Moroccan flag carrier RAM plans to increase its fleet fourfold from 50 aircrafts to 200 by 2037 as the country prepares to host 67 million tourists, the Prime minister’s office said. Morocco’s tourism promotion plan aims to attract 17.5 million tourists by 2026 generating revenue of $12 billion and 80,000 direct jobs and 120,000 indirect. At the end of June 2023, the number of arrivals stood at 6.5 million tourists, an increase of 21% compared to the pre-pandemic reference year of 2019. In June, the volume of arrivals at border posts reached nearly 1.4 million tourists, i.e. Several markets contributed to this performance, notably Spain (+79% Vs. 2019), the United Kingdom (+23% Vs. 2019), Portugal (+16% Vs. 2019) and the Israeli market (+96 % vs. 2019).

Source: The North Africa Journal July 12, 2023 12:25 UTC