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Air Transport, Morocco’s bridge to Double Size of Tourism Sector by 2020

The achievement of Morocco’s 10-year plan, Vision 2020, aiming to double the size of tourist sector and boosting revenues to $15bn annually by the end of the decade hinges on the development of air transport, Morocco’s tourism and air transport minister Mohamed Sajid said. Bringing air transport into the tourism sector “has created a synergy”, […]

North Africa Tourism Plummets By 8 % in 2015 Due to Terrorism (WTO)

As international tourism grew by 4.4 pc in 2015 to reach a record of 1.2 billion arrivals, the number of foreign tourists dropped by 8 pc in parts of North Africa due to terrorism threats, according to latest figures released by the World Tourism Organization (WTO). Egyptian resort Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, where a Russian […]

Morocco’s King, Pope Francis Reiterated Religions’ Essential Role in Defending Human Dignity, Promoting Peace

Pope Francis who devoted the General Audience Wednesday to his weekend visit to Morocco said he had reiterated along with King Mohammed VI the essential role of religions in defending human dignity and promoting peace. “HM King Mohammed and I reiterated the essential role religions have in defending human dignity, promoting peace and justice, and […]