Targeted by a complaint for forming a criminal organization, falsifying official documents and using them, embezzlement of public funds and complicity, the president of the provincial council of Sidi Kacem, Ben Aïssa Ben Zroual, is being questioned as part of a case involving the transformation of a social complex into a hotel belonging to private individuals.
The inhabitants of the commune of Sahel in the province of Larache suffer from discrimination. The Royal Gendarmerie and the local authorities prevent them from accessing the beach of Sidi Abderrahim, reserving it exclusively for the clients of a hotel located near it.
The city of Marrakech remains the first tourist destination in terms of overnight stays, with 4 million overnight stays recorded in May 2024. This is revealed by the Tourism Observatory in a document on tourism statistics during the period.
In recent years, many Moroccan tourists have flocked to Salamanca (Castile and León) during the summer season. These are mainly Moroccans living in Europe who make a stop in the city located in northwestern Spain before returning to Morocco to spend their summer vacation.
National tourists and Moroccans living abroad who plan to spend their summer vacations in northern Morocco are ending up renouncing their plans due to the exaggerated rise in the prices of tourist services in the region.
The recovery of tourism activity is effective in Marrakech. The ochre city has been invaded for a few days by national and foreign tourists and Moroccans from around the world who come to spend their summer vacation.
The classified hotels in the city of Marrakech are preparing to welcome national tourists who have booked rooms for this weekend to celebrate Eid al-Adha in peace, away from the festive and noisy atmosphere of the popular neighborhoods.
Morocco plans to significantly increase its hotel capacity in anticipation of the 2030 World Cup, which it is co-organizing with Spain and Portugal. To this end, the kingdom wants to draw on Dubai’s expertise.
Despite the recent lifting of the requirement for unmarried couples to present a marriage certificate in hotels, some hoteliers continue to hesitate to accept customers in this category, for fear of legal proceedings.
While many Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) are returning to Morocco to spend the Eid al-Adha holidays, some Moroccan families are taking the opposite path.
Many Moroccan internet users have condemned the appearance of the term "Western Sahara" on the location map when searching for a hotel establishment located in Marrakech on the Internet. A complaint has been filed against the manager of a company based in France in charge of the establishment’s website.
In Morocco, the lifting of the requirement for a marriage certificate in hotels is already having serious consequences. In Sidi Kacem, a hotel owner and a couple of individuals are facing justice.