The Ministry of Tourism, Crafts, Air Transport and Social Economy has announced the financing of 42 projects in the field of the social and solidarity economy as part of the 1st edition of the call for projects of the "Moazara" program.
Travel agents want to relaunch their activities at all costs. To this end, they met with Nadia Fettah Alaoui, Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Air Transport and Social Economy to reflect on the development prospects of the sector.
The Chamber of Crafts of Marrakech-Safi, at the end of its general assembly held last Thursday in Safi, adopted digital technology as an effective alternative to overcome the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the sector.
The tourism budget presented by the supervisory ministry for this year is down. But the main investments, in particular the extension work on the airport terminals, have been maintained.
Morocco must relaunch its tourism with more serenity and more ambition, despite the health crisis it is going through. This is what the Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Air Transport and Social Economy, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, indicated on Tuesday.
The Moroccan government has extended the state of health emergency until October 10, 2020. As a result, regular flights to and from Morocco operated by Royal Air Maroc and Air Arabia will not resume before the set date.
Tourism Minister Nadia Fettah announced new measures on Wednesday to revive the tourism sector, which is facing serious difficulties due to the coronavirus. The objective is to "prioritize job retention" and "relieve the cash flow of companies".
While a meeting of the works council devoted to the economic and financial situation as well as the social rescue plan of the national company Royal Air Maroc should have been held yesterday, voices have been raised to contest this meeting. A warning has been addressed to the works council against this meeting described as "illegal".
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.
Severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the tourism sector is struggling to emerge from this crisis. The new roadmap developed by the supervisory authority is declined in the form of a program contract and imposes compliance with a number of commitments: preservation of employment, payment of suppliers, etc. to tourism professionals.
The tourism sector recovery plan, severely affected by the Covid-19 health crisis, was presented on Wednesday by the minister in charge, in the Council of Government. An amount of 16 billion DH would be planned to support the sector.
45 draft conventions and addenda totaling 23.38 billion dirhams, of which 11% are earmarked for the tourism sector, were approved on Wednesday by the Investment Commission.