The Role of Tourism Investment Incentives for the Tourism Development in Ethiopia: The Case of Addis Ababa
| dc.contributor.advisor | Senbeta, Feyera Professor | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aynachew, Samson | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-22T11:22:52Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T08:42:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-12-22T11:22:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T08:42:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A study was conducted to assess the role of tourism investment incentive for the tourism development in Ethiopia: The case of Addis Ababa, using selected agencies from Addis Ababa City Administration. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods and used questionnaires, interview and document review for data collection. A total of 236 stars rated hotels and tour operators and travel agents have participated through questionnaires and 5 key informant interviews from Addis Ababa. Ethiopia introduced tourism investment incentive system in 2002, with the proclamation no.280/2002 in which exemption from customs import duties (tax incentive) granted. The present study findings indicated that there is strong relationship between tourism investment incentive and tourism development (at a correlation coefficient of r=0.6, p=0.0). The study participants echoed the increase in number of employee in the sector, flow tourists and increase income earnings due to increasing of tourist service both in quantity and quality as a result of the incentives. About 78.4% of the respondents have responded by saying that the incentive has served as driving factor for investment in the tourism sector. The limited kind and amount of incentive offered and the bureaucratic hurdle to obtain the incentives were mentioned as major challenges. To promote sustainable tourism development and associate sectors, diversifying incentive types, employing the incentive for small tourism firms, take the experience of other competing countries like South Africa, Egypt, Kenya etc and the government should be considered for the way forward. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/29385 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Investment Incentive, Tourism, Sustainable Tourism Development | en_US |
| dc.title | The Role of Tourism Investment Incentives for the Tourism Development in Ethiopia: The Case of Addis Ababa | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |