A Place Not to Be Missed in 2007

Ethiopia would be one of the top ten travel destinations for 2007, the web-based travel publicist Frommer's Travel Guides said in a latest guide posted on its website.

Frommer's Travel Guides posted on Frommers.com scoured the globe and polled its stable of authors and experts to identify twelve surprising, thriving, or emerging travel destinations, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said in a statement sent to ENA yesterday.

Frommer's Travel Guides identified Ethiopia as one of picks of the places not to be missed in 2007.

"Ethiopia has finally emerged out of the shadows caused by years of political strife, economic hardship, and famine," Frommer's Travel Guides said.

"The improved infrastructure has made travelling in Ethiopia increasingly popular, especially among independent-minded travelers and those seeking adventure," the site said.

"Ethiopia is revered for its rich history as one of the earliest Christian kingdoms," it said. "The town of Axum which is said to be home of the ancient Ark of the Covenant as well as the monolithic rock-hewn churches of Lalibella are some of the tourist attraction sites in Ethiopia," it said.

The Frommer's Travel Guides has been offering the best tourist destination sites for those planning the perfect travel excursion for the last 50 years.

Having a unique calendar of its own, which is seven years behind the Gregorian Calendar, Ethiopia is poised to celebrate its New Millennium.

The African Union Heads of State and Government Summit that concluded Tuesday has already decided the Ethiopian Millennium to be an African Millennium.

The Ethiopian Millennium Festival Celebration will commence a couple of months before Meskerem 1, 2000 according to the Ethiopian calendar, which means September 12, 2007 and will continue throughout the year with a host of festivities and unique events.