Agadir Tourism Soars: Over 1.1 Million Visitors in 2018, Led by Domestic and French Travelers
More than 1.1 million tourists visited the city of Agadir last year, up sharply by 13.4% compared to 2017 figures, according to the Souss-Massa Regional Tourism Council (CRT).
It is first the domestic tourists who top the list of visitors to the southern pearl with 379,558 tourists, up 5.4% compared to 2018 figures, the press release states. They are followed by French tourists, who were 179,282 to have visited the area, up sharply by 23.9%, surpassing German tourists (129,189 visitors).
British tourists are still numerous to visit Agadir. Last year, 105,648 visitors from Great Britain visited the city, up 19.6% compared to 2017 data.
It should be noted that 4-star hotels are the tourists’ preference, ahead of vacation clubs and 5-star hotels, the CRT said.
