At the time of sustainable development in the Oriental

At a time when the tourism sector wishes to take a new direction in order to reduce its impact on the environment, the Forum that has just been held in Saïdia is in line with Vision 2020 by proposing to debate the real issues relating to sustainable tourism in Morocco. How will Morocco be able to implement a concept of tourism centred on people and the environment while hoping to double the size of the tourism sector by 2020? What means will be put in place to support sustainable tourism approaches in the Oriental region? Should we bet on rural tourism and present it as an alternative to mass tourism? Will eco-tourism practices be profitable? Fundamental questions to which the Morocco Sustainable Tourism Forum, organised in collaboration with the Berkane province, the Oriental Agency, the Berkane Provincial Tourism Council, and the National Tourism Federation, has attempted to provide a…