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Ethiopian Airlines<\/strong> and\u00a0SKYTRAX<\/strong>\u00a0certified Four Star Global Airline, announced that starting from August 1, 2018, it has rolled out stopover packages without any additional airfare that cater for all leisure needs to promoting tourism into Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

Passengers travelling through Addis Ababa and continuing their journey to one of the destinations on Ethiopian network can now take advantage of stopover offerings from\u00a0Ethiopian Holidays<\/strong>, the tour operator wing of Ethiopian Airlines, enabling them to discover and experience the many historical, cultural, religious and natural treasures of Ethiopia, Land of Origins. An online e-visa service for processing stopover visa is available for all international visitors to Ethiopia at evisa.gov.et.<\/p>\n

The packages range from sightseeing in Addis Ababa, the diplomatic capital of Africa, to visits to the pre-Christian era obelisks of Axum, the stunning medieval rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, the amazing 9th century mosques of Harar, the majestic castles of Gondar, the stunning source of the Blue Nile, the jaw-dropping Simien Mountains, the splendor of the lakeside resorts of Hawassa and Arba Minch, or the unique coffee farms of Kaffa, birthplace of coffee, and much\u2026 much more.<\/p>\n

Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines,\u00a0Tewolde Gebremariam<\/strong>, said:\u00a0\u201cEthiopian is working with all stakeholders in the tourism chain to make Ethiopia a tourism destination of choice. With its many riches, the world has yet to truly discover Ethiopia and tourism has the potential to become the main foreign currency generator for the country and a mass job creator for the youth. With the stopover packages, we aim to attract a significant portion of our transit customers in Addis as tourists and to enhance the flow of tourism into the country considerably.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The stopover packages are easily accessible on the airline\u2019s website, ethiopianairlines.com, and will pop-up as an option when passengers book flights transiting thru Addis Ababa, or can directly be accessed at Ethiopian Holidays website.<\/p>\n

Source: Travel Daily News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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