LION ETHIOPIA TOURISM & HOTEL MANAGEMET INSTITUTE - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The College is directly accountable to Technical and Vocational Educational Training Agency. Now, the College is sufficiently organized in facilities and man –power. It is equipped with materials necessary for proper teaching – learning processes. Besides, it has a well trained academic and administrative staff members who are well acquainted with the field of educational Administration, Tourism and Hotel Management. The College understands that Tourism and Hotel management is very vital for the development of the country, Ethiopia. Today, the hospitality industry is known and practiced as a very important sector for economic growth and development in many countries. Without going very far, our neighboring African countries like Kenya, Tanzania and Egypt are benefiting a lot from the industry. On the other hand, Ethiopia, a country with immense natural and socio – cultural resources has not benefited much out of its wealth. Although there can be a number of reasons for this, the lack of trained man –power in the field is considered to be as one of the maior problems. Addressing this issue has been the central objective of Lion Ethiopia Tourism and Hotel College. It has trained young personnel in the field to contribute its part to the effort being made at national level in many ways. Now, it aims at raising its training program to university level based on the need for trained professionals in Tourism and Hotel Management.