
Morocco Cautious on Border Reopening Despite Vaccination Progress
While the Coronavirus virus is somewhat under control in Morocco, the reopening of borders remains uncertain. Even for this summer, the authorities remain cautious.

While the Coronavirus virus is somewhat under control in Morocco, the reopening of borders remains uncertain. Even for this summer, the authorities remain cautious.

Moroccan tourism is at the bottom of the abyss, even threatened with extinction, with its train of tens of thousands of families reduced to precariousness. The collective of the new generation of tourism entrepreneurs proposes to the executive a plan for the safeguarding and relaunch of the sector.

The collective of the new generation of tourism entrepreneurs in Morocco is speaking up. This new collective calls for strong, urgent and effective action, in order to avoid the total collapse of the tourism industrial fabric after 15 months of suspended activity.

"Welcome Safely to Morocco" is the name of the certification of the compliance of tourist accommodation establishments with the Covid-19 control protocols in Morocco. The purpose of this label is to encourage these establishments to maintain constant vigilance in terms of hygiene and health safety, in order to best meet the expectations of an increasingly demanding national and international clientele.

Tourism professionals are concerned about the revival of their sector. Aware of the limits of the hype organized by the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) to promote domestic tourism, they are determined to put pressure on the supervisory authority for a rapid reopening of national borders.

Morocco is one of the 175 destinations offered this summer by Brussels-Zaventem Airport. These are destinations served by 51 airlines, including six new routes to Tetouan (Morocco), Bari (Italy), Pula (Croatia), Karpathos (Greece), Suceava (Romania) and Cluj (Romania).

Tourism in the colors of the recovery in Marrakech last weekend. About a hundred hotel establishments out of the 240 operating in the ochre city, the heart of Moroccan tourism, have reopened, offering a few moments of good business.

A Moroccan delegation composed of operators, hoteliers and travel agents is taking part in the activities of the 28th edition of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the leading travel industry event in the Middle East.

Morocco would be seriously considering adopting a health pass for [Moroccans living abroad (MRE)] and tourists. A vaccination passport in the form of a vaccination certificate that will allow travel in complete safety with fewer possible restrictions, according to the expert, Malika Lahnait, a lawyer at the Paris Bar, specializing in air transport and tourism law.

It is difficult to imagine Marrakech without its carriages and the sound of hooves clattering on the cobblestones. It has become the undisputed tourist emblem of the ochre city that has managed to withstand time despite urbanization and modernization.

The 28th International "Arabian Travel Market" is being held from May 16 to 19 in Dubai, with the participation of 62 countries, including Morocco.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, few French tourists will come to Morocco this summer. This is at least what can be deduced from a survey by the French Institute of Public Opinion (Ifop).