More than 150 professional taxi drivers from Agadir will start learning English and German in order to better communicate with foreign tourists.
Ibn Zohr University in Agadir, the Regional Tourism Council (CRT), and the Moroccan Association of Taxi Drivers have signed an agreement on Tuesday aiming to improve taxi drivers’ English and German language skills.
“Taxi drivers will be divided into 3 groups, the first one concerns those who want to learn English, and the other will be devoted to learning German,” Abdelaziz Bendou, the director of the Higher School of Education and Training (ESEF) told local media.
The agreement was signed by the president of Ibn Zohr University, Abdelaziz Bendou, the director of the Higher School of Education and Training (ESEF), Abderrahmane Amsidder, the president of the Regional Council of Tourism of Agadir Souss- Massa, Rachid Dahmaz, and the president of the TAWADA Association of Agadir taxi drivers, Belaid Ouanam.
This agreement is part of the tourism promotion strategy of the Souss-Massa region.
Agadir’s Regional Tourism Council recorded 4.641.882 total overnight stays in tourist accommodations in the first 10 months of 2019, but domestic tourists topped the list of visitors.
In 2018, over one million tourists visited the port city of Agadir, with 120.000 German tourists and 95.348 British ones, according to the same source.
The Council, in collaboration with local authorities, further vows to promote the assets and tourism potentials of the Agadir Souss-Massa region, especially in terms of infrastructure, air connections, trade, and vocational training.
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