Morocco welcomed during the months of June and July 2022 a total of 3.2 million tourists, including 65% in July with more than 2 million arrivals, indicates the Ministry of Tourism, Crafts and the Social and Solidarity Economy – Department of tourism.
This is an exceptional performance having made it possible to recover 100% of arrivals in June and July 2019, notes the ministry in a press release, adding that the 2022 summer season has confirmed the recovery initiated in the tourism sector, since the warning signs in June.
The performances are clearly palpable and are reflected in green indicators, observes the department, emphasizing the efforts made to upgrade the tourist offer and the promotion of the Morocco destination which have made it possible to realize the ambition of an accelerated return to known levels of the sector. And to continue that this momentum of recovery has repercussions on all the other indicators including the number of nights which stood at a total of 3.8 million nights for June and July 2022.
In terms of foreign currency revenues from the sector, the latter generated 27.3 billion dirhams (MMDH) during the first half of 2022, an exceptional recovery rate of 81% of 2019, given the closure of borders during the first 5 weeks of the year 2022. The month of June alone represents approximately 25% of these revenues. And to emphasize that Moroccans living abroad (MRE) have significantly contributed to the dynamism of the summer period. Indeed, 1.4 million MRE joined the Kingdom during the month of July 2022, or 100% of arrivals in July 2019, concludes the ministry.
source: h24info.ma
