On the sidelines of the commemoration of the 62nd anniversary of the reconstruction of the city, Aziz Akhannouch, president of the urban municipality of Agadir, went to check the progress of the work on the tourist and seaside area.
Under renovation for two years, Jamaâ El-Fna square is still under construction, causing the anger of the bazarists who can no longer stand to see their shops closed.
Tour operators met last week, during a meeting in Agadir, on the future of the sector which is gradually recovering from the adverse effects of the health crisis. The training of actors, the creation of large Moroccan tour operators, digital, almost all aspects have been reviewed.
A few weeks after the reopening of air borders, event professionals in Marrakech are asking to allow large events.
In Fez, the craft sector is facing a difficult situation marked by the scarcity of customers . Despite the recent reopening of borders, the sector is struggling to recover, as the damage caused by the restrictive measures taken by the government is immense.
With 86 weekly flights, France occupies the first place in terms of international travel to Morocco.
After a 78.5% decline in 2020, tourist arrivals in Morocco rose 34% at the end of 2021, according to the Directorate of Studies and Financial Forecasts (DEPF) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Without financial guarantee since January 31, 2022, the travel agency Sanghol, specialist in Tunisia and Morocco, had to suspend its activities.
Thanks to the signing of an agreement between the government, the National Federation of the Tourism Industry (FNIH) and the National Confederation of Tourism (CNT), tourist accommodation establishments will no longer have to pay the professional tax for 2021 and 2022. What about the terms of application?
With the resumption of flights and the implementation of support mechanisms, tourism activity is gradually resuming in Marrakech . Some hotels are already recording bookings for the months of March and April.
On Saturday, a delegation led by the Governor of Marrakech toured the city’s development sites. The objective: to inquire about the progress of the major works, in particular the development of the second phase of Jemaâ El Fna Square and the surrounding circuits.
Morocco could reach 13 million tourists by 2023, the pre-crisis figure. This is at least what a tourism sector official predicts.