SDR Drâa-Tafilalet: a status quo that hinders the development of tourism

Despite the approval, on December 28, 2021, by the members of the Drâa-Tafilalet Regional Council, of the creation of the Regional Tourism Development Company – which will have to steer the Drâa-Tafilalet Tourism Development Scheme and the regional tourism application contract – this governance and execution mechanism is still not activated. However, its main statute has already been signed by all stakeholders several years ago. Details.
At a time when the two tourist hubs of the Kingdom, Marrakech and Agadir, continue to capture more than 60% of tourist flows both in terms of arrivals and overnight stays, other destinations, which should benefit from the current tourism recovery, are still struggling to regain their pre-crisis momentum, particularly the Drâa-Tafilalet region. As a result, the thorny issue of regional disparities, which continue to persist within tourism activity, is mo…