Morocco | High Growth Rates in Incoming Tourism in 2024
Morocco in the first quarter of the year 2024 had a strong increase in incoming tourism rates which bodes well for the rest of the year.
According to analyses with concrete data managed by DEPF, the direction of studies and financial forecasts of the North African country, the local tourism industry is growing strongly with an increase of 12.8% in 2023 in the first quarter, very positive signs since continuing with these results in 2024 that are including better will be a record year.
Arrivals in the first three months were 3,3 million and far exceeded pre-pandemic levels by 31.6%, always considering the first quarter and with the increase in international tourism, it is to exceed the 13.2 million tourists received in 2023, which in turn exceeded the 12.9 million visitors received in 2019.
The monthly percentages were also indicated, which saw an increase of +10.4% in January,+17.9% in February and an increase of +10.2% in March.
These data confirm the almost total recovery of sectoral added value and the DEPF declares with these details that this value is quantified at 98.3% of its pre-crisis level, which has largely exceeded the 80.5% of the previous year.
Tourism revenues, already in November 2023 at an economic level, had reached very remarkable figures of 9.8 billion dollars, equivalent to an increase on the annual basis of +15.8% and there is a lot of hope in the following years in view of the World Cup that will be hosted by the Maghreb country in partnership with Portugal and Spain.
The current increase and this very important sporting event send strong signals for an ever-growing tourism.
The historical, artistic, cultural heritage, seaside tourism, natural beauty are great local resources and Morocco seems ready with the excellent signs of the beginning of the year to experience a year of record incoming tourism.
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