Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) were turned away at the entrance of a luxury restaurant on the Tangier corniche because they were wearing traditional Moroccan clothing.
The exaggerated rise in prices and the quality of tourist services in some Moroccan cities hosting many foreign tourists and Moroccans from Europe this summer season, ruins the holidays of nationals.
The National Federation of Associations of Cafes, Restaurants and Tourist Units of Morocco opposes the procedure of seizing bank accounts and commercial assets of professionals, and makes a plea in this direction.
Photos of high consumer bills from cafes and restaurants have been circulating on Moroccan social networks lately, sparking a lively debate on the exorbitant prices charged by these establishments during the summer season.
While they had booked at a famous Asian restaurant in Rabat, young women were turned away at the entrance of the establishment because they were wearing the hijab.
Moroccan vacationers, especially Moroccans living abroad (MREs), are struggling to enjoy this vacation period on the beaches. The culprit: the exorbitant prices charged by restaurants, cafes and stores.
Vacationers in the northern cities of Morocco have expressed their discontent in recent days with the exaggerated rise in prices in cafes and restaurants.
The American restaurant chain specializing in the manufacture and sale of donuts, Krispy Kreme, is setting up in Morocco and positioning itself as a direct competitor to Dunkin’ Donuts.
MP Hanane Atarguine, from the parliamentary group of the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), asked the Minister of the Interior to take measures to strengthen controls in restaurants and fast food establishments in order to reduce cases of food poisoning and improve food safety.
Deserted, the hotels and restaurants located in the cities of northern Morocco, particularly Al Hoceima, are in great difficulty.
In Al Hoceima, most tourist services in hotels, restaurants and cafes have seen a sharp increase, thus undermining the vacations of Moroccans Residing Abroad (MREs) and residents during this summer period marked by an influx of tourists.
National tourists and Moroccans living abroad who plan to spend their summer vacations in northern Morocco are ending up renouncing their plans due to the exaggerated rise in the prices of tourist services in the region.