Morocco's tourist arrivals up 14 %, receipts up 10.5 % in Jan-Feb Morocco's tourist arrivals up 14 %, receipts up 10.5 % in Jan-Feb
Rabat - The number of tourists visiting Morocco increased 14% in the first two months of the year from the year-earlier period, Tourism Ministry said.
The number of tourists rose to one million, the department said in a statement, adding that the French topped the list with 386,000 (+8 %), followed by the Spanish with 227,000 (+ 22 %) and the British with 57,000 (+ 23%).
Tourism receipts increased to 6.52 billion dirhams (778.5 million dollars) in the January-February 2010, that is a 10.5 % rise compared to the same period last year.
source: MAP |