Ethiopia HP Top Companies

Top Travel Companies in Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, where tourism potential is immense, there about 370 tour and travel agencies, some of them mainly involved in car rentals. The following travel companies are the top travel companies in Ethiopia in terms of the number of tourists they attracted to Ethiopia and the total amount of money they earned. The ranking was devised with respect to a recent report compiled by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for the 2012/13 fiscal year. Even though the ranking remains subjected to fluctuations, the list of the top travel companies in Ethiopia will always include Green Land Tours & Hotels, Jacaranda Tours, Grant Express Travel and Tours Services and Travel Ethiopia. Green Land Tours & Hotels ranks as the best travel company given their history and experience in the tourism industry in Ethiopia.
 Green Land Tours & Hotels – the top travel company in Ethiopia
The top travel company in Ethiopia—Green Land Tours & Hotels— is present not only in Ethiopia but also in neighboring countries such as Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan and Djibouti. The top travel company in Ethiopia managed to attract 1,225 tourists to Ethiopia during the 2012/13 fiscal year. Green Land Tours & Hotels owns its own hotels in the southern part of Ethiopia and was able to collect about 3.6 million USD and 47,140 Euro during the last fiscal year.
 Jacaranda Tours
Jacaranda Tours ranks second in terms of the number of tourists it was able to attract during the 2012/13 fiscal year (about 1,700 tourists). When it comes to the revenue it earned throughout the same period, Jacaranda Tours was surpassed by Green Land Tours & Hotels by a large margin; Jacaranda earned 1.8 million USD.
 Grant Express Travel and Tours Services
According to the report by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Grant Express Travel and Tours Services attracted 2,050 tourists to Ethiopia in the 2012/13 year and collected a revenue of roughly 1.6 million USD and 75,959 Euro.
 Travel Ethiopia
Travel Ethiopia is run by experienced professionals like Samrawit Moges, a woman who had been working for the sole tour and travel agency in Ethiopia (state-owned) during the military socialist Dergue regime. Travel Ethiopia attracted 1,342 tourists in the 2012/13 fiscal year and earned a total of 1.6 million USD during the same period.

Key Ministries in Ethiopia
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 Ministry of Culture and Tourism
 Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
 Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
 Ministry of Trade
 Ministry of Industry
 Ministry of Agriculture
 Ministry of Health
 Ministry of Education
 Ministry of Mines
 Ministry of Water and Energy
 Ministry of Women’s, Children and Youth Affairs
 Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
 Ministry of Justice
 Ministry of Federal Affairs
 Ministry of Defense
 Ministry of Civil Service
 Ministry of Transport

Top Conference Centers in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is gradually becoming a political hub for Africa and the current supply of conference services is relatively inadequate when compared to the huge demand. For the time being the number of conference centers remains rather limited. The top conference centers in Ethiopia are the United Nations Conference Center, the African Union Conference Center and Office Complex and the Addis Ababa International Convention and Exhibition Center. All of them offer services for local, regional and international conferences and meetings.
 United Nations Conference Center
 African Union Conference Center
 Addis Ababa International Convention and Exhibition Center

Top Insurance Companies in Ethiopia
The number of insurance companies increased to 14 as two more private insurance companies were opened during the year. Their branch network reached 221 following the opening of 11 additional branches during the same period. Except 1, all the other insurance companies with a branch network of 81.4 percent were privately owned. About 51% of these insurance companies are in Addis Ababa.