(MENAFN- Morocco World News) 
Rabat- The tourism sector in Morocco continues to forge on, with 24 percent of tourism growth recorded during the last three months of 2018, according to Morocco's Ministry of Tourism, Air Transport, and Handicrafts.
The Ministry of Tourism has recently revealed a 24 percent increase in tourist arrivals during the first trimester of 2018, compared to the same period in 2017.
In January, February, and March 2018, the tourism industry generated an estimated total MAD 15.8 billion, a notable contrast to last year's , when tourism arrivals increased by only 8 percent from January to July.
The increase was underpinned by the surge of Morocco's major tourism markets: Germany (11 percent), Spain ( 26 percent), France (15 percent), and United Kingdom (15 percent).
During the first two months of 2018, Morocco attracted 1.5 million tourists, achieving an increase of 12 percent, as reported by Moroccan business newspaper, L'Economiste
The North African kingdom has established itself as a leading tourist hub according to a recent report made by , an EU-based online market research firm.
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