The number of tourists who visited Morocco during the first two months of the current year reached 741,289, a figure that marks a 10% increase in comparison to the first two months of 2004. The Moroccan Ministry of Tourism reported that the French tourists occupy the first place, with 181,381 visitors (a 14% increase), followed by the Spaniards (101.935), the British (23.807), the Germans (22.345), the Italians (17.284) and the Belgians (16.772).

EMarrakech reports that the number of Moroccans, residing abroad, who visited Morocco during this period reached 278,133, a 7% decrease compared to the previous year.