Morocco Emerges as Top Summer Destination for French Tourists, Study Shows

As the summer holidays approach, the French who want to travel are torn between doubt and worry. "People are very worried about the health formalities, the European health pass is not in place yet," confides Marc Delannoy, president of the Lille Tourist Office, to France info. Another concern: having to take a PCR test abroad to return to France.

Despite these concerns, flight bookings have been multiplying in recent days in travel agencies that have been closed for months. "We are in a reopening phase, it is still a small figure compared to what we usually have at this time of year, people are still hesitating, hesitating and are not yet in a frank act of purchase. [...] ", confides Marc Delannoy, president of the Lille Tourist Office, to France info. According to him, a health pass will be in place from July 1st, and will simplify border crossings in the France - abroad direction but also, and above all, in the abroad - France direction.

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A study by the search engine Qwant also shows that "the French are in favor of the high season, with 89% of bookings for the months of July-August, compared to 11% for trips in September-October". Malta, Italy, Spain or Portugal are the European destinations preferred by Internet users. As for Morocco, it is the extra-European country preferred by Internet users.

On Sunday, the Moroccan authorities decided to resume flights to and from Morocco, on "exceptional authorizations" starting tomorrow, Tuesday, June 8. This Monday, a large crowd is observed in front of the Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and Air Arabia agencies.