
Morocco Looks to Dubai's Tourism Success as Model for Growth
Dubai is a benchmark model in tourism that Morocco should draw inspiration from to improve its tourism offer and become an attractive destination.

Dubai is a benchmark model in tourism that Morocco should draw inspiration from to improve its tourism offer and become an attractive destination.

Morocco wants to seize the opportunity of hosting the 2030 World Cup to modernize the transport sector as a whole, particularly highways.

Morocco and Spain, co-hosts of the 2030 World Cup with Portugal, are competing to host the final of the competition. A healthy rivalry that could end to Morocco’s advantage.

In preparation for the 2030 World Cup, which it is co-organizing with Spain and Portugal, Morocco plans to increase the capacity of new hotels to 500,000 beds to accommodate the many tourists who will visit the kingdom on this occasion.

United by the love of football, Morocco, Portugal and Spain, co-hosts of the 2030 World Cup, are committed to "organizing an inclusive, innovative and sustainable tournament, in a true spirit of celebration".

"Nothing has been decided," said the leader of the Spanish Football Federation, Pedro Rocha, regarding the country that will host the 2030 World Cup Final , jointly organized by Spain, Morocco and Portugal, after Madrid and Rabat expressed their desire to host the title match.

Morocco wants to set up a major high-speed rail network before the 2030 World Cup and is counting on the collaboration of Spain to achieve this goal.

The interim president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Pedro Rocha, expressed his wish to see the 2030 World Cup final played in Spain. A statement that was poorly received in Morocco, which plans to build a Grand Stadium in Casablanca to host the final match of this tournament.

The architectural firm Cruz y Ortiz hopes to be reassigned the African Grand Stadium that Morocco plans to build in Benslimane by 2028 to convince FIFA to host the 2030 World Cup final there, which it is organizing with Spain and Portugal.

Morocco plans to complete the construction of a large stadium in Casablanca by 2028 to host the 2030 World Cup final, which it is organizing with Spain and Portugal.

Barely a few weeks have passed since FIFA’s choice of Spain, Portugal and Morocco as co-hosts of the 2030 World Cup, and although the official confirmation and unveiling of the final project are not yet finalized, Morocco is already positioning itself to realize its dream: to host the final of the competition.

The government and the Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion (CDG) signed an agreement on Friday to finance the renovation of six football stadiums and the construction of a new complex in Benslimane as part of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2030 World Cup.