With the growth of technology and tourism infrastructure, tourists today have more agencies in planning and executing their trips than ever before. Nonetheless, it is clear that Ethiopian tourism has a long, long way to go compared to the likes of Japan. Close to 20 million tourists visited Japan in the first 10 months of this year. Japan served 31.8 million tourists in 2019, on the eve of the pandemic. Tourism income for Japan in 2019 was 11.3 trillion Japanese Yen, or close to USD 50 billion.

Source: Ethiopian News December 16, 2023 08:07 UTC