Portuguese group to launch tourism project in Morocco

The Portuguese group Festana is planning to launch a large scale tourism project in Morocco.

At a meeting held recently with Moroccan Minister of Commerce and Industry Alami Tazi, Festana executives said the project, to be built over a 62 hectare area, will create 1,300 jobs and will see to environmental protection.

The Portuguese group said it will build a set of luxury hotels, villas, swimming pools, golf courses, tennis courts and various other entertainment facilities.

The Moroccan minister told the Festana executives that his department will provide all necessary facilities to ensure success to their project and invited the Portuguese group to seize the huge business opportunities and incentives offered to foreign investors in Morocco.