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for some unspecific or specific days. I don’t agree with this. As you Do you believe that government’s
So when you move out from your know most of thehotels which policies and strategies are conducive
place you need the basic human needs are appropriate to tourists are for hotel and tourism sector?
like shelters, food and recreational found in Addis Ababa. When I can say yes with some limitations.
activities which you missed at home it comes to hotels around the As you may be aware of the fact
and expected by your movement. tourist destinations, it can be that the government considers this
So to fulfill this need the only place said that there are insufficient sector as a priority sector through the
you need to have is hotel and related hotels. And also the number provision ofincentives like duty free
service providers. So if you want to of expected tourists is not as privilege, tax holiday, land for hotel
move you need hotels. The other thing it’s required; this may be due projects, promoting the country
is people move from place to place to to different factors like the tourist destinations by high level of
attend meeting and conferences; at this advertisement strategy being the leaders and the like. As a country
point the tourism destinations need to implemented, we need to bid we are still not capable of providing
have facilities like hotels. Both hotel and bring different MICE proper and quality hotel finishing
and tourism are inseparable. events which have high number materials and equipment.So this
of participants. Even we should should be taken into consideration
Many argue that the hotel industry is work to unleash the potential of for hotel projects; we believe that
saturated as the number of tourists the number of population we some people abuse the privileges
visiting the country is on the decline. have by promoting the local given by the government. We stand
What’s your impression on this? tourism. with government to avoid these
issues.

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