
Study: Morocco Emerges as Safest North African Tourist Destination
Morocco is the safest tourist destination in North Africa. This is revealed by a study by the Sino News Daily platform.

Morocco is the safest tourist destination in North Africa. This is revealed by a study by the Sino News Daily platform.
David Guetta is setting up shop in Marrakech for the end of the year holidays. On social networks, he is already sharing with his fans some photos of the monuments of the city.

The Chinese market no longer benefits Moroccan professionals. The reason is that many Chinese people living in the kingdom animate this market more than the natives, who face tough and unfair competition.

The ochre city is now in the Top 10 of the world’s least expensive tourist cities. Indeed, a day in Marrakech is equivalent to an average cost of 46.96 euros for the tourist!

While senior tourism is developing strongly worldwide, the kingdom is still lagging behind in its promotion. Yet, many retirees prefer the Morocco destination.

The achievements of 2019 and the 2020 action plan of Moroccan tourism have just been unveiled. This was at the end of the recent board of directors meeting held by the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) which presented the sector’s performance.

The number of tourists, of all nationalities, who stayed in the various hotels in the city of ’Agadir during the month of October 2019 reached 96,716, compared to 93,918 tourists during the same month of 2018.

Drug money laundering networks are full of ingenuity. Their latest find: recruiting Moroccan brokers whose main mission is to reinvest illicit money in agriculture, livestock and the trade of agricultural products.

In a special edition entirely devoted to Marrakech, the German magazine "Merian" does not skimp on words to highlight the charm of this city whose tourist attractions attract hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world each year.

Brexit is an opportunity that Morocco can use to attract more British tourists. This is what Simon Calder, a journalist for the English daily "The Independent", declared last Thursday in London.

The revival of the tourism sector is a major concern at the Ministry of Tourism. To succeed in this mission, the new Minister Nadia Fettah intends to focus her actions on the revitalization of mixed sectors and financing.

The Interbank Monetary Center (CMI) has just partnered with the Moroccan company AfricaPass to launch the Alipay payment solution, in order to boost Chinese tourist activity in Morocco.