(MENAFN- Morocco World News) Moroccoranks firstin the top 10in voguetourist destinationsfor Portuguese travelersin 2016 according to aranking by Go4travel a website fortourist servicesin Portugal.
According to a statement releasedon Fridayby the delegationof the MoroccanNational Tourist Office(ONMT)to Portugal Morocco isat the top of Go4travel's list of trendy tourist destinations for Portuguese travelers. Morocco is followed by Brazil(2nd) Italy(3rd) andMozambique which came in fourth place in the ranking. In the samerankingSpainoccupies 6th place whileMadeiraAzoresandCroatiaranked 7th 9th and 10th respectively. The same source said that the ranking linked Morocco's top spot among in vogue tourist destinations for Portuguese travelers to a number of reasons including geographical proximity and the high quality services offered by Morocco's tourism industry. The Portugueseconsiderthe Kingdom“aperfect destination which is nearbyandtransports themto a worldof Arabiannights.” “In a tourof the imperial citiesthePortuguese heritageis present in severalfortresses; deliciousMoroccan cuisine beaches andsimplytheadventurous spiritare alsostrong arguments for travel to Morocco” according toGo4travel as reported in the ONMT statement. Cultural events like“theGnaouaandWorld MusicFestivalof Essaouirawhich this yearwill take place fromMay 12 to 15arealsoreasonsthat attract Portuguese toMorocco” saidthe same source. According to the same source VitorFilipechairmanofGo4travelsaid that this classification“is the result ofan internalconsultation with38shareholders of theGroup whichaims to create a list ofinspiringdestinations for 2016 that will bethe keytravel trends forthis year.” Edited by Kelsey Fish Morocco World News. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published rewritten or redistributed without permission
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