In Morocco, tourists and Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) contribute to the sharp increase in household consumption spending during the summer period. What is the impact on the Moroccan economy?
The proliferation of brown jellyfish on the Assilah coast is worrying vacationers, who are staying away from the beaches. This situation is undermining tourism as well as fishing in northern Morocco.
While the streets and entrances of Tangier are experiencing intense traffic congestion, hotels are far from being full. The tourism sector is thus experiencing a significant drop in attendance, for several reasons.
This summer, Morocco experienced a summer under high tension, marked by a record influx of visitors. While tourism is a pillar of the Moroccan economy, this situation has highlighted the challenges of overtourism, particularly in certain cities.
In Morocco, domestic tourism is struggling. The proof is that a considerable number of Moroccans have chosen to spend their holidays outside the kingdom this summer. A trend that raises concerns and also reveals the ineffectiveness of public policy in the field of tourism.
Many citizens and tourists on vacation in the city of Martil and its surroundings have expressed their anger at the lack of cash in the automatic teller machines of bank branches.
Tourists are warning about the most common scams on vacation in many countries, including Morocco, and providing advice to avoid them.
Record influx in the cities of northern Morocco at the end of the summer season. Many Moroccan families are heading to the region to enjoy the last vacation days.
While many cities like Marrakech, Agadir and Tangier are recording an influx of tourists, Casablanca is losing its appeal. Here are the reasons.
A Moroccan residing in Switzerland denounces the bad practices of a company specializing in maritime transport, which monopolizes the maritime link between the port of Tangier and Marseille in France, GNV to name it. Not to mention the high cost of boat tickets and the poor treatment reserved for Moroccans residing abroad (MREs).
The president of the Regional Tourism Council of the Casablanca-Settat region, Othman Cherif El Alami, calls for the introduction of a tax for foreign tourists, as the city of Venice has done in Italy.
The elements of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) succeeded in arresting an individual whom a foreign tourist accused of harassment in a video widely circulated on social networks while she was taking photos during a visit to Chefchaouen.