Morocco attracts more foreign tourists

Efforts to attract more holidaymakers to Morocco appear to be reaping positive rewards, new figures have revealed.

According to the National Tourism Observatory, 2.5 million people visited the country during the first five months of the year.

Figures cited by the Maghreb Arabe Presse showed that this is 11 per cent higher than the amount recorded a year earlier.

Morocco was found to be particularly popular with French holidaymakers, who made up the largest group of foreign nationals in the country.

However, a significant amount of Spaniards, Britons, Italians and Belgians also chose to visit during this period.

The figures are likely to be welcomed by buy-to-let investors in Morocco, as growth in the tourism sector will have a knock-on effect on the rental market.

As a result, the country could potentially be a good bet for people who are thinking of buying an investment property overseas.

This comes after the Foreign Property Buyer website said that the government's plan to increase the number of visitors to Morocco over the next two years "bodes well" for its rental market.