Morocco is one of the most developed and politically stable countries found in North Africa. The country has created a room for tourism to thrive though maintaining her culture, history and coastal regions. Tourism is the second largest foreign earner after the Phosphate industry. Recent years have seen the total number of revenue collected from the tourism sector rise to over US $ 55 billion annually. The country has adapted another strategy name Vision 2010 that aims to have targeted over 10 million visitors by the end of 2010.
Morocco receives very high number of tourists due to its location and attractive packages. It has relatively low price tickets for many of its tourism locations. Visitors can enjoy the beaches and cruise ship journeys in the ports of Casablanca and Tangier. The country has another added advantage. It's very close to Europe and receives many tourists from there. Also her proximity to Spain makes her tap a high number of visitors who love cruising and are welcomed for several days trip to the region.
Morocco has also fully developed her air travel industry. This has seen it welcome guests from neighboring countries like Algeria. This has encouraged movement between the two countries resulting to high end numbers of tourists. The rail and road transport has been linked to major cities, tourist destination sites, ports and the international airports. The devaluation of the country's currency Dirham' has made the country an inexpensive place to travel. There are various tourist attraction sites such as the Mediterranean cities of Tangier and Casablanca.