Morocco gains double-digit rise in tourist arrivals
Xinhua,April 18, 2018 Adjust font size:
RABAT, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A total of 1.5 million tourists visited Morocco in the first two months of 2018, up 12 percent year on year, the Moroccan Tourism Ministry said on Tuesday.
International tourist arrivals jumped 20 percent, while Moroccans living abroad visiting their homeland rose 1 percent, the ministry added.
The increase was mainly driven by the steady growth in arrivals from the traditional European markets.
The statistics show 18 percent increase in German and Italian tourists, 12 percent in Dutch ones and 11 percent in French visitors.
Morocco's main tourist destinations, Marrakesh and Agadir, grew 15 and 10 percent in tourist arrivals, while the old city of Fez and the Mediterranean city of Tangier showed the highest increase with a growth of 26 and 17 percent.
In 2017, Morocco registered a record of 11.35 million tourists, up 10 percent compared with a year earlier. Enditem