The tourism sector in Morocco showed a certain resilience in 2022, with a total of 11 million visitors, representing a 84% recovery compared to 2019, before the crisis, according to Fatim-Zahra Ammor, the Minister of Tourism.
An American tourist was scammed in Fez by a tour guide who forced her to pay 8 zarabis (traditional Moroccan carpets) for an amount of 450,000 dirhams.
Northern Morocco is preparing for the high summer season. More than three million tourists, including MREs, are expected in cities like Tangier, Al Hoceima, Tetouan and Chefchaouen.
"Morocco Smiles to You" is the new promotional campaign of the airline Royal Air Maroc . A series of visuals thus reveal Morocco in all its splendor: a natural, cultural and human mosaic.
The Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) plans to put a particular emphasis on its communication and promotion strategy, with the ambition of attracting nearly 4 million additional travelers. This announcement follows the exceptional results of 2022 and the first half of 2023, according to a press release from the Office, unveiled at the end of a Board of Directors meeting.
While the 24 clean (Blue Flag) beaches in Morocco were revealed this week, the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development has just published the list of beaches where it is not recommended to swim this year.
When discovery invites itself to Marrakech : the American daily, the New York Times, invites its readers to visit the ancient Moroccan city, placing it in third place among seven cities where an extraordinary world is revealed. The newspaper called on several writers to make this list.
The Blue Flag, an international label dedicated to the quality of beaches and marinas, will fly on 27 Moroccan beaches and three marinas during the 2023 summer season. Here they are.
The British newspaper The Guardian has just highlighted, in an article, the city of Marrakech, proposing the places to rest, have fun, eat or visit absolutely in the ochre city.
More than two million passengers were welcomed in May at Brussels Airport , a figure up 22% compared to the same period last year, thanks in particular to travelers to Morocco.
Morocco is in the Top 10 of the destinations most sold by French travel agencies (physical and online) in May 2023, according to the Orchestra Barometer.
The Moroccan government is currently studying a draft decree aimed at improving the supervision, classification and quality of services in hotel establishments.