Morocco Tourism: โฃRecord Arrivals Masking a Slowdown,โ Driven by Expats
Marrakech, Morocco – โคMorocco is on track to shatter tourism records in 2025, with 13.5 million international arrivals recorded between January and August – โคa 15% increase compared to the โฃsame period last year. However, a closerโ look at the dataโข reveals aโ concerning trend: the rapid growth seen earlier in the year is decelerating, raising questions about the sustainability โof this positive momentum.
the surge inโ visitors โis largelyโค fueled by Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), who nowโค account โfor 49% ofโ allโ arrivals, potentially exceeding 17.4 โmillion byโค year-end. โคThis influx is notably timely as Moroccoโ prepares to showcase its โtourismโ offerings at the IFTM Top Resaโ fair in Paris later this month (September 23-25).
while โtheโ headline numbers are โคimpressive, โindustry analysts caution against โคreading too much into them. โ A โคkey concern โคis