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According to the World Tourism Organization’s report, in 2006 a large number of people were registered as visitors and the number of workers in the tourism industry reached 207 million.
The job opportunity the tourism industry provides is substantial. The Government of Eritrea has been working hard to establish sufficient tourism infrastructure for the new, potentially rich and attractive country. One of the basic measures towards that end was the development of human resource. The Ministry of Tourism trained about 1,360 students between 1998 and 2006.
The Ministry established a Hotel and Tourism training center in order to provide and upgrade the potential of its workers. Most of the trainees were female. Out of the 1,362 students, for example, 1,138 were females. Now, there are many skilled workers that are assigned in different service rendering institutions.
According to the statistics office of the Ministry, there were about 2,117 workers in the hotels, restaurants and travel agencies in the country in 2005 and females make 75% of the total number.
Tourism is also closely related to women with the handcrafts and other ornaments they made. Eritrean women, almost allover the country, have the tradition and skill of making different handcrafts. The purpose has been, of course, for domestic works or to make a living by selling some of them. There was hardly enough understanding about making a better ornaments for tourists whereby they could earn much income. Since most of such products are made by women, tourism plays significant role in the economic emancipation of women.
In 2007, the world tourism day was celebrated for the 17th time internationally and for the 16th time in Eritrea under the theme: “Tourism Paves a Gate for Women.” Many women are able to lead a better life after they realized that their skills could make good money. When women are fully engaged in producing much of their works and are given required and advanced training, they could easily development an art that could also play significant role in the national economy.
The materials produced here are also part of the tourism potential Eritrean society possesses. It is now becoming common to see locally produced ornaments displayed in different parts of the cities. The art, beauty, creativity and style are of much importance to demonstrate and depict our culture and identity.
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