Moroccan tourism revenue increased by 123.3%
Tourism revenue, in one year, increased by 123.3% at the end of the first four months of 2022, according to the Department of Financial Studies and Forecasting (DEPF).
Those revenues brought their decline from the pre-pandemic level to 36.3%, down from -71.5% at the end of April 2021, as determined by the DEPF that just published its June 2022 economic report.
In April 2022, the third month after the reopening of national borders, tourism revenues continued to consolidate. This development is expected to accelerate in the coming months, after easing travel restrictions, which came into effect on May 18, 2022, and other government measures aimed at supporting and.
reviving activity in the sector. In addition to the emergency program for the tourism sector, Operation Marhaba 2022 was launched on June 5, 2022, with new facilitation measures and their extension with the aim of providing the best reception and transit conditions for Moroccans living abroad.
Thus, tourism revenue increased by 329.7% in April 2022, after +529.8% in March and +25.1% in February 2022. Cumulatively for these three months, these revenues reached nearly 13.6 billion dirhams (MMDH), after nearly 4 billion dirhams.
A year ago and 17 billion dirhams in the same period of 2019, representing a recovery rate compared to the pre-crisis level of 79.7%. This recovery rate was 91.2% for the months of March and April 2022.