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The worldwide financial and economic crisis is responsible for severe problems to many sectors from the economy, such as the tourist industry. For a destination like Morocco, whose main sources of income are tourism, mainly from EU countries and the USA, and the flow of transfers by Moroccans Living Abroad (MLAs), this crisis might seem a just like a real threat to the economy, that received a visitor revenue of 57 billion dirhams in 2008, approx. 20% of its GNP. Morocco

This is particularly obvious as we consider that profits from tourism have decreased by 20% in the first months of 2009 according to the same period in 2008, from 4.33 to 3.46 vast amounts of dirhams. However the Moroccan tourist industry has got the possibility to avoid the negative effects of the crisis, as well as enjoy the changes undergone by the sector. Based on the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism, 7.878.639 tourists chose Morocco for his or her holidays in 2008, an increase of 6.4% with regard to 2007. However it seems that tourists chose to shorten their stay, since the level of overnight stays in listed accommodation establishments has fallen by 3%. Marrakech is by far the favourite destination of tourists in Morocco.

Out of a total accommodation capacity of 152.936 beds throughout Morocco, 44.394 of them are in Marrakech, which signifies almost 30%. The ONMT (Office National Marocain du Tourisme), the primary tourist Moroccan administration, has declared that Morocco has got the potentiality to face up to the effects of the global financial crisis. One of its main assets may be the proximity of Morocco towards the main issuing countries, which facilitates the traffic of travelers with smaller budgets. Thus, the diversification of the products and of the investment continues to be accelerated, a situation that has been profited by low-cost airlines and travel agencies.

Among the examples of the diversification completed by the Moroccan tourist industry is its will to are designed for different visiting nationalities. Apart from MLAs, which will make up almost half from the tourists that visit Morocco, the has traditionally centered on receiving guests from France (1.707.055 French tourists in 2008 and 22% of total visitors) and Spain (595.279 Spanish tourists in 2008, 8% from the total). But in the last few years, an increasing number of tourists in the United kingdom and Belgium have decided to visit the Maghribian country. Also, the amount of tourists from countries outside the EU has almost doubled at that time from 2001 to 2008. The proven fact that Morocco is putting a massive effort about this geographical diversity which it's comfortable with its important is reflected by its endeavor to attract fleeing nationalities. Clinique Gift With Purchase

For instance, the amount of German tourists has fallen by almost 10% from 2001 to 2008. To be able to modify this tendency, new intends to attract German visitors to the nation have been set in motion, such as the recent opening of a spa resort in Taghazoute and also the similar projects of spa resorts in Saidia (June 2009) and Mazagan (2009), that have been strategically conceived to respond to the demands from the German market. So, the diversification of the tourist industry and of the services suggested, together with a growing excellence of the training of tourist agents, an enhancement of the investment in marketing and promotion, and a new emphasis on the cooperation of private and public economic operators is allowing Morocco to ride out the threats of the global economic situation while enhancing the quality of its tourism, the diversity of their services and the well-being of their visitors.

If you decide to possess a taste from the quality and variety of the Moroccan tourist industry, we recommend you to visit the country and enjoy it first hand. You can aquire a good idea from the excellence, service and diversity of accommodation places to stay Morocco provides just by surfing the web. Also, to make the best of your trip in Morocco I suggest you to contact your local travel agent to discover more on the numerous various different vacations and leisure activities that you could get in this excellent and diverse country.