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Article: Tourism faces the facts.(Morocco)
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- The Middle East
- Article date:
- May 1, 1995
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Morocco is a country with immense tourist potential. The government eagerly promotes what it sees as a major source of hard currency earnings. Yet there are a host of problems confronting the tourist industry. Not least among them are social deprivation and tense relations with neighbouring Algeria.
Only a few hours journey from Europe and less than six hours flying time from the United States, Morocco is well placed to become one of the region's major tourist destinations. With its miles of unspoilt beaches and warm climate, high snow-capped mountains, large expanse of desert, historical cities such as Fez, Meknes and Marrakech that date back many centuries, and a ...