26 beaches and a marina in the city of Saïdia have been awarded the "Blue Flag" label for the year 2020. They offer the safety that vacationers need to relax after more than three months of health confinement, according to the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection.
Almost double-digit growth in 2019 for the two most tourist-friendly countries in the Maghreb, Morocco and Tunisia, with 9% more visitors. Today, we are far from that!
The Directorate of Studies and Financial Forecasts (DEPF) conducted a study on Moroccan tourism, in particular the Moroccan offer through web bookings of a dozen destinations including Agadir and Marrakech .
Among the sectors hard hit by the covid-19 pandemic, air transport and tourism occupy a very important place. A study carried out by Oumnia Boutaleb for the Policy Center for the New South, highlights the terrible setbacks suffered by African airlines, including Royal Air Maroc, and its consequences on tourism.
The tourism sector is experiencing one of its darkest hours after the resumption of its activities. Like other sectors, it remains the only one struggling to take off and should still wait 3 to 5 months to hope to save this tourist season.
The construction site of a housing estate near the "Tikiouine" area in the city of Agadir has been halted. And for good reason, the PJD parliamentarian and president of the Dchira Jihadia Municipal Council, Ramadan Bouachra, who is also the promoter of the "Taghazout" project, is said to have violated the urban planning law.
Morocco entered, on Monday, July 20, the third phase of the deconfinement process but its Moroccan borders will remain closed "until further notice" to foreign tourists except for Moroccans stranded abroad and foreign residents of the kingdom and Moroccans residing abroad (MRE).
Many Maghrebians living abroad would like to return home, enjoy the family warmth, especially after facing a pandemic of such fury. But most have to shelve this project because of the restrictions and other measures generated by covid-19.
According to a study by Numbeo, Morocco and all European countries are on the list of the safest countries with the lowest crime rates where tourists can travel in 2020.
In its 2nd panel on the impact of covid-19 on the economic, social and psychological situation of households, the High Commission for Planning (HCP) reveals that more than 7 out of 10 households, or 71.5%, do not plan to travel during the summer vacation.
The Minister of Tourism announced on Thursday the existence of a new program to promote the tourism sector. Its aim is to facilitate the marketing of the Moroccan destination and to restore confidence in Moroccan and international tourists.
Moroccan ministers are not allowed to spend their vacations abroad this year. This is the decision made by the head of government, Saâdeddine El Othmani .