by RFIMorocco has overcome the barrier of 10 million annual tourists. In 2013, their number increased by 7% compared to 2012. This is the Tourism Minister Lahcen Haddad who announced.
Tourism is one of the main sectors of the Moroccan economy. This is the second after agriculture. It employs half a million people and contributes currently to 8% of GDP (gross domestic product) Moroccan.In 2013, tourists have generated $ 5 billion and a half euros for the Moroccan economy. These are the European tourists who caused the upturn last year. Italians, Germans and Britons flocked to Morocco benefiting there from the political instability of recent times in Egypt and Tunisia. For the month of August 2013 tourist season, revenues increased 26% compared to August 2012.Rabat but does not want to stop there. In the coming decade, the Moroccan authorities want to bring their country into the top twenty tourist destinations worldwide. This requires an increase in overhead rotations with major Moroccan destinations, Marrakech and Agadir. But also significant investments valued at about 12 billion euros.
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