Morocco welcomed 2.7 million tourists in the first two months of 2025, an increase of 24% compared to the same period in 2024. A performance recorded in the low season, to the delight of professionals who hope that this momentum will be maintained throughout the year.
Morocco recorded 17.5 million arrivals in 2024 and aims for 26 million arrivals by 2030, where it will co-host the football World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal. Fatim-Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Social and Solidarity Economy, details the Moroccan tourism strategy.
Fatim-Zahra Ammor, the Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Social and Solidarity Economy, announced the launch of new air links to serve the remote areas of the kingdom. The objective is to develop rural tourism.
Tourism in Morocco is doing very well. Proof of this, the number of foreign tourists who visited the kingdom from January 2024 until November exceeds the official forecasts.
Fatim-Zahra Ammor, the Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Social and Solidarity Economy, unveiled the government’s ambitious vision to "position Morocco among the top fifteen global tourist destinations, welcoming 26 million visitors by 2030", the year it will host the World Cup, alongside Spain and Portugal.
The signs are green for Moroccan tourism. The kingdom recorded a record number of tourist arrivals in the first nine months of the year, the Ministry of Tourism rejoiced, assuring that the momentum will be maintained in 2025 to reach the target of 26 million tourists by 2026.
Morocco will invest this year 8 billion dirhams in tourist accommodation, which would allow it to have 7,700 additional beds, said on Monday Fatim Zahra-Ammor, the Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts and Social and Solidarity Economy.
The National Federation of Taxi License Operators has spoken out following the statements of Abdellatif Ouahbi, Minister of Justice, concerning the sanctions provided for in the new draft penal code for taxi drivers refusing rides . The minister had mentioned the possible criminalization of such behavior, which has provoked an outcry from the professionals in the sector.
The signs are green for Moroccan tourism. After a record summer season, the prospects look "promising" for the sector, said Fatim-Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts and the Social and Solidarity Economy.
In Morocco, domestic tourism is struggling. The proof is that a considerable number of Moroccans have chosen to spend their holidays outside the kingdom this summer. A trend that raises concerns and also reveals the ineffectiveness of public policy in the field of tourism.
The problem of the drying up of Lake Tamda in the province of Azilal is a concern for MP Saïd Atghlast, who has addressed a written question to the Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Social and Solidarity Economy on this subject.
In Morocco, there is a kind of malaise this summer in the tourism industry. The northern cities, especially Tangier and Martil, are experiencing a drop in tourist attendance. Concerned, the deputy Salwa El Bardaï, from the Justice and Development parliamentary group, has addressed a written question to Fatima-Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts and Social and Solidarity Economy.