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The tourists visiting Morocco are up by 6% in October when compared to same period last year and a total of 7 million tourists visited Morocco in the year to October.
According to the Moroccan tourism authorities, The French came first with 2.6 million, followed by Spaniards (1.5 million), Belgians (398,000), Germans (358,000) and Brits (297,000). [...]
January 10th, 2010 | Posted in Property Market, Rentals, Travel | No Comments
A growing number of tourists are choosing to take their holidays in Morocco which will help boost the holiday lettings market, it has been revealed.
According to official reports, a total of 7 million tourists visited Morocco in the year to October, that is an increase of 6% compared to the same period last year. The [...]
December 18th, 2009 | Posted in Canary Island, Travel | No Comments
The Moroccan government recently set aside US$37.3 million to invest in the tourism sector. The agreement which was signed in Rabat, between the government and the National Tourism Federation and. The plans are to spend the money to increase the number of travelers to Morocco as well as to invest in new resorts and transportation [...]
October 8th, 2009 | Posted in Travel | No Comments
Some 5 million tourists have visited Morocco over the first half of 2009, an 8 % rise on the same period last year, the Tourism department has said.
French tourists topped the list with 1.94 million (+8%) followed by Spaniards with 1.11 million (+14 %) and Belgians with 291,000 (+16%), the German (176,000, +8 %), the [...]
September 21st, 2009 | Posted in Investment Property, Travel | No Comments
The new budget airline from Morocco, Air Arabia Marco started flights from London Stansted with four flights per week.
Air Arabia Marco has said it will set up its new base in Casablanca and will run a service using two new A320 aircraft that will fly between London Stansted and Casablanca four times each week. This [...]
June 3rd, 2009 | Posted in British, Casablanca, Travel | No Comments
From desert and mountain trekking to the Imperial Cities, luxury golf packages to beach resorts to surfing holidays, the one stop source is Morocco. The country actually offers superb opportunities to ride waves and it is ideal for beginners or long boarders, and also suitable for more advanced short boarders.
According to the Guardian, The North [...]
May 11th, 2009 | Posted in British, Holiday Property, Travel | No Comments
For the first time since 1958, Morocco makes its entry into the prestigious line up of international motor sport events, “Race of Morocco”, which runs from 1-3 May 2009.
Marrakech becomes the only round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship (FIA WTCC) to be held in Africa and the Arab World. The circuit is designed [...]
May 1st, 2009 | Posted in Latest News, Marrakesh, Travel | No Comments
Morocco’s tourism is doing well in spite of the global economic turmoil as Eight million tourists visited the country in 2008, a 7% growth compared to 2007, it has been revealed.
Morocco has the fastest tourism growth rate in North Africa and has recorded a phenomenal growth in tourism in 2008.The official Figures released by Morocco’s [...]
April 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Property Market, Travel | No Comments
Morocco has become the first country to show restrain during the period of reduced travel bookings as a new website aimed to boost tourist numbers has been launched by tourism chiefs in Morocco.
Moroccothereapy.com has been established to help the tourists in this period of economic downturn as research has shown that tourists tend to book [...]
April 4th, 2009 | Posted in British, Travel, Websites | 1 Comment
Morocco’s flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will order six new planes this month despite the bleak outlook for tourism during the global economic downturn, according to reports.
The spokesperson for RAM has stated that the company has ordered for 2 ATR 42-600s and 4 ATR 72-600s, plus options for 2 additional ATR 72-600. The aircraft [...]
March 29th, 2009 | Posted in Travel | No Comments