Mulling over Morocco? 6 questions to ask before visiting in 2022
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- 10 Nov 2022
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You can see the sense of relief on the faces of shopkeepers and restaurant and hotel staff as they welcome you in. Borders are open, restrictions mostly lifted and Morocco's impressive cities, magnificent mountains and expansive beaches are welcoming visitors once again.
In 2018, almost 10 million people visited Morocco, but the pandemic put a wrench in the works for tourism, and less than half as many visited in 2019. While levels have still to catch up with pre-pandemic times, the Minister of Tourism, Fatim-Zahra Ammor, reports that 3.4 million tourists arrived in the first half of 2022. She's hoping to push that to 8 million in total in 2022 and a whopping 10.5 million next year.
Tourism is one of the key industries driving economic growth in Morocco, so it's no wonder that there's that palpable sense of relief now that tourists are coming back. Numbers are still low, but hopes are high.
So if you're one of the tourists planning to visit Morocco soon, what do you need to know before you go?
What are the requirements for entry?
Morocco has declared an end to the latest wave of the Omicron variant and cases of COVID have dropped substantially to single-digit figures of positive cases. That's not to say it's over, though, and there are still requirements, such as wearing a mask on public transport and when you enter a hotel or restaurant. Read More...
