Abstract:
As a growing industry, tourism development is likely to continue with path of problems and challenges worldwide. In this regard, this study has tried to identify currently existing factors that imped the growth of tourism in Ethiopia. To get a better understanding of the phenomena, descriptive research design has been employed. The study was relied on primary data sources and to do so, both probability and nonprobability sampling techniques were used to select representative Participants. The main variables of the study were prepared and collected using a Likert scale questions. The study findings reveal that currently lack of diversified tourism products at destinations, lack convenient transportation facility, lack of communication infrastructures, safety and security problems, poor marketing and promotion strategy, and weak coordination among tourism sector stakeholders were significantly influence the growth of tourism. Therefore, the collaborated efforts of stakeholders should be taken in to account to enhance the growth tourism sector in the country.
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