H.E. Ambassador Hirut Zemene is currently the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to Belgium, Luxembourg and EU Institutions. She is a top and well experienced diplomat, who has served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia as well as Ethiopian Missions abroad for over 28 years in different capacities starting from junior officer to the level of State Minister for Foreign Affairs. She has contributed her part building sustainable peace and stability in the Horn of Africa and the wider region.
Ghenna (ገና) and Timket (ጥምቀት) are synonymous to Christmas and Epiphany, respectively, in the official working language Amharic with their unique Ethiopian features and calendar. In […]
For two years now Europe’s travel and tourism sectors have been battling uncertainty due to COVID-19. While the situation is nowhere near as bleak as spring […]
As we enter the second year of what Biden has characterised as humanity’s critical decade, we need to reflect on our progress tackling the three major […]
This has been another challenging year for our societies, our economies and tourism. Many millions of jobs and businesses remain in peril, at the mercy of […]
Almost two years after the pandemic upended our lives and shook our industry in its foundation, European hospitality is still the hardest hit. After a short-lived […]
December 16, 2021, marks the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence. Today, my country is a responsible participant in international community and makes an important contribution to […]
Since 2015, the European Parliament has been calling to create a direct financing line for the Tourism industry. We are talking about a sector that contributes […]
Samarkand, the Mecca of modern tourism, will host the UNWTO General Assembly in 2023. Samarkand is one of the oldest cities in the world, founded, according […]
Aviation was hardly considered at the Glasgow COP. This despite its emissions not being counted in thenational carbon accounts where commitments were made to reduce emissions, […]
The Climate Action Tracker has warned that warned that the “good news” of the potential impact of announced net zero targets was bringing false hope to […]
Everyone knows the story by now. Free-flowing international travel has become a relic of a pre-Covid era. Lockdowns, border closures, travel restrictions are a dystopian version […]
Gustave Le Bon is considered to be the first Frenchman to visit Nepal. His book ‘Voyage au Népal’ published in 1886, provides a general overview of the […]
The aspiration is to make tourism better, but whose responsibility is it? Back in 2002, in the Cape Town Declaration on Responsible Tourism in Destinations, we […]
The travel and tourism industry has generated a plethora of labels and certification schemes as businesses and destinations seek market advantage. Greenwashing is rife in the […]