Outline the Strengths and Weaknesses of Morocco's Decision to Use Tourism as a Major Development Strategy.

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Outline the strengths and weaknesses of Morocco's decision to use tourism as a major development strategy. Morocco is situated within the Maghreb region in North Africa, they are attempting to bring tourism to become the main part of their economy and bring more people which brings more investment and a larger economy for Morocco. The project that Morocco is using to reinvigorate its tourism is a large scale development project called 'Vision 2010', and is expected to cost $2.2billion+. This huge development project is a large strength of Morocco's decision to use tourism as a major development strategy, it will be very up to date and modern, and will be able to easily compete with other major developments around the world, with the power to attract many people into Morocco, and strengthen the Economy. It also relies completely on private investment, meaning no debt for the country, and less of a risk. Tourism is also an easy path to take in terms of development, as it requires less specialised buildings and areas compared to other means of generating economy, such as manufacturing. Morocco is also an easy destination for people from Europe to travel to, being close to Spain and Italy, and not far from the UK, making it an easy place to visit, with minimal travel time. Morocco also has many tourist attractions outside of the new huge development project, there are lots of World Heritage sites within Morocco that attract a lot of people, and there are lots of other tourist attractions, such a large vibrant cities and bustling markets. Morocco is an attractive country for people to naturally visit, with desirable hot climates and large beaches, with the entire north of the country being a costline, which is what lots of people go on holiday for. But for every strength to Morocco's decision there are also many weaknesses. Tourism is an incredibly unstable

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