80 thousand Indian tourists can go to Morocco in the year 2026.Image Credit source: ChatGPT
Morocco expects around 80,000 tourist arrivals from India this year, in line with last year’s growth pace. Jamal Younes Kilito, India Country General Manager of Morocco National Tourism Office (MNTO), said that we will receive a total of 20 million international tourists in 2025, out of which 54,000 tourists were from India. This means that 25 percent share was of Indian tourists. This is an increase of more than 31 percent in tourists coming from India compared to 2024. 41,000 tourists came from India in 2024. In 2024, we would have hosted 1.74 crore international tourists. He said that this year MNTO is especially paying attention to those passengers who like to travel in groups, because one out of every five Indian passengers chooses ‘group package’.
Office was opened in 2023
The main reasons for this increase in the number of tourists coming from India are our promotional campaigns, which started two years ago in 2023, and the e-Visa facility, he said. Kilito said that we set up a tourism office in India in 2023 and started our promotional campaigns, as well as formed several partnerships with Indian tour operators. As a result, the number of tourists coming from India increased by 123 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year. This also contributed to the convenient e-Visa facility, which takes anywhere from a few hours to four working days.
What is Morocco’s plan?
Kilito said that this year MNTO is mainly focusing on segments like group tours, as one in five Indian tourists opts for group packages. Kilito said that in addition to group tours, we also want to attract meetings, conferences, incentive travel and exhibitions (MICE), wedding travel, young travelers and independent travelers (FIT). Additionally, we want to promote Morocco to experienced travelers over the age of 50. Morocco’s tourism department is expecting the number of tourists coming from India to increase in 2026. This year Morocco is planning to welcome 75,000 to 80,000 Indian tourists. He further said, “Our target is to achieve the figure of 1,00,000 tourist arrivals from India as soon as possible.
there is no direct flight
There are no direct flights from Morocco to India. However, there are many connecting flights available between the two countries from Middle East countries. He said that India and Morocco are also connected by many flights to some European cities. Currently, India is included in the top 20 source markets and ranks second among Asian countries. He further said that France is at the top, followed by Spain, Britain, Germany and Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg). In Asia, India is the second largest source market for Morocco after China. Given the current growth pace, we expect India to reach the top 10 ranking in a few years.
