Morocco has set the "quantifiable" objective of 10 million tourists in the year 2010. The outline agreement signed in 2001 between the government and the professionals (private sector) was an opportunity to set up a new strategic vision which will consolidate the tourist sector by giving it a prominent place within the national economy.
5 years after the signature of this agreement, the overall tourist activity in Morocco has accomplished remarkable performances with regard to the tourist entries, and Marrakech was always on top of the most visited cities.
2000-2005 was the season in which Marrakech was confirmed as the 1st tourist destination in the Kingdom.
Evolution of the overnight stays in ranked hotels in Marrakech
during the period 2000 - 2005
Year
NuitéesTotales
Marrakech
Differential
Marrakech
Nuitées
Mor Total
Mrk prct
2000
3 786 467
-
13 539 567
28.0
2001
3 576 638
-209 829
12 695 227
28.0
2002
3 308 304
-268 334
11 320 882
29.6
2003
3 305 841
-2 463
11 173 119
29.6
2004
4 185 014
879 173
13 164 870
31.8
2005
5 333 831
1 148 817
15 215 589
35.1
Diff. 00/05
1 547 364
-
1 676 022
-
T.M.A.A*
7.1 %
-
2.4%
-
*
Average rate of Annual Increase
2000-2005: Marrakech attracts tourists from the four corner of the world
Evolution of the overnight stays accomplished in ranked hotels in Marrakech
during the period 2000-2005:
2000
Percnt
2000
2005
Percnt 2005
Percnt 00 / 05
Total
3 786 467
100%
5 333 831
100%
1 547 364
Receiving T
3 413 118
90%
4 712 562
88%
1 299 444
Domestic
373 349
10%
621 269
12%
247 920
Europe
3 148 046
83%
4 359 803
82%
1 211 757
France
2 212 960
58 %
3 305 401
62%
1 092 441
Spain
201 424
5%
268 921
5%
67 497
U.K
145 582
4%
231 615
4%
86 033
Germany
154 987
4%
77 729
1%
-77 258
Italie
239 357
6%
161 611
3%
-77 746
Scandinavia
22 623
1%
11 506
0%
-11 117
Austria
6 652
0%
6 311
0%
-341
Portugal
14 982
0%
14 585
0%
-397
Holland
17 127
0%
40 163
1%
23 036
Belgium
86 026
2%
188 442
4%
102 416
Switzerland
45 811
1%
47 238
1%
1427
North América
112 589
3%
65 017
1%
-47 572
U.S.A
96 599
3%
51 705
1%
-44 894
Canada
15 990
0%
13 312
0%
-2 678
Arab Countries
26 815
1%
48 957
1%
22 142
Maghreb
8 506
0%
21 591
0%
13 085
Middle East
18 309
0%
27 366
1%
9 057
Other Countries
125 668
3%
238 785
4%
113 117
2000-2005: of the types of accommodation for every category of customers, Marrakech has the largest hotel capacity in the kingdom:
Hotel Category
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Percnt
05 %
1*
112
112
66
121
121
121
-
2*
1134
1134
1045
1400
1400
1577
7%
3*
3103
3283
2607
2691
3233
3114
4%
4*
5663
5663
6376
6676
6912
7084
29%
5*
5474
5474
6164
6880
7212
7691
32%
VTT
2760
2790
3565
3565
4565
4182
19%
RT
420
420
576
576
794
845
5%
Total
18696
18876
20399
22109
24237
24614
100%
2000-2003: evolution of tourist arrivals:
2000-2005: of the types of accommodation for every category of customers, Marrakech holds the largest hotel capacity of the kingdom:
2000-2005: Essaouira « Destination of The Future»:
Evolution of the overnight stays in Essaouira’s ranked hotels