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Launched in 2001, this strategy, called Vision 2010, aims to reach 10 million tourists, including 7 million foreigners and increase the sector’s contribution to GDP to 20% by 2010. To achieve these objectives, several actions have been undertaken in several areas, including strengthening the capacity of the country by launching such a program to achieve six new seaside resorts (blue plane), with a capacity Accommodation overall than 110,000 beds.
Stations Mogador (Essaouira), Lixus (Larache), Mazagan (El Jadida), Saidia, Taghazout (Agadir) and Plage Blanche (Guelmim), which were all sold to developers, will require a total investment of 50 billion dirhams which will generate 35,000 jobs directly and 175,000 indirectly. This shows the importance of this major construction will be done on a heritage property of about 3,000 ha. On the ground, work is progressing and the first Plan Azur beds will be delivered from the current year on the resort of Saidia (713 ha), which will open its first hotel with a capacity of about 5,000 beds a golf course, marina and shopping area. The proposed resort of Saidia, with a cost of 12 billion dirhams, allows the creation of 8,000 direct jobs and 40,000 indirect.
Other stations will open their first hotel units in 2009 except that of the white beach which will open its first hotel in 2012. Built on 615 acres, the resort of Taghazout, with a total capacity of 21,000 beds will require an investment of 20 billion dirhams and will create 8,000 direct jobs and 40,000 indirect, while those of Mazagan (504 ha) and Mogador, their respective capacities amounted to 7576 beds with an investment of 6.3 billion dirhams and 10,600 beds to 5.6 billion dirhams. The other two stations Lixus and White Beach are made of 461 ha and 632.
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