Morocco hopes that the designationalong with Spain and Portugal, as headquarters of the 2030 World Cup become a catalyst for tourist arrivals to the North African country.
Good proof of this is that the Royal Air Maroc airlineone of the most important in Africa, has announced that it is going to launch a tender before the end of 2023 to acquire 200 aircraft. The delivery of the aircraft will have a period of 10 years.
As reported by the Moroccan media Almaghreb24the news has been announced by the general director of Royal Air Maroc, Abdelhamid Adou, who has indicated that the objective of this operation is meet the growing demand of tourists what Morocco expects before the 2030 World Cup.
Adou has specified that the planes that the airline will acquire They will be used mainly for medium-haul flights. However, he has also indicated that the purchase will include aircraft for short and long distances, which will improve the company’s position in the African market.
The general director of Rotal Air Maroc has highlighted, on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, that “what we have already prepared for 2030 It will put us in a very good position to house this world Cup”.
One goal: 17.5 million tourists in 2026
The representative of the airline has also highlighted that this operation of the company will help decisively to try to achieve the achievement of the ambitious goal that has been marked Morocco: reach the figure of 17.5 million tourists in 2026.
In this sense, it is worth noting that the North African country registered 11 million tourists in 2022. The figure has not yet managed to equal that of the year before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, 2019, when 13 million visitors arrived in Morocco.
Regarding the development of Royal Air Maroc (and consequently tourism in Morocco), Abdelhamid Adou has assured that “there is a market, potential capabilitiesa future, a World Cup and a strategy for tourism.”