The destination Marrakech maintains its resilience: More than 816,000 arrived in late May

In late May, nearly 1,751,988 travelers have landed at the airport Marrakech Menara, up 1%. Aircraft movements also increased during...

In late May, nearly 1,751,988 travelers have landed at the airport Marrakech Menara, up 1%. Aircraft movements also increased during the same period, an increase of 3% observed in late May. In terms of arrivals, tourist establishments classified Marrakech hosted fewer tourists than expected.

The number of arrivals estimated at 816,302 has decreased by 4.2% compared to the same period last year. Thus, the occupancy rate has fallen 5.4 percentage points up over the first five months of the year 51%. Commenting on the figures released on the sidelines of a national workshop on sustainable tourism, Marrakech wilaya stressed that "these statistics do not include arrivals at the guest houses". And specifying that "the decline of tourism activity recorded at accommodation establishments classified is due to non-reporting of statistics from the vast majority of guest houses and the phenomenon of informal accommodation that continues to grow. "

To overcome the phenomenon of the informal, the ocher city authorities carried out actions which resulted in the visit of more than 400 guest houses by the regional committee of classification of tourist facilities. For this purpose, 162 houses were classified as displaying additional bed capacity of 1,700 beds. In terms of source market, the first five months of the current year saw a significant increase in the German market reaching an increase of 103% in arrivals. The US market also saw its advance arrivals, an increase of 7% to end of May.