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Morocco was able to attract 7.4 million tourists during the first half of this year, surpassing Egypt in attracting tourists to top the list of tourist destinations in North Africa.
According to the latest statistics issued by the tourism ministries in the region, Morocco achieved an increase in the number of tourists by 14% compared to the same period last year, and Egypt came in second place with a total of 7.069 million tourists, followed by Tunisia with four million tourists.
The Moroccan Minister of Tourism, Fatima Zahraa Ammor, stressed the remarkable growth in tourism sector revenues, recording an increase of 1.6% during the first five months of the year, with a total of $4.13 billion.
Morocco aims to attract 17.5 million tourists by next year and 26 million tourists by 2030 and is working to strengthen its tourism sector by encouraging investment and developing tourism infrastructure.
Tourism currently represents 7% of the Kingdom’s gross domestic product and is a major source of foreign currency. Rabat plans to increase absorption capacity and provide unique tourism experiences by enhancing cooperation between the public and private sectors, in order to achieve revenues of up to 120 billion dirhams and provide 200,000 direct and indirect job opportunities. .
Europe is considered the main source of tourism in Morocco, representing 70% of all visitors, and the top five European countries in terms of the number of tourists to Morocco are France, Spain, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, and tourism from the United States and Arab countries is also witnessing remarkable growth.
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