The global health crisis has strongly impacted all the vital sectors of the country. Tourism, the main lever of the Moroccan economy, has experienced an unprecedented 45% drop over the past 4 months.
Several jobs will be cut at Royal Air Maroc, hit hard by the covid-19 crisis. Speaking to the members of the House of Representatives, the Minister of Tourism confirmed this information on Monday.
The Ministry of Health , in collaboration with the National Confederation of Tourism and the supervisory ministry, are studying a strategy to put in place a specifications summary of the new health measures to be respected, as part of the resumption of hotel and tourism activities.
In order to breathe new life into tourism, severely affected by the COVID-19 health crisis, the regional tourism committees (CRT), bringing together industry professionals, are already thinking about the strategies to be adopted. They have already proposed a tourism recovery plan, submitted to the Minister of Tourism, Nadia Fettah.
A bill containing special provisions for the tourism sector has been adopted. It is a law on travel and tourist accommodation contracts. It was unanimously adopted on Monday by the Commission on Productive Sectors in the House of Representatives.
Faced with the unprecedented health crisis, restaurateurs have called for help to save the sector through the adoption of exceptional measures.
Morocco has mobilized to facilitate the return of foreign tourists to their respective countries.
Economic growth in Morocco can still rely on tourism, which contributes 7% to the gross domestic product (GDP). The Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Air Transport and Social Economy emphasized this on Thursday evening in Casablanca.
Dakhla is one of the 10 best destinations that tourists can visit this year. This is indicated by the ranking of the travel agency, Intrepid Travel.
The Ministry of Tourism is determined to tackle the clandestine Chinese agencies that discredit tourism by employing fake tourist guides. Through a circular note addressed to the heads of travel agencies organizing programs for Chinese tourists, the supervisory authority calls for strict compliance with the specifications concerning Chinese tourists.
The weakness of services and the lack of low-cost flights are among the factors that do not encourage Russian tourism in Morocco . The statement by the President of the Russian Union of Tourism summarizes the current crisis in this sector.
Nadia Fettah Alaoui, Moroccan Minister of Tourism , launched the Moroccan culinary arts week at the Palais du Luxembourg in Paris on Tuesday, November 12, in the presence of several Moroccan and French personalities, including Hubert Védrine, former Minister of Foreign Affairs.