Ethiopia has been named the top travel destinations of 2015 by the Russian branch of the National Geographic Traveler magazine, according to Ethiopian News Agency.

Gerum Abay, Ambassador of Ethiopia to the Russian Federation, has received the award on the behalf of Ethiopia at a ceremony held in Moscow on November 18, 2015.

Readers and viewers of this Journal were requested to vote online for a specific destination of their choice from the candidate nations in 12 various categories. Accordingly, they have voted for Ethiopia as the top travel destinations of 2015.

Among the Vietnam and South Africa, Russian viewers and readers of the Journal voted Ethiopia as the winner of the award in the category of “Exotic Tourist Destination of 2015”.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency