The concern of tourism professionals is fading

Marrakech welcomed, during the first quarter of 2015, some 426,982 tourists who generated 1,238,467 overnight stays. The Germans are in the lead, an increase of 106% compared to the same period of the previous year.Tourism professionals in Marrakech have finally found their smile again after three difficult months marked by a serious drop in the arrivals of French tourists, the first market of the ochre city. The disaffection of travellers from France during this period was consecutive to an unfavourable regional context.However, the concern that these professionals had expressed at the beginning of the season has recently faded and given way to optimism and a resurgence of activity.According to the Regional Tourism Council (CRT), tourism activity has gradually resumed to reach, at the end of March, its cruising speed as evidenced by the occupancy rate which fluctuated between 50 and 93…