Why Morocco

Morocco is an exotic, magical paradise waiting to be discovered.

Vision 2010 is a joint Moroccan and UAE multi-billion investment project aimed to increase tourism to 10 million visitors per year by 2010.

The investment plans include the following:

• Building a Channel Tunnel between Morocco and Spain by 2010
• Billions of US$ to be invested by major Arab developers in a 5 year expansion plan. They will build new complexes with golf courses, 5* hotels, beach clubs, riding clubs, marinas, convention centres and spas creating a premier luxury lifestyle
• US$4.8billion UAE investments focusing on real estate, seaside resorts, shopping centres, roads, harbour and airport infrastructure, creating new employment opportunities
• €11.9m project to build new roads
• The creation of a new network of high speed trains
• €19m national electricity project granted to Spanish company
• US$3.5billion project to build gas fired combined cycle project near Rabat by Morocco´s Electricity company

Plan Azur 2010 is King Mohammed VI creation of 6 tourist developments on the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts. These will be built over the next 5 years and will include stunning apartments, townhouses, villas, golf and 5* hotels.

Other News

• Morocco & EU sign open sky agreement starting 1st January 2006 which means that any airline can now fly into and out of Morocco. Atlas Blue is the first low cost Moroccan airline to launch
• Royal Air Maroc order the new 787 Dreamliners, delivery late 2008
• Free trade agreement Morocco & USA signed in June 2004
• Future integration in Euro-Mediterranean free trade zone
• Richard Branson opens a 6* hotel Limited Edition hotel
• Tourism on the increase month on month, French, Spanish, British, Americans, Danish, Swiss, Swedish up by 14- 81%
• Morocco has hosted Mediterranean Games, Pan Arab Games, Francophone Games, African Cup of Nations, summits of the Islamic and Arabic heads of state, World Economic Summit and GATT
• There is an Arab-British trade & economic co-operation
• The UK is Morocco´s 3rd largest export market
• Real estate is the principal objective of 70% of expatriates investments
• New US$8.3m movie studios being opened by director of Hannibal & Red Dragon
• Morocco enters the bid for FIFA World Cup 2010. Despite not winning the bid, they still continue with all their plans to improve the sports facilities and infrastructure throughout the country
• EU countries remain the largest investors in Morocco with a share of 91%

Activities

Golf = 30+ courses
Skiing
Hiking in the Atlas mountains, journey through the Sahara, leisurely strolls around Tangiers, Fes or Marrakech

Places

• Rabat & Casablanca = cosmopolitan
• Marrakech - Square there is the most exhuberant marketplace in the World. Its mysterious labyrinth medina encompasses Sultan´s palaces and ornate mansions of rich merchants.

Climate

Mediterranean and Atlantic climate. Atlas region is moist with frequent snow. Centre has significant temperature differences.

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