Tourism receipts in foreign currency reached, according to preliminary figures, 20 billion dirhams (MMDH) for the first five months of this year, up 173% compared to 2021, said Monday, the Minister of Tourism, crafts and the social and solidarity economy. Fatim-Zahra Ammor, who was responding to a question in the House of Representatives, noted that these revenues show a recovery rate of 71% compared to 2019.
During the same period, the number of tourist arrivals in Morocco was multiplied by 4.5 compared to 2021, to reach 2.3 million tourists, i.e. a recovery rate of 52% compared to 2019. minister. At the regional level, the number of overnight stays in tourist accommodation establishments tripled in Marrakech and Agadir and doubled in several other destinations such as Tangier, Errachidia, Dakhla, Rabat and Casablanca, she indicated. A 100% overnight recovery rate was recorded in Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, 86% in Dakhla-Oued Eddahab, 76% in Béni Mellal-Khénifra and l’Oriental and 66% in the Tangier-Tétouan- Al Hoceima.
This positive performance is due to “the wisdom with which Morocco managed the crisis”, which enabled the kingdom to “maintain its attractiveness and credibility, as well as the involvement of all players in the sector, including professionals “said the minister. Fatim-Zahra Ammor, who reported an aircraft occupancy rate of 75% at the end of May, was delighted that Morocco was once again among the main destinations in the programs of tour operators. international.
In this regard, she noted that the efforts of the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) with the airlines have made it possible to currently have a capacity greater than that recorded in 2019, affirming that the work is continuing through in particular the strengthening of existing air links, the increase in weekly flights and the opening of new routes.
