Tourism in Morocco: a mixed summer season

At a time when Moroccans living abroad (MRE) are returning to their host countries, Moroccan families are returning to their cities of residence, to prepare for their children’s return to school, tourism professionals are taking stock of the summer season. Opinions differ.

“Tourism in the region experienced a notable slowdown during this year’s summer holidays, the effects of which we felt as professionals with a decrease of at least 50% in overnight stays compared to the same period last year,” said Soufiane Bechar, professional and president of the Regional Association of the Hotel Industry of Drâa-Tafilalet, in a statement to Hespress. According to him, the tourism balance of the summer season is modest. He explained that this balance is due to several factors, including the deterioration of the purchasing power of families, who were used to visiting the region during the holidays, after the unprecedented rise in the prices of Eid al-Adha sheep and the inflation of the prices of several basic consumer products in recent months.