Journal of Tourism & Hospitality
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0269
ISSN: 2167-0269
Department of Wildlife and Ecotourism Management, Wolkite University, Wolkite, Ethiopia
Review Article
The Influence of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Social Interaction and Tourism Developments of Ethiopia
Author(s): Tamenut Desalegn*
The aim of this review article is to see the effect of the novel Coronavirus on the tourism sectors of Ethiopia. Tourism is among one of the fastest growing industries in the world and nowadays its contribution to supporting and accelerating national development. The pandemic disease novel Coronavirus distressed many sectors of the global economy predominantly, the tourism sector including Ethiopia. Ethiopia is rich in a diversity of tangible and intangible heritages, both traditional and modern cultural expressions, ceremonies, festivals, rituals and other living expressions and centuries-old expertise in handicraft production. The Ethiopian socio-economic situation had drastically declined by COVID-19. Many social and cultural events, meetings, games and sporting events, social works and social interactions limit the shutting down of institutions and centers of learning and the clos.. View More»