The decision banning travel to and from eight cities including Marrakech dampened the hopes of many hoteliers who were banking on the summer period to achieve excellent sales.
Hotels, especially clubs, which generally achieve a 100% occupancy rate during this summer period, are in disarray. All these hotels except a club located on the road to Fez (25%) recorded an occupancy rate of less than 8%, reports L’Économiste.
« We lost a third of our customers because of the mix-up and last-minute decisions to ban travel between 8 cities. Our customers were afraid of not being able to come or of being blocked at the entrance to Marrakech. And for those who are there, we pushed hard by calling them to reassure them », explains an executive from the establishment.
In addition, this decision of July 26 led many local tourists to shorten their stay in hotel establishments and request a refund. Enough to add to the already difficult economic situation of these hotels.
This decision, however, made people happy. The Taghazout station and Tamouda Bay were able to achieve high turnover. Equipped with a reservation, travelers from Rabat, Casablanca and Fassi rushed to these places.
source: bladi.net
