French tour operator says it will bring 150,000 tourists to Morocco in 2004

Richard Prosser, CEO of Etapes Nouvelles, France's major tour operator in Morocco, says it will bring 150,000 tourists in Morocco in 2004.

Speaking at a press conference in Marrakesh, Prosser, who was leading some 20 tour operators heads and representatives from France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Switzerland and the Netherlands, said over 135,000 visitors came to Morocco with Etapes Nouvelles in 2003. The group has been offereing since last November a short-stay package, from Paris to the imperial city of Fez.

The tour operator has also scheduled 15 weekly flights to Marrakesh and 7 to Agadir, in partnership with Morocco's airliner RAM.