Hilton Addis Ababa has been honored with Ethiopia’s Leading Hotel 2017 awarded by World Travel awards for the fourth time since 2014. The award was presented at the prestigious and glittering red-carpet ceremony at Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda on 10 October 2017.
Hilton Worldwide is said to construct Hilton Resort and Spa in Hawassa, South Nations and Nationalities Peoples’ Regional State of Ethiopia with 42 USD million, according to Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC).
Hilton Worldwide is focusing on the travel and tourism sectors as part of its expansion in Africa said Christopher J. Nasseta, 
President and Chief Executive of Hilton Worldwide on a visit to Ethiopia.
The CEO held talks on the company’s expansion plans with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on his first visit to Ethiopia last week.
Hilton has been in operation in Ethiopia for more than 50 years and the arrangement has been mutually beneficial to the hotel chain and to the country noted to Nasseta speaking to journalists after his meeting with the Prime Minister.
The fully-integrated hotel management company, Hospitality Management Holdings (HMH), has associated with Ethiopian Airlines’ Frequent Flyer Programme - ShebaMiles to extend guests new travel rewards.
The President of Hospitality Management Holdings, Mr. Michel Noblet visited Ethiopia on a consultative trip. Noblet was interested in exploring opportunities for HMH in his visit here it was learned.
He met with several government officials in his time here including Amin Abdulkadir, Minister of Culture and Tourism, Yonas Desta, General Director of the Authority for Research & Conservation of Cultural Heritage and United Arab Emirates Ambassdor Extraordinary in Ethiopia Dr. Yousif Eisa Hassan Al Sabri it was learned.
There tourism and hospitality sectors in Ethiopia are growing significantly and welcome external input said Abdulkadir in his meeting with Noblet. The development of human resources in this sector is a priority in which input is highly sought he added.
