Real Estate Property Investment Series: Focus Morocco 2007

The Moroccan government realised that the way forward for their nation in terms of creating employment and boosting the economy significantly was to increase tourism and to create an environment so attractive for investors that they would come in their droves and buy up real estate stock.

To that end the government has been promoting Morocco around the world - there is a permanent stand at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida heralding the virtues of this North African nation that practically touches Europe across the Mediterranean Sea that divides it from mainland Spain for example, and now the skies over Morocco are open to cheap flight operators from across Europe and the UK. The nation has year round sunshine and is directly south and a short flying time from affluent Western Europe and all of these factors are starting to affect Morocco positively.

In 2006 in the first nine months alone tourism traffic was up almost 10% on the previous year with revenue generated from tourism up almost 30% which proves that the government are targeting the 'right' sort of tourist - i.e., the ones who come, stay, enjoy and spend money in Morocco! Looking to the longer term the Moroccan government has plans to increase tourism until 10 million visitors annually enter the nation by 2010. There are even plans afoot to build a tunnel under the sea to connect Morocco to Gibraltar in Europe...

'But why all this information about tourism' I hear you ask?

Because it is the tourism market that property investors in Morocco are targeting. On the one hand they are targeting those seeking villa and apartment rental and on the other hand they are aware that today's holiday maker is tomorrow's second, retirement or holiday home buyer. And investors really are in Morocco buying up and developing real estate stock. Already six brand new coastal resorts are in the planning and development stages, money is flooding in from Dubai and Qatar based development companies and European buyers are purchasing off plan knowing full well that their real estate assets are appreciating even before they are completed and handed over. Buyers in 2007 have a chance to buy in ahead of the continued predicted rise in tourism and before Morocco is established in many people's minds as a place to invest in real estate.

Consider buying off plan and flipping stock or better still, simply buying and renting to the tourism market on the Atlantic or Mediterranean coasts or in the mountainous ski resort of Oukaimeden. Rental income is earned tax free in Morocco for the first five years and those who hold property for ten years or more pay no capital gains tax when they resell, furthermore one is not subject to local inheritance tax in Morocco either. In conclusion - Morocco offers an investor a wealth of opportunity. Basically an investor needs to consider his preferred investment approach and his target market and then seek suitable real estate with room for growth or with prospects for returning good yields.

Rhiannon Williamson writes about property investment worldwide, to read more about property investment in Morocco [http://www.amberlamb.com/index.php/property/morocco/] in 2007 and beyond visit her site [http://www.amberlamb.com]

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How to Get to Southern Africa From All the Major Continents

No matter which part of the world you are from, there is bound to be a fairly easy way for you to get to the part of Africa you wish to travel. You can fly from most major ports into South Africa with SAA. From there, you can get a connecting route to almost anywhere in Africa you please.

Other major airlines from Europe, Australia and America frequently have flights to South Africa. British Airways, Lufthansa and KLM are of the most frequent European Airlines. Emirates Airline has regular flights from the East.

The Emirates flight from Johannesburg via Dubai to London is sometimes a cheaper option than any of the direct airlines. Even though Australia is literally next to South Africa many times the Johannesburg, Dubai connections to Australia are the cheapest.

If there are no direct flights from your own country to the African country you are visiting, then you will need to get a connecting flight from OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg.

There are many internal flights available in Africa via the national airlines of the various countries.

There are a few South African airlines which offer cheap flights between the major cities of Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Their air crafts are most probably the ugliest on the tarmac but they get the job done and you won't ever get onto the wrong plane. Mango is very distinctly orange, the entire plane is orange. 1Time looks like a dirty red spot and Kulula a bright dark green overgrown bug.

The very adventurous might attempt driving from Europe through Africa. A ferry crossing from Spain will take you into Morocco. This is however not advisable for everybody. These kinds of trips require extreme planning.

