Ethiopia’s tourism sector generated over $3.32 billion in revenue with more than 886,800 tourists visiting the East African country during the 2016-17 fiscal year. The latest figures were disclosed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Culture and Tourism on the sidelines of this year’s World Tourism Day celebrations. In an effort to reverse this trend, authorities have decided to organize World Tourism Day celebrations around a week-long program from 21 to 27 September 2017. 2016 dip in tourism revenue blamed on anti-government protestsBBC’s correspondent in the country reported that there was a drop in tourism revenue for the last quarter of 2016. In terms of figures, the tourism ministry said more than $7m (£5.5m) was lost.

Source: Ethiopian News September 28, 2017 14:48 UTC