The number of foreign tourists (TES) increased by 15%, while arrivals of Moroccans living abroad (MRE) decreased by 1%, indicates the Observatory which has just published its statistics on Moroccan tourism for the month of July 2018.
This increase concerned the main emitting markets, in particular Italy (14%), Germany (9%), France (6%) and the United Kingdom (5%), according to the same source.
Concerning total nights recorded in classified tourist accommodation establishments, they increased by 10% at the end of July 2018 (+13% for non-resident tourists and +2% for residents). The two tourist centers Marrakech and Agadir alone generated 60% of total overnight stays at the end of July, notes the Observatory which notes that these two cities experienced an increase of 12% and 10%, respectively.
Other destinations also showed good performances, in particular Fez, Rabat and Tangier with increases of 19%, 13% and 9% respectively. Furthermore, revenues generated by the tourist activity of non-residents in Morocco amounted to 38.3 billion dirhams (billion dirhams) at the end of July, compared to 35 billion dirhams (billion dirhams) in 2017, an increase of 9.4%. During the month of July, the number of tourist arrivals at border crossings recorded a drop of 2% compared to the same month of 2017 (+4% for TES and -4% for MRE), adds the Observatory.
source: lematin.ma
