With a turnover of over $12 billion in 2016, a 7 percent con- tribution to GDP and nearly 2.5 million direct and indirect jobs created, tourism has become a strategic pillar of the Moroccan economy. One of the driving...With a turnover of over $12 billion in 2016, a 7 percent con- tribution to GDP and nearly 2.5 million direct and indirect jobs created, tourism has become a strategic pillar of the Moroccan economy. One of the driving forces behind such success has been Morocco＇s focus on China＇s booming outbound tourism sector. From January to August, 2017, the number of Chinese tourists visiting the country has literally exploded, growing by a tremendous 315 percent from the corresponding period of the previous year. Khalid Fathi,展开更多
文摘With a turnover of over $12 billion in 2016, a 7 percent con- tribution to GDP and nearly 2.5 million direct and indirect jobs created, tourism has become a strategic pillar of the Moroccan economy. One of the driving forces behind such success has been Morocco＇s focus on China＇s booming outbound tourism sector. From January to August, 2017, the number of Chinese tourists visiting the country has literally exploded, growing by a tremendous 315 percent from the corresponding period of the previous year. Khalid Fathi,
