Morocco receives a record number of tourists in 2024

Morocco's tourism sector is booming, with a record 15.9 million travellers in the first 11 months of 2024, exceeding 2023. This upsurge represents a 20% increase compared to last year and has generated nearly $10 billion in revenue. The government aims to attract 17.

Morocco received a record 15.9 million tourists in the first 11 months of this year, exceeding the total in previous years, the tourism ministry said on Monday. Tourism accounts for about 7 per cent of North Africa's gross domestic product and is a key source of jobs and foreign currency.

The ministry said in a statement that arrivals up to November were up to 20 per cent compared to the same period last year and 10 per cent higher than the whole of 2023.

"These remarkable figures prove the impact of our roadmap and represent a major step towards our goal of positioning Morocco among the top 15 global tourist destinations," the statement quotes minister Fatim Zahra Ammor as saying.

Morocco has opened additional air routes to key tourist markets while promoting newer destinations and encouraging the industry to renovate hotels. From January to October, official figures showed that tourism revenue was up 9.3 percent to 97 billion dirhams. Morocco aims to reach approximately 17.5 million visitors by 2026 and 26 million by 2030, when it will co-host the soccer World Cup with Spain and Portugal.

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