Moroccan Hotel Sparks Outrage Over Map Labeling Western Sahara

– bySylvanus@Bladi · 1 min read
Moroccan Hotel Sparks Outrage Over Map Labeling Western Sahara

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.

Moroccans are angry at the hotel establishment "Le Relais De Marrakech" located in Douar Oulad Belakid, in the Marrakech region. The source of this anger is the appearance of the term "Western Sahara" on the location map when searching for the establishment on the Internet. Contacted by Kash24, the director of the hotel unit confirmed the inclusion of the term "Western Sahara" on the site, while assuring that the establishment is not responsible for it. She attributes the responsibility to the company (host) in charge of the website, based in France.

After a visit by the local authorities to the headquarters of the "Le Relais De Marrakech" establishment, a complaint was filed against the technician working for the company responsible for the inclusion of the term "Western Sahara", according to the director of the hotel unit. According to her, the company has promised to quickly correct the error.