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• Swedish Tourist Caught Smuggling 1,600 Reptiles at Moroccan Airport
  11 December 2020, by Ginette

  The police elements at Agadir Al-Massira airport made an unexpected discovery from a Swedish passenger. A man was trying to conceal about 1,600 reptiles in homemade objects, to bring them back to Sweden.
  No one expects to find so many reptiles in a place like this. According to the daily Al Akhbar, the police elements working at Agadir Al-Massira airport discovered the improvised hiding places of the tourist in homemade objects and proceeded to seize the objects and the animals. (…)

• Jamel Debbouze and Mélissa Theuriau Ring in New Year in Morocco, Share COVID Test Experience
  4 January 2021, by Ginette

  Jamel Debbouze and his wife also chose Morocco to spend New Year’s Eve. In a video posted by Mélissa Theuriau in a story on Instagram, we can see the comedian performing a saliva test to detect the presence or not of Covid-19 in his body.
  In the video, Mélissa Theuriau seems happy not to be in her husband’s place. We hear her exclaim, fearfully: "Ah no, but I don’t want to do it myself..." When the "Moroccan PCR test", as she describes it, is performed, Mélissa Theuriau exclaims, with (…)

• Morocco Emerges as Top Safe Tourist Destination Amid Global Pandemic
  28 March 2021, by Jean Claude

  The consequences of the Coronavirus crisis are not only negative. Thanks to the large-scale vaccination program of Moroccans against the virus, the Kingdom is preparing to welcome tourists from around the world in complete health safety.
  Despite the harmful effects of Covid 19 on the world population, Morocco ranks among the five safest destinations in the world in terms of tourism. Experts say Morocco is preparing for a renaissance after the pandemic.
  This is the third consecutive time (…)

• Dakhla: Morocco’s Hidden Oasis Draws Adventure Seekers to Atlantic-Sahara Crossroads
  1 April 2021, by Jean Claude

  Dakhla appears as a "confidential Eden" between ocean and desert and "a tailor-made refuge for nature-loving travelers," writes Le Figaro, which locates and describes the city. It is connected to a peninsula that stretches between the Atlantic Ocean and a lagoon on the edge of the Sahara.
  The newspaper describes the place where "a regular north-northeast wind blows, shallow, calm water like a lake, at a good temperature all year round... Suitable for kitesurfing, the lagoon is the ideal (…)

• Morocco: French Tourists’ Favorite Getaway Showcased on TF1
  23 October 2022, by Armel

  The program "50 minutes Inside Le Mag", broadcast on Saturday on the French television channel TF1, promoted the wonders of Morocco. A large part is devoted to the stories of French tourists who love the kingdom and have made it a second home.
  In this program titled "Morocco: the flagship destination for the French", TF1 highlighted the many cultural and tourist aspects that make the destination of Morocco unique. The television journey has indeed taken the journalists far from the usual (…)

• Tourists Outraged by Crumbling Road to Morocco’s Agafay Desert Attraction
  27 February 2024, by Prince

  A group of foreign tourists visiting the Agafay region on Sunday expressed their dismay at the dilapidated state of the road leading to this tourist area.
  The tourists were so disappointed by the disastrous state of this road that they asked the bus driver who was transporting them to turn back. But the guide accompanying them managed to dissuade them, reports Kech24. For these foreign tourists, the catastrophic state of this road undermines the reputation and tourist value of the Agafay (…)

• Morocco’s Riad-Inspired Pavilion Wins Top Honor at Dubai Tourism Expo
  2 May 2019, by Said

  Its riad-shaped design was elected among the 365 pavilions present at this edition, which saw the participation of 2,800 travel specialists from 90 Arab and foreign countries, including of course Morocco.
  "The consecration of the Moroccan pavilion among the 365 present at this great tourism fair is a reward for the traditional Moroccan architectural art," rejoiced the director of the regional representation of the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) in Abu Dhabi, Mohamed Sadek Chaker, (…)

• Fez Aims to Rival Marrakech as Morocco’s Top Tourist Destination
  3 June 2019, by Marcel

  Supplant Marrakech. The vision developed by Fez through the authorities and specialists in charge of bringing it back to tourist expansion. To this end, what it puts on the scale is substantial: in particular, its 9,000 historic dwellings, its 11 ancient Koranic schools, its 83 mausoleums, its 176 mosques and its 1,200 craft workshops, writes the AFP.
  In addition, its tens of thousands of alleys and, in particular, its famous tannery workshops allowing the transformation of animal skins (…)

• Illegal Structures Demolished Along Agadir’s Coastal Promenade
  1 March, by Sylvanus

  In Agadir Ida-Outanane, the local authorities are proceeding with the demolition of several illegally constructed buildings on the promenade of the tourist village of Taghazout.
  Agadir Ida-Outanane is fighting against the practices of illegal occupation of the maritime public domain. The first phase of the demolition operation will concern all the structures located on the maritime public domain, in particular the spaces located on the route of the project to connect the village of (…)

• Ceuta Launches Tourism Campaign to Attract Moroccan Shoppers and Diners
  5 February 2019, by Said

  The local authorities of the city of Ceuta will promote this destination to Moroccan tourists, who are already very numerous to go there for their shopping.
  The announcement was made by the mayor of the city Juan Jesús Vivas on the sidelines of the Fitur 2019 trade fair (International Tourism Fair in Madrid). The latter stated that his government would once again target the Moroccan clientele, calling on professionals in the sector to redouble their efforts to seduce the Moroccans.
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