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Domestic Tourism Development, a 'Priority' for Recovery -Official

09 avril 2021 Printable Version
Casablanca - The development of domestic tourism is a "priority", not only as a factor of resilience for the short term, but also as a lever for development in the long and medium-term, Minister of Tourism, Crafts, Air Transport and Social Economy Nadia Fettah Alaoui affirmed.

"For this summer season, we will focus on the development of national tourism. A plan is ready to be deployed in partnership with territories, Moroccan National Office of Tourism (ONMT) and tourism operators," Fettah Alaoui said in an interview with the weekly magazine "Finance News Weekly.''

A market study-oriented has been elaborated in order to rethink domestic tourism offer, she added.

Regarding international flows, the Ministry has prepared a promotional plan for a rapid market recovery, she said. "To reassure both our partners and domestic tourists, we have started a labeling tourist accommodation process in Morocco called ''the Welcome Safety Label," she highlighted.

To this day, some 100 hotels are labeled, with a capacity of more than 26,000 beds, Fettah Alaoui noted.

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