After several months of confinement and restrictions related to Covid-19, hoteliers are beginning to note an enthusiasm in the demand for rental properties. The interest is expressed both by Moroccans residing in Morocco and abroad.
The cancellation by Morocco of the Marhaba Operation 2021 for health reasons, according to official information, is a severe blow for the hotel establishments located on the transit routes of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) who will see their turnover drop by 40%.
In Marrakech , the health crisis related to the coronavirus is hitting tourism hard. Without visibility for the summer, hoteliers, restaurateurs, travel agents in the ochre city, storytellers, musicians and snake charmers are desperate. They call for the lifting of health restrictions.
Tourism in the colors of the recovery in Marrakech last weekend. About a hundred hotel establishments out of the 240 operating in the ochre city, the heart of Moroccan tourism, have reopened, offering a few moments of good business.
Fattal Hotel Group, one of the major Israeli hotel groups, is about to set up in Morocco. Since the resumption of diplomatic relations, cooperation between the two countries is strengthening day by day, in key sectors such as tourism, agriculture and many others.
In Agadir, the time has come for hotel closures and sales. While despite the pandemic, some hotels have been able to reopen, many owners have preferred to close or even sell their establishments, but for other reasons.
Initially announced for the first quarter of 2022, the highly renowned Agadir hotel complex, Club Med, which has been operating in Agadir since 1965 and was very famous until the early 2000s, has just announced its bankruptcy earlier than expected. The Covid-19 pandemic and its implications for the tourism chain are the main cause of this sudden closure of this mythical hotel with a capacity of 374 rooms, or 782 beds.
Moroccan tourism, which has shown perfect health in recent years, was battered in 2020 by the health crisis and restrictive measures put in place to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the finding made by the Directorate of the Treasury and External Finance (DTFE).
After three good years of glory, the first results of the year 2020 in the Moroccan tourism sector show a significant decline in tourist arrivals and hotel nights.
The health crisis has particularly affected the tourism sector of Agadir-Souss Massa, one of the most important tourist destinations in Morocco and even internationally. But little by little, hope is reborn, for a better recovery.
After Funchal, his native island, and Lisbon, the great football star Cristiano Ronaldo is preparing to open a hotel in Marrakech. To stay at the Pestana CR7, you will have to count 200 euros for a basic room and much more for those who need more upscale accommodations.
The Royal Mansour Marrakech sweeps the distinctions. The luxury hotel establishment is among the most beautiful properties on the African continent, according to an annual T+L500 selection by Travel + Leisure magazine.