Morocco Received Over 10 Million Tourists in 2014
Rabat - Morocco welcomed 10.2 million tourists in 2014, a gain of 2.4 percent compared to 2013, Tourism Minister Lahcen Haddad said Thursday.
"The number of tourists who visited Morocco in 2014 reached 10,280,000, that is an increase of 2.4 percent compared to 2013", Tourism Minister Lahcen Haddad sqid before the weekly cabinet.
Last year, tourist arrivals from France decreased, while the number of holidaymakers from Germany rose, the minister pointed out.
Tourism is the second-largest economic sector in Morocco. It accounts for around 8 percent of GDP, employing some 500,000 people, and the government hopes to see the number of visitors rise to 20 million by 2022.
"The number of tourists who visited Morocco in 2014 reached 10,280,000, that is an increase of 2.4 percent compared to 2013", Tourism Minister Lahcen Haddad sqid before the weekly cabinet.
Last year, tourist arrivals from France decreased, while the number of holidaymakers from Germany rose, the minister pointed out.
Tourism is the second-largest economic sector in Morocco. It accounts for around 8 percent of GDP, employing some 500,000 people, and the government hopes to see the number of visitors rise to 20 million by 2022.
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