In Q1, 2019, some 2.506 million tourists visited Morocco, Moroccan Tourism Observatory reveals. This represents a 4.1% rise compared with the performance in Q1, 2018.
The same source indicates that between January 1, and March 31, 2019, tourist arrivals from France grew by 10%. While from Italy and the Netherlands, it was 8%, and 3% growth for Germany and the UK (+3%). As for Spain, the growth in tourist arrivals from this country was 1% during the period under review.
The number of overnight stays in various tourist resorts recorded a 4% rise during the first three months of 2019. The tourist observatory adds that Marrakech and Agadir tourist resorts generated 59% of the total volume of overnight stays during the period under review.
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