06 May 2017
(MENAFN) Moroccan Tourism Observatory reported that around 2.1 million visitors came to Morocco in Q1 of 2017, posting 7.9% increase comparing to previous year.
In details, the report showed increase in Asian tourists visiting the country, and Chinese, S. Korean and Japanese visitors registered increase in numbers by 784%, 63% and 62% respectively.
In 2016, a total of 10.3 million visitors came to Morocco recording a growth in tourists numbers by 1.5% compared to preceding year.
However, tourism sector represents one of the main economic drivers in Morocco as it employs over 500,000 people, around 5% of the total jobs around the country.
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