In anticipation of the reopening of borders, the Ministry of Tourism has developed a program based on partnerships with international tour operators and airlines. No less than 35 agreements have already been concluded.
The city of Tangier has been hit hard by the suspension of maritime links with Spain due to the health crisis. Since the closure of Moroccan borders in March 2020, tourism activity has come to a standstill.
The RIU hotel chain will reopen two of its units in Morocco. The RIU Tikida Palmeraie, in Marrakech, will resume its activities this Friday, and the RIU Palace Agadir, on February 7.
A few days before the reopening of Moroccan airspace and the resumption of international flights, the National Confederation of Tourism (CNT) is asking that all sectors be entitled to the moratorium on bank maturities. Until now, only hoteliers and tourist carriers have been covered by this measure.
A few days after the announcement of the reopening of the Moroccan airspace, which had been closed since November 29, tourism professionals are mobilizing for the resumption of their activities.
Hamid Bentahar, president of the National Confederation of Tourism (CNT), welcomes the announcement of the reopening of Moroccan airspace . He believes that the recovery of the tourism sector, hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, depends on the conditions of access to Moroccan territory.
Tourism professionals welcome the Moroccan government’s decision regarding the reopening of airspace starting February 7 and at the same time ask the state for help to properly resume their activities. They say that the two months of suspension of all passenger flights to and from the kingdom have negatively impacted their sector.
Morocco announced the reopening of its airspace on February 7, after two months of closure for health reasons. The news is received with little optimism by businessmen and tourism professionals.
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, French Minister Delegate in charge of Tourism and SMEs, welcomes the reopening of Moroccan airspace, which has been closed since November 29, 2021.
Morocco is not on the list of the best-selling destinations at the beginning of this year in France, according to the booking trends revealed by Entreprises du Voyage (EdV).
Excluded from the aid measures granted to the tourism sector by the government, travel professionals, hard hit by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, have once again expressed their distress, denouncing the discrimination of the authorities.
The tourism sector has collapsed due to the effects of the persistence of the health crisis . But some professionals have also questioned the management by the authorities, a source of the regression of the sector in Morocco.