Ministry of Tourism-Ethiopia is hereby established; it shall have the powers and duties to: Promote the country's tourism resources and attractions domestically and abroad by organizing and coordinating tourism marketing initiatives of the various stakeholders; Establish and administer tourism fund to carry out its mandates; Design and implement a strategy to ensure that the country's tourist attractions are identified, properly developed, and organized; set up, coordinate and direct gateways in-country tourism attractions and facilities information centers; Improve conditions and work towards the fulfillment of preconditions of the nation's tourist attractions for recognition as international heritages; Originate and put into effect tourism attraction, product and service brands and update them timely Identify, collect, analyze, organize and communicate data and study types suitable for conducting marketing operations; Set tourist service provider institution standards and supervise same; Ensure that tourist services are expanded and that local communities share the benefits derived from tourism; Facilitate the addressing of training needs by assessing tourism development and marketing service gap; Establish collaboration and partnership with various actors in the tourism sector; Conduct studies and research to ensure the growth of the tourism sector; implement the same when it is approved by the relevant organ; Identify existing and new tourist destinations development gaps and facilitate their development, and promote the participation of the private sector in the development of the same;