Tourism in Ethiopia

Tourism in Ethiopia accounted for 5.5% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2006, having barely increased 2% over the previous year.

Tourist destinations include Ethiopia's collection of national parks (including Semien Mountains National Park), and historic sites, such as the cities of Axum, Lalibela and Gondar, Harar Jugol walled city, Negash Mosque, in Negash and Sof Omar Caves.

Sales are driven primarily by expanding interest in ecotourism packages, including adventure travel, trekking[2] and walking safaris that are making up much of the tour operators' revenues.

Ethiopia has the following nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites:[3] September 12, 2007 marked the beginning of the year 2000 in the Ethiopian calendar.

Allegedly the ministry failed to pay for promotional services from a UK based company for the Ethiopian Millennium,[5][6][7][8][9][10] and is being sued for US$1 Million in the British courts.