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Low-cost airline EasyJet has announced plans to establish in Marrakesh its first-ever base in Africa. With three aircraft based in the “Red City”, the company will offer its clients a permanent, year-round operation, serving 24 European destinations starting spring 2026. In the first year, easyJet will offer a record 4 million seats to and from […]
Easyjet will add more than 94,000 additional seats to Morocco destinations this winter, Morocco’s tourism promotion office ONMT said. ONMT and easyjet signed a deal to link Agadir, Marrakech and Rabat with European destinations, Moroccan media reported. “This is an agreement with a leading airline in Europe. It will foster the implementation of our strategy […]
Easyjet is planning to increase its seat capacity from several European airports to Morocco to 1.6 million passengers by 2028, up from 800,00 currently, the carrier said. The announcement was made following a deal with Morocco’s tourism promotion office ONMT. Easyjet already connects different airports in the UK, France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal […]
Thanks to its numerous attractions, bustling markets, typical architecture and culinary art as well as mild weather, Marrakech topped the list of best holiday destinations for UK tourists in May 2017 said a survey by British paper, The Mirror. “Jemaa el-Fnaa is a great place to start, as the square is full of stalls carrying […]
The contribution of the tourism sector in Morocco’s GDP stood at 63.7 billion dirhams in 2015 compared to 61.9 billion dirhams in 2014, that is a 2.8% rise that brought the share of the sector in the overall GDP to 6.5%, the national statistics office (HCP) said. Prospects for growth in 2016 have been slightly […]
Morocco’s tourism sector is undergoing a crisis propelled by decreasing tourist arrivals amid a tense regional context marked by the spread of confusions in several European tourist markets on the backdrop of the security situation in North Africa. To boost the Kingdom’s attractiveness to foreign tourists, Morocco’s tourism promotion office (ONMT) adopted an emergency plan […]
Airlines are suspending their flights to Israel after a rocket landed only 1,6kilometres away from the Ben Guiron airport. European and U.S aviation agencies have warned airlines to avoid Israel for safety reasons. Prime Minster Netanyahu is not happy about the decision after many airlines paid heed to the warnings of the aviation agencies. The […]