The most welcoming hotel in the world is in Morocco A luxurious Moroccan hotel has been awarded the prize for the most welcoming hotel in the world. It is an establishment designed by King Mohammed VI. Opened in 2010, Royal Mansour Marrakech is the World’s Welcoming Hotel in 2024 by The World’s Best Hotels. The […]
Morocco: Here are the most common holiday scams Tourists warn of the most common holiday scams in many countries, including Morocco, and provide advice on how to protect yourself from them. Taxi overcharging, bank note fraud… are among the most common scams on vacation in Morocco and other countries according to tourist stories on Reddit […]
Casablanca, ghost town While many cities like Marrakech, Agadir and Tangier are experiencing an influx of tourists, Casablanca is losing its attractiveness. Here are the causes. Casablanca’s Mohammed V airport recorded a weak growth of only 1% in tourist arrivals at border posts, compared to 31% for Marrakech-Menara, 37% for Agadir Al Massira, 18% for […]
Body found in Algeria: is it Abdellatif Akhrif, the missing Moroccan player? Moroccan authorities are working to confirm the identity of the body found on one of the beaches of Oran in Algeria. Is it the body of Abdellatif Akhrif, a player who played for Ittihad Tangier in the Moroccan first division? Soon a DNA […]
Rabat: exorbitant rents, dilapidated housing, students in distress As the start of the school year approaches, students, interns and some employees are struggling to find accommodation or a room to rent in the largest cities, especially in Rabat, due to soaring real estate prices. The “luckiest” who find one are victims of the “greed” of […]
Who will win the battle for Moroccan skies, Ryanair or Royal Air Maroc? Slowly but gradually, the Irish low-cost Ryanair is taking root in Morocco and working to realize its ambition of shaking up the Moroccan skies and dethroning the national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM). The third airline to operate flights to Morocco, after […]
Tangier, Rabat, Marrakech… Real estate fever takes hold of the World Cup host cities Cities such as Tangier, Agadir, Marrakech, Rabat and Casablanca, which are set to host the 2030 World Cup, which Morocco will co-organise with Spain and Portugal, are seeing an acceleration in property sales and purchases. In the run-up to the co-organization […]
Travelers angry with Air Arabia Maroc Passengers on an Air Arabia Maroc flight to Turkey are angry with the company for abandoning them at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca. Passengers on a flight from Morocco to Turkey had a bad experience with Air Arabia on Tuesday. While the plane was supposed to take off for […]
Morocco: Apartment boom forces hotels to review their prices In Morocco, another form of accommodation is thriving to the detriment of hotels: tourist apartment rentals that have a storefront. As the new school year begins in three weeks and Moroccans living abroad (MRE) prepare their return to their host countries, hotels are struggling to take […]
Holidays abroad, the new forced choice of Moroccans In Morocco, the surge in prices of tourist services (hotels, cafes and restaurants) during the summer season pushes many Moroccans to spend their holidays abroad, which seriously undermines domestic tourism, but also the local economy. Concerned, the Moroccan Federation of Consumer Rights proposes possible solutions. According to […]