Crisis in the air: as Qatar Airways collapses, Morocco is coming out on top

While the conflict is paralyzing the traffic of major hubs like Dubai or Doha, traveler flows are being reorganized. The World Travel & Tourism Council estimates that this instability could cost 116 million visits worldwide this year. However, this upheaval is generating a direct substitution effect. According to Oxford Economics forecasts, vacationers seeking secure alternatives will likely turn to Morocco, alongside destinations like Spain, Greece or Egypt.

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This redistribution of the cards is happening in a climate of high tension for freight and passengers. Aviation giants have massively canceled their flights, with Qatar Airways, for example, eliminating more than 91% of its routes since late February. Airlines are being hit hard by the doubling of kerosene prices. At sea, ships avoiding the Strait of Hormuz or the Red Sea are forced to circumnavigate Africa, significantly increasing delays and logistics costs.

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Beyond travel, the crisis is hitting other vital sectors like agriculture. The Gulf providing 30% of the world’s fertilizers, the prices of these inputs are soaring, a situation that particularly threatens future harvests in Africa. At the same time, the collapse of traffic at Middle Eastern airports is expected to halve luxury product sales in the region this month.