Attracting many prominent international hotel owners, investors, financiers, management companies and their advisers, the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF), is set to return Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The premier tourism and hotel investment conference in Africa, will take place at the Sheraton Hotel in the last week of September, 23-25, 2019. According to the IMF, Ethiopia’s current GDP growth rate is 8.5%, surpassing every other country in Africa, except Libya. According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), Ethiopia’s travel & tourism industry is responsible for 35.2% of total exports. Market leading annual conferences include the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) in Dubai, now in its 14th year, the South American Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (SAHIC), the Aviation Development Conference (AviaDev) and the Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF).

Source: News Business Ethiopia March 12, 2019 09:00 UTC