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Among the challenges, taxation on enormous since tourism has been events in Addis Ababa during the last
tour operation activates, utilization recognized as one of the main 2 years. In addition, our Association
of duty-free vehicles imported to economic sectors by government was invited to attend B2B events
offer services to tourists, existence recently. Ethiopia’s tourism in Zanzibar. The Association and
of poor infrastructure at tourist resources are very huge compared its members attended at the B2B
destinations, weak policy and legal to other well preforming countries. event. In Addition, Dubai Tourism
framework, lack of organized Board conducted three B2B events
tourism data, undeveloped domestic Do you have strategic plan that in Addis Ababa and they invited
tourism, absence of electronic paves ways to better improve the our Association and its members
payment systems and lack of operation of the agents? to attend at a familiarization
competitive human rescue are trip and B2B forum in Dubai.
among the challenges faced by the Yes, we do. The plan encompasses The Association and some of its
sector. four major pillars: advocacy, members attended at the FAM trip
marketing and promotion, capacity and. B2B. We have also established
What are the efforts your building and networking. All our links with Kenyan, Indonesian and
association exerted to solve those activities are anchored on the four US Tour Operator Associations.
challenges? What about the strategic pillars.
prospects ahead? Describe the relations you have
Do you have links with related with hotels at regional and national
Our Association has been exerting international institutions? If so, levels?
a lot of efforts to address the above who are they, and what do you do
issues. It has been communicating with them? Our tour operators work very closely
with various ministries and with hotels, lodges and restaurants
government authorities in its efforts Yes, we have established links with situated all over the county. We also
to mend solutions to longstanding tourism Boards of Kenya, Tanzania, closely work with hotel Associations
problems. The prospects are and Dubai. We organized B2B at national and regional levels.

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