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Morocco targets more tourists from KSA- Arab News


NAU - publié le Saturday, June 2nd à 13:27 modifié le Sunday, June 3rd - 19:53

In an interview with Arab News Taibi Khattab director of ONMT for the Middle East and Asia said that because of the size of its population, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He noted that the GCC was a growing market and Morocco is receiving visitors from UAE,Kuwait and Qatar.



Morocco targets more tourists from KSA- Arab News
He emphasised that the Kingdom of Morocco expects to receive 20 million tourists by 2020 and that currently it
receives 11 million tourists a year. "We want to attract more from the Middle East region and we have set up a huge campaign for this,” he said.

He emhasised the beauty of Morocco's natural attractions and the diversity of its landescapes with deserts, valleys,mountains, and oases to beaches. In the heat of summer Ifrane the "little Moroccan Switzerland " can surpise the visitor with its cool temperatures and snow in winter.winter. We have arid and rocky plateaus, secret gorges, lush green valleys and forests of cedar. Nature is generous and unspoiled in Morocco.

In addition, the country has a wide range of  sports activities, from skiing to parachute jumping. Climbing the Mount M’Goun (4068 m), and  the ascent of Mount Toubkal takes two days for experienced climbers,” he added.
He extolled the attractions of great cities such as Marrakech, Fez and Meknes with their imperial architecture and the seaside resort of Agadir, the beautiful fishing port of Essaouira with its ramparts mounted with cannons and
Tangier facing the Strait of Gibraltar. The city of Casablanca with the spectacular Hassan II Mosque and the new Morocco Mall ,a partenership created by Saudi and Moroccan interests.“A number of investors from Saudi Arabia have started to invest in our country, especially in tourism, he said, adding that some reputable groups from the Kingdom have invested in hotels, aviation, and entertainment.

Morocco 's democratic-oriented monarchy has the full participation of  the eclected parliament and the people and security for investors and tourists is assured.

The country’s main cities are always busy with cultural events in all artistic fields throughout the year. Music, film,
popular culture.... The international film festival in Marrakech creates a bridge between the film industries of the North and of the South, with works that combine cultures, nationalities and languages.

The country is 13 km away from Spain and is closer to Europe. It gets a large number of tourists from the UK, Germany and France. “So reputable international business firms are happy to invest in the country as they can yield double, because ours is a tourist spot that attracts tourists from Europe and the Middle East as well,” he said.












           


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