The tourism sector of Ethiopia has generated $2.57 billion in the first nine months of Ethiopia’s fiscal years started July 8, 2018. She indicated that travel and tourism in Ethiopia now accounts for one in every eleven dollars in the entire economy and one in 12 of all jobs comes from tourism sector. It is recalled that the World Travel and Tourism Council’s (WTTC) annual review stated that in 2018, Ethiopia tourism sector has registered growth of 48.6 percent, the largest in the world. The review stated that travel and tourism reportedly contributed $7.4 billion to Ethiopia’s economy, an increase of $2.2 billion in 2017. Out of Ethiopia’s nine World Heritage Sites registered by UNESCO, one is natural site while the other eight are cultural sites.

Source: Ethiopian News April 18, 2019 11:26 UTC