Addis Ababa, November 2, 2023 (FBC) – The Ministry of Tourism has briefed the ambassadors and diplomats of various countries stationed in Addis Ababa regarding the development and comprehensive activities of Ethiopia’s tourism.
Briefing the diplomatic corps, Minister of State for Tourism, Mr. Sleshi Girma, said that various activities are being undertaken to promote tourism potentials and tourist destinations as well as to modernize the sector.
Although Ethiopia is the leading country in Africa in terms of tourism wealth, it has not been reaping the economic rewards it should obtain from the sector, the State Minister underscored.
Owing to the due emphasis placed by the government on the sector, several existing tourist destinations in the country have been renovated and modernized, Mr. Sleshi noted.
According to him, tourist destinations built in Addis Ababa in a short period of time through “DineForSheger” and “DineForNation” have become desirable destinations for visitors.
Ethiopia’s existing heritages and new tourist destinations are convenient for tourists, the State Minister asserted while inviting the diplomatic community to visit those areas in his country.
After the briefing, the diplomatic community visited the Tourism and Hospitality Exhibition at the Science Museum.
It is known that Ethiopia has the most UNESCO-inscribed heritages, 11, in the African continent.