According to figures released by Tourism Ministry and the National Tourism Observatory, tourist arrivals up to November 2006 have recorded a 9% increase in comparison to the same period of last year. British tourist numbers rose a staggering 36%.
Tourists visiting Morocco totalled 5.87Mn during the first eleven months of 2006 while guest nights in tourist ranked institutions gained 7% by the end of November 2006 to stand at 15.2Mn nights, against 14.2Mn in the same period of 2005.
Guest nights in some destinations such as Essaouira, central west (+25%), Meknès, center (+14%), Casablanca (+11%), Agadir, south (+11%), Casablanca (+11%), Rabat (+8), Marrakech (+6%) and Ouarzazarte (+3%) scored an appreciable growth.
The room occupancy rate has moved upward by 3 points, reaching 50% and the travel receipts and expenses balance gained a 26% increase to reach 5.6Bn in comparison to the same period in 2005.
French citizens topped the list of tourists with 2.35Mn visitors (+6%) followed by Spaniards (+12%), Belgians (+9%), British (+36%), Italians (+6%), Dutch (+6%) and Germans (+7%).
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