After a period of gloom due to the surge in prices of services in restaurants, cafes and shops, and difficulties related to transportation, tourism is picking up again in northern Morocco, particularly in Tangier.
Many disabled tourists experience difficulties in moving around the city of Tangier, especially in the medina, due to the inaccessibility of the roads.
According to official data, the number of vacant apartments in the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima region is estimated at around 334,000 units, representing 15.6% of the total number of vacant apartments in Morocco. Many of them belong to Moroccans residing abroad (MREs).
Despite the huge delay in the tourist season due to the postponement of school exam dates and the celebration of Eid al-Adha, tourism is gradually picking up in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region. August looks promising.
In Morocco, difficulties are piling up for foreign and Moroccan tourists. In addition to the surge in prices of services in restaurants, cafes and shops, many tourists are experiencing enormous difficulties in getting around Tangier.
The phenomenon of planting palm trees and cutting down trees persists in some Moroccan cities, despite the campaigns and calls launched by environmental protection associations to put an end to these practices.
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.
MREs (Moroccans Residing Abroad) who own apartments in a tourist complex located on the seafront in Oued Ghlala in the Tangier region, are targeted by an expropriation as part of the Tanger Med port extension project. They denounce the derisory prices proposed by the expropriation judge.
Significant traffic jams make circulation difficult on the roads of Tangier during this summer period marked by the influx of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) and tourists.
In Morocco, there is a kind of malaise this summer in the tourism industry. The northern cities, especially Tangier and Martil, are experiencing a drop in tourist attendance. Concerned, the deputy Salwa El Bardaï, from the Justice and Development parliamentary group, has addressed a written question to Fatima-Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts and Social and Solidarity Economy.
Tangier is facing a mobility crisis this summer season. Many vacationers are struggling to find transportation for their travels.
In preparation for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) and the 2030 World Cup that Morocco is preparing to host, new underpasses will be built in Tangier to facilitate the circulation of residents and tourists.