
Marrakech Airport to Expand Ahead of 2030 World Cup Amid Surging Tourism
The Marrakech-Menara Airport will be greatly expanded by 2030, the year Morocco will co-host the World Cup with Spain and Portugal.

The Marrakech-Menara Airport will be greatly expanded by 2030, the year Morocco will co-host the World Cup with Spain and Portugal.

Tourism activity is picking up in Marrakech. The hoteliers in the ochre city are smiling after posting full occupancy during the Eid al-Fitr weekend. The rest of the season looks promising.

The Royal Gendarmerie services are investigating the death of a young woman after her fall into a pool of a villa located in Ouahat Sidi Brahim in Marrakech. Two Kuwaitis have been arrested.

Dozens of Moroccan and foreign tourists in Marrakech have been forced to move to mountainous areas, particularly the Ourika region, to escape the intense heat that has prevailed in the ochre city during the Eid al-Fitr period.

The emergency department of El Razi Hospital in Marrakech was on high alert on Saturday to receive the victims of a fire that broke out during a wedding ceremony in the province of Chichaoua.

Young men and women wearing T-shirts with the mention "Ask me for free" roam the streets of Marrakech to offer orientation services to tourists.

The governor of the Marrakech-Safi region, Farid Chourak, intends to implement a policy of relocating polluting industries located in residential areas to specially developed industrial zones, in order to preserve the tranquility of the inhabitants. Concerns have already arisen among some companies.

Morocco remains a popular destination for foreign tourists, according to the British newspaper The Independent , which lists the Moroccan cities where to spend dream vacations.

After Marrakech, Volotea has announced the launch of a new route to Morocco. The airline will soon connect Lille to Agadir.

A French national, actively wanted by French and international authorities, was apprehended by the judicial police of Marrakech on Wednesday, April 10.

The American company United Airlines plans to launch a new route between Newark and Marrakech, but it must first wait for the end of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) security investigation.

A Belgian tourist in her sixties tragically lost her life last Tuesday during a sauna session in a wellness center in Marrakech .