
Marrakech Ranks 8th in TripAdvisor's Top Global Destinations for 2025
The global traveler platform, TripAdvisor, has just unveiled its annual "Traveler’s Choice Destinations" ranking for 2025. Two Moroccan cities are standing out.

The global traveler platform, TripAdvisor, has just unveiled its annual "Traveler’s Choice Destinations" ranking for 2025. Two Moroccan cities are standing out.

Wanted since March 8, 2023, when he had fled his trial for attempted murder in Besançon, and also suspected of murder, Sahbi E., a 26-year-old man, was arrested on Friday in Marrakech, Morocco. An extradition procedure to France is underway.

With its medinas, souks, mountains and dunes, its cuisine and hammams, Morocco remains one of the most popular destinations for tourists. A Spaniard, who has already visited the kingdom countless times, explains why he has fallen in love with this neighboring country that he invites to discover.

In Marrakech, taxi drivers have set up an initiative that relieves sick people, especially patients with kidney failure.

With nearly 4 million tourists recorded in 2024, Marrakech sets a new historical record.

The police arrested a Frenchman who was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by the French judicial authorities. This arrest took place in Marrakech.

The continuation of the campaigns targeting shisha cafes, restaurants and nightclubs in Marrakech is detrimental to these establishments as well as to the local economy, said the owners of these establishments who call for regulation of the shisha activity in the city.

Moroccan craftsmanship is doing well, especially in Marrakech. In 2024, the ochre city confirmed its position as the national leader in the sector by recording a record export volume.

The owners of nightclubs, restaurants and cafes serving shisha in Marrakech are worried. Faced with control campaigns that are having a major impact on their business, they have sent a distress call to the wali of the Marrakech-Safi region, Farid Chourak. In a letter, they are demanding "urgent solutions" and a meeting to discuss the situation and find solutions.

The signals are green for Moroccan tourism. The sector set records in 2024 in terms of visitor arrivals, contributing to the development of the local and national economy.

Brandi Glanville, American star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and former 52-year-old model, claims to have been the victim of a parasitic infection after filming the reality show in Marrakech, Morocco. Since then, she is unrecognizable.

For the fourth consecutive year, Marrakech is at the top of the favorite destinations of the French in 2024, according to a study by Liligo, in partnership with the Opinion Way polling institute, which announces that the Moroccan city will maintain this position in 2025.