts and the travel restrictions imposed by almost all countries around the world. As of […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted all destinations worldwide to introduce restrictions on travel, research by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has found. This represents the most severe restriction on international travel in history and no country has so far lifted […]
The coronavirus pandemic, which has plunged the global economy into recession, is hitting Ethiopia’s service sector hard, to a point where the government’s intervention is required for a possible 3 billion birr bailout, as reported by the Reporter, one of Ethiopia’s English […]
The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been contracted by millions of people around the world and claimed the lives of over 100,000. As a result, over a third of the world population is under a restriction of one kind or another. […]
Up to 20 million jobs in the formal and informal sectors in Africa could be lost because of COVID-19, according to a new study by the African Union. Released in early April, the study found that foreign direct investment (FDI), […]
It’s been called one of the most alien places on earth — a “gateway to hell” and, in the words of British explorer Wilfred Thesiger, a veritable “land of death.” The sulfurous hot springs, acid pools, steaming fissures and salt […]
The ministers voiced the crisis is deep and recovery will take much longer following the online meeting, held On 31 March 2020 In the context of the outbreak of the coronavirus in Africa, the second online meeting of the African […]
The International Air Transport Association strengthened its call for urgent action from governments in Africa and the Middle East to provide financial relief to airlines as the latest IATA scenario for potential revenue loss by carriers in Africa and the […]
The guidelines aim to solve price fluctuations A new guideline that will establish official rates to visit tourist destinations across the country and centralise the pricing system is in the making. The guideline will centralise the payment system for tourist […]
The World Bank’s executive board is expected to consider later this week the first fast-track funds to help Afghanistan and Ethiopia respond to the coronavirus pandemic, the Bank’s president said on Sunday. In a blog posted on LinkedIn on Sunday, […]
The tourism industry is at a standstill. Even as policymakers around the world seek ways to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, recovery can’t begin until the health emergency is under control and travel restrictions can be […]
Hotel occupancy rate nose dives by 50 percent The local hotel and tourism industry is hard hit by the spread of the coronavirus (CIVID-19) to Ethiopia. The sharp decline in travel and cancellations of meetings and conferences led the hotels […]
With the escalated travel bans across countries following the COVID-19 pandemic, there emerges a new global order with no clear timeline in foresight. So far, Africa has surprised the world for not being the headlines for this global crisis with […]
Ethiopian air transport market set to grow by 226 percent The International Air Transport Association (IATA) this week announced that foreign airlines operating to Ethiopia have USD 70 million blocked funds in the country. The trade association on Wednesday released […]
The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) latest study on the importance of air transport and tourism to Ethiopia has projected that the sustained prioritisation of air transport, connectivity and tourism as a strategic asset will support an additional 900,000 jobs […]
Destined to be held in Washington DC, Ethio-US 2020 trade fair is set to facilitate business opportunities for 200 local companies in a bid to revitalize the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) which is drawing to its deadline in five […]
While the Ministry has won the ‘Best Destination-Archaeology and Ancient History’ award, the minister has won the ‘Best Tourism Minister’ award from the Pacific Travel Writers Association Awards (PATWA) at the International Tourism Event (ITB) held in Berlin, Germany. The […]
Precautionionary Message: Exposing your eyes to the sun without proper eye protection during a solar eclipse can cause “eclipse blindness” or retinal burns, and we advised you to use proper Wearables before you look in to the sky. 21 June 2020 is the upcoming solar eclipse date. […]
The Koncierge portfolio complements existing trip support services which until now have focused on managing hotel accommodation and ground transportation for business aviation crew. Krimson Aviation, the Addis Ababa-based flight support, charter and aviation consultancy announced the introduction of a […]
On the first day of March 124 years ago, traditional warriors, farmers and pastoralists as well as women defeated a well-armed Italian army in the northern town of Adwa in Ethiopia. The outcome of this battle ensured Ethiopia’s independence, making it the […]
በሀገሪቱ ከሚገኙ ቅርሶች እድሳት ጋር ተያይዞ የሚነሱ ችግሮችን ለመፍታት የተጠናከረ ስራ መጀመሩን የኢትዮጵያ ቅርስ ጥናትና ጥበቃ ባለስልጣን አሰታውቋል። የባለስልጣኑ የቅርስ ጥበቃና እንክብካቤ ዳይሬክተር አቶ ሃይሉ ዘለቀ ከፋና ብሮድካስቲንግ ኮርፖሬት ጋር በነበራቸው ቆይታ÷ በተለያዩ ምክንያቶች ጉዳት የደረሰባቸውን ቅርሶች የቀደመ ይዘታቸው ሳይቀየር […]
Ethiopia is endowed with historical, cultural and natural attractions possessing nine UNESCO world heritage sites, hospitable people and suitable all weather conditions which makes it ideal for tourism destinations. It is after all the Land of Origins being the cradle […]
