Marhaba 2024: soaring prices have scared away MREs

This year, many Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) preferred to enjoy their summer holidays in other European tourist destinations, abandoning Morocco where tourist services (hotels, restaurants and cafes) are overpriced.

Morocco has not attracted Moroccans living abroad (MRE) this summer. Between June 13 and August 15, approximately 1.33 million MREs and 317,000 vehicles entered the kingdom as part of Operation Marhaba, according to official data. Also, nearly 570,000 MREs and 130,000 vehicles transited through Moroccan ports to their country of residence (return phase), compared to two million MREs during the same period last year.