Hotels, businesses report loss due to Internet shutdown

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ESAT News (November 3, 2016)

Businesses in Addis Ababa report losses after the government shutdown the Internet and blocked social media to silence the widespread protest against the autocratic regime.

Hotels in the capital complains of loss due to Internet shutdowns and requested the government to reduce taxes to offset the loss.

Tourists from Europe and the United States have cancelled their trips due to the unrest in the country and the state of emergency that made the work of tour operators and hotels difficult.

The Ethiopian Tourism Commission last week confirmed that the number of tourists dwindled dramatically due to the unrest in the country.

Several tour operators in the UK have cancelled their bookings in the last several weeks, reported major British newspapers.