Journal of
Hospitality Management and Tourism

  • Abbreviation: J. Hosp. Manage. Tourism
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6575
  • DOI: 10.5897/JHMT
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 72

Full Length Research Paper

Challenges and future perspectives of cultural heritage for a sustainable tourism development in Ethiopia: evidences from Rock Hewn Church of Lalibela

Muluemebet Semaw
  • Muluemebet Semaw
  • Department of Tourism Development and Management, College of Developmental Studies, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Getachew Senishaw
  • Getachew Senishaw
  • Department of Social Anthropology, College of Social Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Mulugeta Alemu
  • Mulugeta Alemu
  • College of Natural and Computational Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 09 November 2020
  •  Accepted: 30 April 2021
  •  Published: 31 January 2022

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