Marrakesh Suffers Short-Term Impact on Tourism but Long-Term Future Bright, Says HVS

HVS | July 27, 2015

July 27 2015, London: Despite becoming a popular destination over the past decade, the Moroccan city of Marrakesh is likely to be amongst those markets seeing a downturn in tourism as a result of terrorist attacks on neighbouring African and Middle Eastern countries. A new report from global hotel consultancy HVS on the hotel sector in Marrakesh, says that the city is one of those likely to suffer as negative sentiments towards Muslim countries rises amongst European markets. Already a number of large corporate congresses have been cancelled or relocated from the city, while some public events have been abandoned in response to the Ebol...