Holidays in Morocco: the overpriced bill that scares away tourists The Moroccan Federation of Consumer Rights is calling for a fight against unscrupulous traders who offer tourist services at exorbitant prices, forcing many Moroccans to spend their summer holidays abroad. In a statement, the Moroccan Federation of Consumer Rights denounced the greed, scams and fraud […]
TGV Kenitra-Marrakech: France crushes Spanish competition The information that the Spanish public consultancy firm Ineco won the strategic contract for assistance with project management from the ONCF for the extension of the High Speed Line to Marrakech ahead of the French company Egis Rail is inaccurate. The strategic contract for assistance with project management by […]
Morocco: Cafes and restaurants say no to bank seizures 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 is making a plea to this effect. Based on complaints from professionals and presidents of professional associations affiliated to the […]
Tourism: Morocco displays its ambitions Slowly but surely, Morocco is taking a big step towards realizing its ambition of welcoming 26 million visitors by 2030, with an intermediate target of 17.5 million tourists and the creation of 200,000 jobs by 2026. Moroccan tourism has a bright future ahead of it. From the innovative approach adopted […]
Prickly pear, new luxury fruit in Morocco In Morocco, the prickly pear has become a luxury product. Its price is constantly rising and it is not known when it will stop. The price of prickly pear is soaring. It has gone from 2 or 3 dirhams to 8 dirhams. “Sellers are powerless in the face […]
France-Morocco: drop in airfare prices The price of plane tickets from France to Morocco, in this case Marrakech, has dropped considerably. Good news for French people who love faraway destinations. The average price of round-trip plane tickets to fly to Marrakech is €243 in 2024, a decrease of 23% compared to 2023, according to the […]
Summer holidays: Moroccans flee the high cost of the coast The high cost of food in some coastal tourist areas exceeds that of European regions and the overpriced tourist offers push most Moroccans to consider spending their holidays in foreign countries such as Spain, Italy and Portugal. A summer that rhymes with the high cost […]
Northern Morocco Abandoned by Tourists This Summer In Morocco, there is a feeling of unease this summer in the tourism industry. The cities of the North, notably Tangier and Martil, are experiencing a drop in tourist numbers. Concerned, MP Salwa El Bardaï, from the Justice and Development parliamentary group, sent a written question to Fatima-Zahra […]
Moroccan dirham gains value against euro THE Moroccan dirham appreciated by 0.14% against the euro and depreciated by 0.75% against the US dollar during the week of July 18-24, according to Al-Maghrib Bank (BAM). As of July 19, 2024, official reserve assets stood at 362.2 billion dirhams (MMDH), up 0.2% week-on-week and 5.2% year-on-year, the […]
Tangier bets on luxury cruises The project to redevelop the port area of Tangier Ville is taking off. The port of the “pearl of the North” will soon be transformed into a reference port for welcoming cruise ships and pleasure boats in the Mediterranean. “The Tangier Med port complex, an industrial behemoth, has allowed the […]