Tourist revenue fell by 67.2% for the first month of this year, a loss of 4.5 billion dirhams (billion dirhams), according to the Directorate of Studies and Financial Forecasts (DEPF) under the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Administration Reform.
The tourism sector continues to suffer from the effects of the health crisis linked to the new coronavirus pandemic (covid-19), notes the DEPF in its economic report of March 2021, specifying that the volume of arrivals to the Moroccan destination fell by 78.9% at the end of November 2020 and that of overnight stays by 72.3%, instead of increases of 5.3% and 5.2% respectively. a year earlier.
According to the most recent data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the emergence of new variants of covid-19 has forced many governments to question their efforts to ease travel restrictions.
In fact, at the beginning of February, 32% of destinations in the world are completely closed to international tourism, for a total of 69 countries, of which 30 countries are located in Asia-Pacific, 15 in Europe, 11 in Africa, 10 in the Americas and 3 in the Middle East. Among these countries, just over half (38 destinations) have been closed for at least 40 weeks.
At the same time, 34% of destinations around the world are currently partially closed to international tourists.
source: lesiteinfo.com
