Many operators have paid the price for the crisis: Informal tourism is in full swing

The city of the trade winds, which has bet on tourism as a locomotive for its process of opening up and economic recovery, is beginning to feel the impact of the economic crisis in the eurozone. A good number of operators have closed shop following a failed season and a difficult economic situation. This slump has not inspired the decision-makers who are supposed to take measures to come to the rescue of this important sector of the Moroccan economy.Admittedly, Essaouira has always been a transit zone for tourists whose length of stay does not exceed 2 to 3 nights. It has thus always depended on the source destinations, Marrakech mainly, which in turn are suffering the repercussions of the economic crisis, but its problems are not limited to the cyclical aspect, since it is called upon, more than ever, to fight against informal tourism which continues to grow in the city centre and the…