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Join on Telegram Rabat – Morocco’s National Tourism Confederation has acknowledged that the decision to restrict travel poses a “new obstacle” to the tourism industry.
The confederation has released a statement, proposing a set of measures that seek to help the industry and avoid job losses.
For the confederation, Morocco’s travel restrictions put companies operating in the tourism sector at great risk.
The statement said that the confederation believes in the need to establish a new charter between public and private sectors, which includes “firm and responsible measures to ensure the protection of companies, avoiding job losses, and preparing effectively for recovery.”
The statement proposes extending the measure that compensates people working in the tourism industry through the country’s National Social Security system.
The confederation additionally recommends extending lease and consumer loans for companies and workers in the sector.
In addition, the confederation stressed the need to speed up the creation of the Tourism Fund. The new fund is intended to be supported by the Mohammed VI Fund for Investment and aims to inject private or semi-private funds into companies working in the sector.
Tourism has been one of the worst-hit sectors in the COVID-19 related economic crisis since the emergence of COVID-19 in Morocco in March, 2020.
On November 8, Morocco’s Minister of Tourism Fatima Zahra Ammor said the country will allocate $67.5 million to boost the resurgence of the sector in 2022.
Morocco’s National Tourism Office (ONMT) also introduced initiatives that aim to revive the sector by boosting domestic tourism.
