Who owns Ethiopian Holidays?
Ethiopian Holidays is owned by Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopia).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Ethiopian Airlines Group — overview. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ethiopian Airlines Group reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
- Origin
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Category
- Internet & digital › Online travel › Online travel agencies
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Ethiopian Holidays
Ethiopian Holidays is the tour operator and packaged travel arm of Ethiopian Airlines, selling flight-and-hotel combinations and guided itineraries booked through its own site. Its packages cover historical and cultural routes in Ethiopia, trekking, bird watching and coffee tours, alongside leisure travel to more than 100 countries. It also arranges meetings and conference travel and medical travel, and sells the airline's network as the connecting leg.
Ownership timeline of Ethiopian Holidays
- Current owner Ethiopian Airlines [1] reported
Where Ethiopian Holidays sits in Ethiopian Airlines
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Ethiopian Airlines ownership tree →
See the full Ethiopian Airlines brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines controls 5 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in online travel agencies, and who owns them
The 50 brands in online travel agencies on Brandtree belong to 22 owners. The largest is Expedia Group, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| CheapTickets | Expedia Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Corporate Traveller | Flight Centre Travel Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Bravofly | lastminute.com Group | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Agoda | Booking Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AbhiBus | ixigo | 🇮🇳 India |
| eDreams | eDreams ODIGEO | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Goibibo | MakeMyTrip | 🇮🇳 India |
| Globe All India Services | Yatra | 🇮🇳 India |
About the owner: Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines is a state-owned company headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, founded in 1945. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
Ethiopian Airlines Group is wholly owned by the Government of Ethiopia and was founded on 21 December 1945, flying its first service on 8 April 1946. It operates more than 145 aircraft with an average age of about seven years to more than 145 international passenger and cargo destinations, over 60 of them African cities. Beyond the airline it runs cargo and logistics, an aviation university, ground services, aircraft maintenance, catering, airports, a tour operator and a hotel, and pursues a multi-hub strategy through minority stakes in national carriers elsewhere in Africa.
Ethiopian Airlines: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇪🇹 Ethiopian Holidays and other Ethiopian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 9 brands that began in Ethiopia. 2 of them (22%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Ethiopian Holidays is not one of them.
- Cerifam — Faffa Food 🇪🇹
- Kadisco — Asian Paints 🇮🇳
- Safaricom Ethiopia — Vodafone 🇬🇧
- Goûter — Faffa Food 🇪🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Ethiopian Holidays?
The parent company of Ethiopian Holidays is Ethiopian Airlines, a state-owned company headquartered in Ethiopia.
Is Ethiopian Holidays Ethiopian?
Yes. Ethiopian Holidays originated in Ethiopia and its owner, Ethiopian Airlines, is also headquartered in Ethiopia.
Is Ethiopian Holidays still owned by Ethiopian Airlines?
Yes. As of 23 September 2026, Ethiopian Holidays is still owned by Ethiopian Airlines. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Ethiopian Airlines Group — overview — Ethiopian Airlines Group, Official document; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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