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FILE PHOTO: A tourist walks near Morocco's most famous waterfall, Cascades D'Ouzoud, near Marrakesh, March 1, 2007. The Cascades D'Ouzoud are 100 metres (328 feet) high and are visited by thousands of tourists every year. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
Morocco will soon launch a project to build 16 tourism villages as the North African Arab country braces for co-hosting the FIFA World Cup games in 2030.
The government has allocated around 188 million Moroccan dirhams ($19 million) for phase 1 of the project that will cover various parts of the country.
In a report on Wednesday, Morocco’s daily Sabah Akadir said the project would be executed in partnership with the US-based Marriott , France’s Club Med and Morocco’s MAdAEF tourism investment firm.
“This project is part of a tourism roadmap approved by the government for the period 2023-2026....it aims to promote the tourism sector and make Morocco a more attractive destination for tourists locally and internationally,” the report said.
(Reporting by Nadim Kawach; Editing by Anoop Menon)
(anoop.menon@lseg.com)
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