
Moroccan Tourism Slump: Expats Shun Overpriced Beaches for Affordable European Getaways
Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) are scarce this summer on the deserted beaches and in the hotels. A situation that worries tourism professionals.

Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) are scarce this summer on the deserted beaches and in the hotels. A situation that worries tourism professionals.

Moroccans residing abroad who wish to transfer real estate to a loved one without financial consideration can, in certain strictly defined cases, benefit from a reduced tax rate, or even a total exemption on this operation. The 2025 Tax Guide specifies these cases, precisely defining the family relationships concerned and the conditions to be met.

A Moroccan residing abroad who chooses to settle in Morocco while receiving a retirement pension from a foreign source can benefit, under strict conditions, from a significant reduction in income tax. This mechanism, detailed in the 2025 tax guide, applies to pensions or annuities permanently transferred to Morocco.

The association Mouv’Enfants has decided to reproduce on Thursday, in front of the Blois (Loir-et-Cher) courthouse, a "crime scene" of the "little martyr of the A10", this 4-year-old girl whose mutilated body was found on August 11, 1987 on the side of the highway in Suèvres, 14 km northwest of Blois, so that "justice is finally done".

Moroccans residing abroad can benefit from deductions on the housing tax and municipal services. Provided they take certain steps within the deadlines, and the housing meets the defined criteria.

Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) are calling for the facilitation of the introduction and customs clearance of their cars in Morocco, without any condition of seniority.

Two Moroccans residing in Italy lost their lives in an accident that occurred on national road No. 8 connecting Marrakech to Kalaât Sraghna, not far from Rehamna.

Marwa Cheggag, 32, is a bus driver between Berre-l’Étang and Aix-en-Provence. The young woman is a hit on social media where she shares her daily life.

In Belgium, a tragedy has struck a Moroccan family. Abdellah Hosni died drowned while trying to save his daughter Bouchra, who did not know how to swim.

An unemployed person was ordered to reimburse over 12,000 euros in unemployment benefits wrongly received from the Public Employment Service (SEPE) for having traveled to Morocco without notifying the institution.

Arrived from Morocco without resources, and victim of prejudices and discrimination, Mohamed El Madani is today a great real estate entrepreneur in Spain. His company, Urbanflip, generates an annual turnover of 50 million euros.

Moroccans in the diaspora denounce the exaggerated increase in the prices of airline and ferry tickets, as well as the record-high car rental costs, complicating their return to Morocco during the summer.