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The volume of tourist arrivals at border crossings recorded in September shows an increase of 2 pc (694,000 arrivals), according to the Tourism Observatory.
This improvement was accompanied by positive performances in French, Spanish, German and Italian tourists, with increases of 2 pc ,1 pc, 1 pc and 4 pc compared to the same month of 2011, says the Observatory, citing data from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN). Arrivals from the United Kingdom are, in turn, stabilized.
For their part, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation establishments have advanced 11 pc in September year on year, an increase that was recorded mainly in Marrakech (13 pc), Agadir (7 pc) Casablanca (28 pc) and Fez (8 pc).
As for the new resorts of El Jadida-Mazagan and Essaouira-Mogador, they realized respectively an increase of 16 pc and 23 pc in terms of nights for the same period.
In addition, tourism receipts declined by 3.6 pc during the first nine months of 2012, year on year, amounting to 43.7 billion dirhams.
This improvement was accompanied by positive performances in French, Spanish, German and Italian tourists, with increases of 2 pc ,1 pc, 1 pc and 4 pc compared to the same month of 2011, says the Observatory, citing data from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN). Arrivals from the United Kingdom are, in turn, stabilized.
For their part, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation establishments have advanced 11 pc in September year on year, an increase that was recorded mainly in Marrakech (13 pc), Agadir (7 pc) Casablanca (28 pc) and Fez (8 pc).
As for the new resorts of El Jadida-Mazagan and Essaouira-Mogador, they realized respectively an increase of 16 pc and 23 pc in terms of nights for the same period.
In addition, tourism receipts declined by 3.6 pc during the first nine months of 2012, year on year, amounting to 43.7 billion dirhams.
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