Abstract

Tourism is a circulation of people who travel to or stay in places outside their home country It has being believed as a major ingredient in the economic development strategy Ethiopia possesses numerous natural religious historical non-natural and cultural tourism attractions economic contribution and its potential are incomparable However various external and internal factors have been affecting the sustainable development of the tourism industry in Ethiopia Shortage of tourist facilities lack of skillful human resources weak promotion lack of integration and political will are the major negatively contributing forces