ADDIS ABABA– Ethiopian Airlines Group will properly manage the delegated Halala Kela Resort and Chebera Elephant Paw Lodge and enable the facilities to provide quality services, the CEO said.
It is to be recalled that the management of lodges and resorts that were built under the Dine for Nation initiative were transferred to the Ethiopian Airlines and various states. Per the agreement, the airliner will manage the lodges and resorts under the auspices of its flagship Ethiopian Skylight Hotel.
Yesterday, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesefin Tasew and Southwest Ethiopian People’s State Chief Administrator Negash Wagesho (PhD-Eng.) signed a contract to manage the Elephant Paw Lodge and Halala Kela Resort in Chebera Churchura. Speaking at the occasion, Mesfin stated that the airlines will do everything in its capacity to enable the facilities to provide world-class services to become a major source of attraction to both domestic and international tourists.
Since its establishment, Ethiopian has been playing a leading role in promoting the country’s tourist attractions and its transformation to the management of lodges and resorts will give great impetus to the airliner’s formidable contribution in the tourism industry, The fact that Ethiopian is allowed to manage lodges and resorts built in the Dine for Nation initiative under Skylight Hotel has created a favorable environment to the expansion of hotels across tourist attraction sites, he added.
“It is a great opportunity to sign a contract to manage the Elephant Paw Lodge and Halala Kela Resort under the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel at the expected quality level.” The CEO further affirmed the group’s commitment to repeat the success and reputation it has enjoyed for long in the aviation industry, in the hospitality sector and supplement the flow of tourists.
Negash (PhD) for his part said that the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel’s experience and expertise in the field reassuring the airliner’s capability to manage resorts and lodges efficiently. Beyond providing standard hotel services to visitors in the area, the contract is of great significance to grow Ethiopia’s tourism sector, the state chief remarked.
BY ESSEYE MENGISTE
The Ethiopian herald May 15/2024
