45% more tourists visited Morocco in january

The number of tourists who visited Morocco in January 2004 reached 230,000, i.e. 45% more than in the same period of 2003, said the Moroccan tourism department.

The French top the list of arrivals with 67,000 tourists, which is a 38% rise in comparison with January 2003, followed by Spanish and German visitors ("49 and "6%).