Tag: tourism

Tourism: Morocco Takes Action against Unauthorized Chinese Guides

January 10, 2020

To protect tourism industry from unfair competitors, the Moroccan authorities warned local travel agencies against hiring unlicensed Chinese guides and threatened to remove their names ... Read More

Morocco, a must see country in 2020- Lonely Planet says

October 30, 2019

The beautiful blue medina of Chefchaouen in Morocco Leading international tourism publication agency, Lonely Planet, advises its readers to visit Morocco in 2020 saying that ... Read More

Côte d’Ivoire: Tourism contributes up to 6.25% to GDP

October 2, 2019

Tourism is currently contributing about 6.25% to Côte d’Ivoire’s GDP thanks to the current tourism infrastructure and investments, Ivorian Minister of Tourism, Siandou Fofana said. ... Read More

Africa, the second fastest growing tourism region globally, report

September 24, 2019

Travel and tourism remained one of the key growth drivers of Africa's economy, contributing 8.5% of the GDP in 2018, equivalent to $194.2 billion. According ... Read More

Morocco on course to attract half million Chinese tourists annually

September 7, 2019

Morocco is set on diversifying its tourist emitting markets with the signing with Chinese tour operator, C Trip, of an agreement that could bring 500,000 ... Read More

Over 5.4 Mln Tourists Visited Morocco in 1st half of 2019

August 11, 2019

More than 5.4 million tourists visited Morocco in the first semester of 2019, a 6.6 pc increase compared to the same period last year, according ... Read More

Tunisia: René Trabelsi, Best Tourism Minister in Mediterranean Region

May 8, 2019

Tunisia’s tourism minister has been named the best tourism minister of the Mediterranean region on the back of the vibrant revival of the North African ... Read More

Tunisia: tourism arrivals rise by 17.4% in Q1; revenues by 35.1%

April 22, 2019

Tunisian tourism has scored a 17.4 percent in the number of arrivals in the first quarter of the year, while yearly revenues of the sector ... Read More

Morocco: King receives new head of the Hassan II Fund for Economic & Social Development

February 11, 2019

King Mohammed VI received this Monday, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Dounia Ben Abbas Tâarji, who was appointed last week President of the Executive ... Read More

Morocco receives record 12.3 million tourists in 2018

January 24, 2019

Morocco closed 2018 with a record number of 12.3 million tourists visiting the country, that is an 8.3% rise compared with 2017, the tourism ministry ... Read More