Introduction about tourism in Morocco

       

  Tourism plays an important role in the economy of Morocco, where is the core of the service sector in Morocco, which is available on the road network and Skkih length up to 59 474 km and 1813 km, and there is the most important international airports in all of [,, Fez, Agadir, Marrakech, Tangier, Oujda and eyes. As stationed all of the most important ports of Casablanca, Mohammedia, Kenitra, Tangier, Nador and entering and Agadir.
There Morocco many World Heritage Sites: the archaeological site of Volubilis, Palace of Ait Ben Haddou, Mazagan (new), the ancient city of Essaouira, old city in Fez, the ancient city of Marrakech, the ancient city of Tetouan, the historic city of Meknes, cultural space of Jemaa El Fna, the city Tangier and the city of Tan Tan.

Contents:
1 Tourism antique cities
2 mountain tourism
3 sports tourism
4 religious tourism                
5 beach tourism
6 statistics                                                                        

Tourism antique cities


Market near the Jemaa El Fna square in Marrakech.
The official focus of tourism activity in Morocco, through the decades, the cultural heritage, which he antique cities Bmatherha rich historical and traditional industries and popular culture, this Fez, the first Islamic city in the Maghreb, is considered an open museum of history come alive. University of villagers includes a series of ancient and traditional markets, hotels Altarichah.ohzh Marrakech Koutoubia red surrounding a silo, and raises the attention of visitors to the Badi Palace and break the lighthouse and Agdal Gardens, in addition to the diverse world of traditional industry. But her heart beating remains represented in the Square "El Fna" classified by the body, "UNESCO" universal human heritage of oral literature and the arts, which is an open space to showcase popular purebred in various forms and colors. It is no coincidence that the selection of Marrakech to host the National Festival of Folk Art and the Meknes and Rabat and Salé, WHDH city of Tangier that wonderful nicknamed the Bride of the North and overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Alatlenti and accepted Taroudant, pieces of ancient history opens its doors and its libraries and museums and castles for tourists hungry for knowledge ..
Mountain tourism


Bashfshaon funky cafe, much of the population depends on tourism revenues
Since the beginning of tourist activity takes the form of contemporary pioneers discovered distinct spaces for the exercise of mountain tourism. The city Azilal Small (east of Marrakech) present activity. In the winter form of the Atlas Mountains pole attractions thanks to the snow, which shall circulate Hamadtha. Morocco and the available spaces are important for skiing on the snow in various articles thereof, whether in "Okimdn" on the outskirts of Marrakech, or in "Michleven" Ifrane, Azrou cities and suburbs, and regions are available at sports facilities and tourist
In the summer, comes the role of amateur sports climbing, which is particularly active in the outskirts of Marrakech, or convoys crossing the High Atlas foothills north of Azilal to valves or composed or Tinerhir southern foothills. It also reaches deep caves visits enthusiasts especially those located in the outskirts of the cities of Agadir in the south and in the north-east of Taza. It also flows on these mountains amateur nature reserves, where there is the Atlas Mountains and the Rif Mountains on the most important protected areas in the country, especially the reserves Souss-Massa and Toubkal.
Sport tourism
Moroccan authorities have made special efforts to make sports activity in the service of tourism. And relied in particular on the game of golf as a sport senior businessmen, tourist villages has built around a series of golf courses across the country
But sports tourism in Morocco did not generate this administrative decision, before it was the mountains provide an appropriate space to fly glider, and natural lakes, located in various regions of the country, has been, and continues to raise interest gamers calm waters. At the same time constitute the country, in different regions, plenty of space to practice my sport hunting and fishing
Religious tourism
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Tidjania corner Fez
Beach tourism
Morocco has 3,500 kilometers of beaches, a third of the Mediterranean Sea, and the rest on the Atlantic Ocean. It is what makes him a favorite of amateur and tourism destinations, Moroccan and Ojanb.oukd beaches were always a favorite destination with tourists during the summer season in particular.
The sea is the Mediterranean proposes to visitors West South shores of quiet water pure and golden sands, from Saadia to Tangier, passing through the front and Al Hoceima and Ristinka and small palace, with displays of the Atlantic shores of a variety of natures, from Tangier to Lagouira, passing Boeselh and Moulay Bousselham and Mahdia and Temara Sukhaybarat and Casablanca and neonatal and Essaouira, Safi and Agadir and Sidi Ifni and eyes, as well as Tangier, which is the capital of this type of tourism.

Statistics

booking in morocco
city		percentage		booking
ouarzazat	01۔2008		17%	12%-
	01۔2009		15%
raba	01۔2008		48%	12%-
	01۔2009		47%
tanger	01۔2008		43%	5%-
	01۔2009		46%
casablanca	01۔2008		45%	5%-
	01۔2009		44%
marrakesh	01۔2008		50%	%5-
	01۔2009		37%
agadir	01۔2008		49%	3%+
	01۔2009		50%
fes	01۔2008		28%	8%+
	01۔2009		31%

The Ministry of Tourism of Morocco on Wednesday, July 5th, the number of tourists in Morocco in the last five months of the current year rose by 16 per cent compared with last year. He has visited about 2.09 million tourists in the country mentioned period, including 696 thousand Moroccan immigrant abroad. The ministry said that the highest percentages recorded in Tangier by 31 per cent. In Marrakech, the figure was 27 per cent and 14 per cent in Agadir and 11 per cent in Casablanca and 9 per cent in Meknes and 8 per cent in Rabat and 6 per cent in Essaouira.
Tourism in Morocco recorded a decrease in revenue was 43% in early 2002 due to the effects of the events of September 11 in the United States and had revenue of tourism in the first month of the year to $ 102 million compared to the same period in 2001 where revenue amounted to about 179 million dollars.
And works in the Moroccan tourism industry about 620 000 people and was the industry has seen a significant development in the past who scoop September 11 In 2000, increased tourism revenues of 28% and reached to 8.26 billion dirhams (38.2 billion dollars), but that Morocco aims to receive ten million tourists a year by 2010 from about 2.4 million tourists last year. And Morocco tries to reduce the negative effects left by the events of September continue in more projects, work has started since October 2002 for the development of sites for the construction of 36 hotels with about 7 thousand rooms in Marrakech an investment that will cost 44.6 billion dirhams as well as some of the projects for many investors.
Morocco may be less harmful than the bad situation of tourism in the world due to the moderation that sets it apart.
Has initiated the Moroccan Office of Tourism in determining the most prominent features of the emergency plan to cope with the current crisis, Morocco is able to attract between 5 and 6 million tourists without taking into account border tourism, which can be changed to some extent a variety of tourism and attract them an estimated two million tourists increase Tourism on the Moroccans who are abroad and publicity campaigns studied with priority given to all classes

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