Road networks in Africa are from average to bad to non-existent in certain places. Hospitals and medical services are few and far apart and not all African countries are safe to drive in if you are not an expert on schemes and bribery.

The Italian cruise liner, the MSC Melody, do some trips between Durban on the East Coast of Africa and Genoa in Italy. After the recent attack on this liner by pirates from Somalia this service might now be in jeopardy.

You can take a cruise on a boat around the islands of the Indian ocean off the coast of Durban. You could also visit Mauritius and the islands of Mozambique.

The ideal for any traveler coming to the Southern part of Africa will be to start the trip in South Africa and from there travel to the other African countries.

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High Street reisbureaus gezicht Up naar goedkope vluchten Online gevonden

De enorme groei van online reisbureaus en prijs vergelijking websites heeft geleid tot grote nood aan hun concurrenten meer traditionele, op basis van high street. Het graag van Thomas Cook en Thomson worden op hun thuisbasis uitgedaagd door de enorme toename van het aantal van goedkope vluchten en budget vakantie accommodatie gemakkelijk beschikbaar op het Internet.

De komst van de kredietcrisis en de resulterende wereldwijde economische teruggang, leidde tot vele mensen opnieuw kijken naar hun huishoudelijke begroting en het veranderen van de winkels en recreatieve gewoonten van een mensenleven. Boodschappen steeds vond plaats op de goedkopere supermarkten en marketing campagnes voor de supermarkten aangepast aan dit. De vakantie gewoonten van Britse huishoudens dat ook, gewijzigd met mensen op zoek om geld te besparen zonder concessies te doen hun broodnodige vakantie.

Ze waren enorm geholpen in deze met de opmars van de goedkope luchtvaartmaatschappijen, aanbieden van goedkope vluchten naar korte en middellange afstanden bestemmingen die eerder beledigend had uit de prijsklasse van vele mensen. Wanneer deze lage tarieven werden gecombineerd met het gemak van Internet zoeken en prijsvergelijking, zij geleid tot aanzienlijke besparingen voor hard-pressed gezinnen. Zij veroorzaakt ook een verschuiving in de manier waarop mensen hun vakantie gepland. Overwegende dat voordat je zou boeken van een vakantie pakket en laat het reisbureau sorteren alles uit, nu mensen waren het creëren van een op maat gemaakte pauze, kiezen de goedkope vluchten die hen geschikt en matching hen omhoog met goedkope accommodatie in de bestemming van hun keuze.

Om de traditionele reisbureaus bedreiging dit onvermijdelijk een echte en aanwezig. De kosten en de overheadkosten die is gekoppeld aan de aanwezigheid van een zichtbaar high street zijn aanzienlijke op zich, maar een netwerk van toegewijde resorts en de middelen om klanten naar hen onderhouden is ook duur. In de meeste gevallen, niet kunnen oude-stijl reisbureaus gewoon concurreren met de meer gestroomlijnde online alternatieven.

Pakketreizen zijn ook gevoeliger voor de effecten van de monetaire schommelingen dan de individuele goedkope vluchten en accommodatie beschikbaar op het Internet. Met zo veel high street reisbureaus gebonden aan resorts in de EU, is de toename van de sterkte van de euro slecht nieuws voor hen, zoals UK vakantiegangers tegen een twee weken op het Continent beslissen en in plaats daarvan voor korte Europese stedentrips en een "belangrijkste" vakantie buiten de Eurozone, zoals de steeds meer populaire bestemmingen van Turkije en Egypte kiezen. Dergelijke verschuivingen zijn gemakkelijk waaraan met de leveranciers van goedkope vluchten - vooral de goedkope luchtvaartmaatschappijen, die een host van middellange afstanden routes naar bestemmingen zoals Marokko, Turkije en Kroatië hebben toegevoegd.

Kim heeft 4 jaar ervaring in de reisindustrie. Ze geniet van het schrijven van artikelen op verschillende bestemmingen en reizen gerelateerde onderwerpen.

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