Morocco closed 2018 with a record number of 12.3 million tourists visiting the country, that is an 8.3% rise compared with 2017, the tourism ministry said. Tourism revenues rose to 73.15 billion dirhams in 2018, from 69.7 billion dirhams in 2017, making the sector one of the main sources of hard currency for Morocco. He said Morocco’s tourism development strategy targets the diversification of tourism emitting markets with a particular focus on the US and China. Morocco sees enormous opportunities in the Chinese market, which has 130 million tourists traveling abroad annually and spending generously. From 10 million tourists in 2016, Morocco is progressing steadily towards the goal of becoming one of the world’s 20 largest tourist markets, Research and Markets said in a report.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 24, 2019 11:26 UTC