{"id":13082,"date":"2016-01-12T06:35:05","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T06:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=13082"},"modified":"2016-01-12T06:35:05","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T06:35:05","slug":"ethiopia-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/ethiopia-tourism","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s Why Ethiopia Should Be One Of Your Favourite Places To Visit In Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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In August, the Ethiopian Ministry of Culture and Tourism set a lofty goal: to triple foreign visitors to more than 2.5 million by 2020 and get Ethiopia a feature in Africa&#8217;s Top 5 tourist destinations by 2020.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ethiopia is catching up to other countries<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to statistics from the World Bank, tourism in the country generates $2.9bn a year, creates a million jobs, and accounts for about 4.5 percent of the gross domestic product. In 2013, a travel and tourism ranking published by the World Economic Forum listed Ethiopia&#8217;s tourism industry at the 120th place globally and at the 17th rank in Africa. That same year, the government created the Ethiopian Tourism Organisation whose mission is to boost tourism development and marketing in the country, as well as to enhance the benefits of tourism such as job creation, while being sustainable and competitive. The chief executive of ETO, Solomon Tadesse, said that there are many reasons why tourism was not a government priority in the past. One of which was the lack of proper infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;Now, the government can fully get behind it based on the economic growth of the last 10 years, with the added benefit of how this has also created a good impression with the outside world. \u00a0We know we are behind our neighbours and need to run and catch up,&#8221; he said. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13083\" style=\"width: 713px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-13083\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/f3c2de9e49738ff79e514413146a1a5d.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"713\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/f3c2de9e49738ff79e514413146a1a5d.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/f3c2de9e49738ff79e514413146a1a5d-600x507.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/f3c2de9e49738ff79e514413146a1a5d-85x72.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/117375134011419319\/\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Embracing its uniqueness<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mike Fabricius, who works for tourism consultancy company The Journey in South Africa, says that key contributing factors making Ethiopia a tourist destination are: an easy and fast growing air access, the presence personal safety and local hospitality, and a rapid economic growth. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;Building infrastructure that meets the expectations of foreigners is key, as there is a limit to how much people are willing to rough it,&#8221; said Greg Dorey, UK ambassador to Ethiopia.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, some people believe that the country should embrace its unique tourism development model instead of focusing on numbers and catching up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13084\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13084\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-13084\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/ltdca1t.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"712\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/ltdca1t.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/ltdca1t-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/ltdca1t-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Ltdca1T.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>The perfect place<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ethiopia has several spots that are perfect for tourists. The diverse culture, landscapes, and wildlife may be the country\u2019s biggest strengths. It hosts sites such as the Simien and\u00a0Bale Mountains, the forests of the South, the Sof Omar Caves, the Danakil Desert location of Lucy &#8211; the oldest and most complete hominid skeleton ever found. It also has ten UNESCO World Heritage sites, which is the most any African country has.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Greta Lori, a conservation and tourism professional, said that Ethiopia &#8220;could become the No 1 destination on the continent though not only by tourist numbers but for quality of the experience and the uniqueness of the landscape.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0And the government is actively trying to structure this sector. In addition to creating the ETO, officials formed the Tourism Transformation Council in 2013; it is chaired by Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>&#8220;We&#8217;re starting from ground zero, though that\u2019s not a weakness rather an advantage as we have learned from others\u2019 mistakes,&#8221; Tadesse says. &#8220;Make Ethiopia your travel destination and you&#8217;ll never be the quite the same again.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13086\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13086\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-13086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/5c2ff9fcec96bbc7d8441b46585aa343.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"712\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/5c2ff9fcec96bbc7d8441b46585aa343.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/5c2ff9fcec96bbc7d8441b46585aa343-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/5c2ff9fcec96bbc7d8441b46585aa343-85x64.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/566609196847364773\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/visit-ethiopia\">SEE ALSO:\u00a09 Reasons Why Ethiopia Was Named World\u2019s Best Tourist Destination For 2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethiopia has a distinct culture,\u00a0a strong identity, and a rich history. 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