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Morocco’s Atlantic coastal city of Agadir welcomed last year more than 1,1 million tourists, including Moroccan nationals, up 6.4 pc from previous year, according to latest figures released by the local tourism center. The number of Moroccan travelers who spent their holidays in Agadir’s hotels, tourism residences and centers rose to 436.794 in 2019, a […]
Lufthansa announced that it will launch two weekly flights linking Munich and Frankfort to Agadir starting from autumn 2018. The flights will be available every Monday and Saturday from Frankfort and on Sundays in Munich, the company said on its website. The air route will be operated by A320 aircrafts with a tariff starting with […]
A new Dolphinarium has been inaugurated in Agadir for a total cost of 8 million dirhams adding to the city’s multiple tourist attractions. Built over a surface area of 1500 square meters, the new attraction called “Agadir Dolphin World”, will offer entertaining shows featuring dauphins and a phoque supervised by a Russian team Agadir is […]
The Souss-Massa region, which attracted more than 18 billion dirham-investments in 2017, is poised to become a platform of exports towards Africa. This new vocation of the region was stressed at a ceremony held Sunday in Agadir under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI and during which the Souss-Massa Regional 2014-2020 Industrial Acceleration Plan was […]
Morocco has awarded French VINCI Construction company a €284 million contract for building a pumped storage hydroelectric plant (PSP), located 70 km from Agadir. The project is part of the North African Kingdom’s plan to develop and integrate renewable energies. The contract covers construction surveys, civil engineering works, supply of materials and pumping equipment, assembly, […]
Hungarian low-cost airline, Wizzair, has launched, on October 31, a second direct flight between Hungary and Morocco linking the Atlantic tourist hub of Agadir to Budapest. This air route adds to the Marrakech-Budapest link that has been inaugurated by the same airline. The national tourism promotion office (ONMT) explained in a statement that the launch […]
After launching the world largest solar complex, Morocco is busy working to construct the biggest desalination plant in the globe, a landmark project to cost €309 million. The plant, to be built by Spanish company Abengoa in the city of Agadir, will be able to provide 275,000 m3 of desalinated water per day. The facility’s […]
Moroccan city of Agadir, one of the world popular touristic destinations, will host Sept.11-13 Climate Chance World Summit, the biggest event for non-state actors (local authorities, companies, NGOS, etc.) before COP23 to be organized by Fiji next Nov.6-17. The summit will bring together climate actors from around the world to discuss several issues related to […]
U.S. Africa Command, AFRICOM, together with the Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) and members of armies from sub-Saharan African countries are currently conducting military exercises focusing on performance in mined terrains in Agadir, local press reported. According to a senior official from FAR, the military drills aim notably at enhancing performance in terms of field command, […]
In a region beset by turmoil and instability, Morocco stands out as a favorite holiday destination ranking in the top 3 of countries that attract most bookings by Western tourists. According to Rambo travel agency, Morocco registered one of the biggest reservation rates for the New Year holidays, preceded only by the US and Argentina. […]