Tag: Hotel

Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Group is to inaugurate the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport passenger terminal expansion and the five-star hotel near its headquarters in Addis Ababa.

The annual report, which features hotel projects across major destinations globally, has named Ethiopia as the third most evolving market of the hospitality industry with a growing number of hotel projects in the pipeline this year.

Members of the Ethiopian Tour Operators’ Association and travel agencies warned at a Monday meeting in Bahir Dar that Ethiopia is becoming a pretty expensive destination due to soaring fees at touristic sites, The Reporter has learnt.

A star-rating project that the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has been undertaking in Ethiopia for the past couple of years is gaining momentum, with 167 out of 365 hotels being rated. During a workshop held this week, Tewodros Deribew, tourist services competence accreditation and classification director with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCT), said that 365 hotels in Addis Ababa, Amhara, Dire Dawa, Harari, Oromia, Southern Regional State and Tigray have so far been assessed for star rating.

Ozzie Business and Hospitality Group and Ghana Tourism Authority signed an agreement to stage the 1st Hotel & Restaurant Show in Accra, Ghana in 2018 earlier this week.