Ethiopia recorded 157 million U.S. dollars in revenue from 41,837 Chinese tourists in 2019, an Ethiopian official said on Thursday. China is the third-largest source of tourists visiting Ethiopia, only after the United States and Britain. “Ethiopia earned 157 million […]
Tourism Ethiopia drafted a new regulation that will enable the tourism industry to generate and administer its own finances. The draft regulation, which is expected to be tabled to the Council of Ministers within a month, will establish a Tourism […]
Justin Trudeau, Canadian Prime Minister, has landed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for an official state visit. He is welcomed by Dr. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, as he arrived at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa. He too has […]
The Ethiopian government has embarked on various initiatives that envisaged replicating recent successes in the blossoming Ethiopia-China comprehensive strategic ties into the tourism sector as part of an ambitious plan to lure more Chinese tourists to the East African country, […]
For years, Great East African Rift Valley has been the main route of the study of human evolution providing magnificent discoveries such as Luci and the very recent known jawbones in Ledi Geraru of Afar regional state of Ethiopia. Although it has not been exploited to the full scale, […]
Epiphany, locally known as Timkat, is one of the holiest religious holidays in Ethiopian Orthodox Church. It represents the baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ in the river Jordan in the hands of John the Baptist and is being celebrated […]
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The benefits of the boom in tourism from China will be more than just economic, argues Jane Sun, CEO of Ctrip FOR SEVEN years, China has been the world’s biggest travel spender. And now travel from China is set to soar. […]
Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression was ranked first in 2019
Ethiopia was once one of the least welcoming places in the world. With its proud peoples, an ancient history – arguably being the birthplace of humanity following the discovery of the 3.2 million-year-old skeleton dubbed “Lucy” – and a fiercely independent […]
Addis Ababa, a seething and rapidly developing African metropolis, is a regular transit stop for north-south travellers and a destination for officials connected to the African Union and its many commissions. While transit travellers benefit from the cheaper rates of […]
ቱሪዝም ኢትዮጵያ ሀገሪቱ ካሏት የቱሪዝም መስህቦች ጋር ተመጣጣኝ ገቢ እንድታገኝ ለማድረግ ትኩረት ሰጥቶ እየሰራ መሆኑን አስታወቀ። የቱሪዝም ኢትዮጵያ ዋና ዳይሬክተር አቶ ስለሺ ግርማ ከፋና ብድካስቲንግ ኮርፖሬት ጋር ባደረጉት ቆይታ፥ ኢትዮጵያ ካሏት የቱሪዝም መስህቦች ጋር ተመጣጣኝ ገቢ እንድታገኝ ለማድረግ እየተሰራ ነው […]
With so many wonders in the world, old and new, it’s hard to narrow it down. But we’ve selected 10 incredible wonders of the world, for travellers to visit, admire from afar, or simply dream about. Danakil Depression is mentioned […]
UAE offers technical, financial support The Ethiopian government is to show case the country’s investment, trade and tourism potential at the much anticipated EXPO2020 Dubai. The first Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, EXPO […]
Ethiopia has launched its first satellite into space, as more sub-Saharan African nations strive to develop space programmes to advance their development goals and encourage scientific innovation. Before dawn on Friday, senior officials and citizens gathered at the Entoto Observatory and […]
The Dallol pools are likely so hot, salty and acidic that even extremophile microbes are unable to enter. In the salt pools of Dallol, in northern Ethiopia, life faces some of the most extreme barriers to survival anywhere on Earth. […]
Archeologists have unearthed the remains of a town from an influential but little-known ancient civilization in East Africa that sheds light on the origins of Christianity in Ethiopia.The buried settlement, which contains one of the oldest churches in sub-Saharan Africa, […]
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Ethiopian epiphany is a colourful festival celebrated all over Ethiopia to commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist in the River Jordan. The commemoration starts on the eve of the main festival on 18 January. The eve […]
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Another year and yet another no show from Ethiopia’s tourism marketing and promotion body at the annual World Travel Market (WTM) event in London. The annual World Travel Market introduces global travel buyers to over 5,000 of the biggest destinations and brands […]
Ethiopia has been elected as a member of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for a four year term. This took place during the 22nd General Assembly of the World Heritage […]
What you need to know: Previously, Ghana provided visa-free access to citizens of 26 African nations, while travelers from 25 other African countries could obtain a visa upon arrival. According to the Visa Openness Ranking, Ghana secured the 5th position […]
September 11 2022 Marks the beginning of Ethiopian New Year – ፳፻፲፭ —aka 2015. Given the diversity of the nation, new year is universally celebrated more than any other holiday across the country. The emergence of COVID19 pandemic resulted in […]
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