Strongly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, Moroccan tourism should continue its recovery this year, according to the government, which expects a good summer season. According to forecasts, hotel occupancy rates in seaside destinations should approach 80%.
Operation Marhaba 2022 will generate 9 million euros for the province of Salamanca, particularly for the restaurants and hotels on the A-66 where Moroccans from France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, Germany or the Netherlands stop before reaching Morocco.
The Andalusian ports of Almería, Cádiz, Granada (Motril) and Malaga are finalizing the last details to participate in Operation Marhaba 2022, after two years of cancellation due to the health crisis.
The president of the Association of Moroccans of Salamanca, Simo Rhafir, is happy to return to Morocco in July as part of the Marhaba Operation. He has not visited his relatives for three years.
Suspended for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Marhaba operation has been relaunched to the delight of Moroccans residing abroad who are returning to the country to spend their holidays with family or to see their parents, but also to tourism professionals who have long awaited this decision. This will help revive Moroccan tourism, which has been hit hard by the health crisis.
Faced with the spread of monkeypox disease in Europe and around the world, Morocco has opted for anticipation, by putting in place a health monitoring and alert plan.
The Government Delegation in Ceuta has informed that all those wishing to cross the border with their vehicles to go to Morocco must necessarily pass through the Loma Colmenar registration area, open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The Port of Malaga is actively preparing for the 2022 Marhaba Operation, after two years of cancellation. In 2019, 13,932 vehicles and 66,126 passengers transited through this port. These figures could increase by 50% according to forecasts.
Travel agencies in the port of Algeciras are forced to close due to the refusal of almost all shipping companies operating in the Strait of Gibraltar to provide them with tickets to sell.
The President of the Port Authority of Melilla, Victor Gamero García, recently met with his counterpart from Malaga, Carlos Rubio Besabe. The preparations for Operation Marhaba 2022 were at the heart of the discussions.
Tanger Med Port has made special arrangements to ensure good organization of the Marhaba 2022 operation , which is scheduled to start on June 15.
Morocco is preparing to remove the requirement for a vaccine pass or PCR tests for travelers at airports. The decision could be made before June 15, the start date of the Marhaba operation .