Tourism fills Marrakech again | Video

Marrakech, May 14 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Mohamed Siali) After two years of sanitary restrictions, Marrakech, the tourist lung of Morocco, is coming back to life with squares full of tourists and all shops open, although it has not yet reached pre-pandemic visitor levels.

FOOTAGE OF THE RETURN OF TOURISM TO MARRAKECH, MOROCCO, IN PLACES SUCH AS THE ICONIC PLAZA DE JAMAA EL FNA.

SOUNDBITES IN ARABIC OF ZOUBIR BOUHOUT, A MOROCCAN EXPERT IN TOURISM, AND SOUNDBITES IN ENGLISH BY AYUB, OWNER OF A STORE SELLING ARTISAN PRODUCTS.

TRANSLATIONS:

1.- (Zoubir Bouhout) "Just after the opening of the airspace at the beginning of February to receive foreign tourists and later shipping lines, the tourism sector has begun to recover in all Moroccan cities."

2.- (Zoubir Bouhout) "Air flights arriving at Marrakech airport have increased from approximately 290 flights during the first week after opening to almost 800 flights per week at the end of April."

Metadata

Date: 14/05/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Economy, business and finance » Tourism and leisure
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 227 seconds
Reference: 7001167402
Relevance: Normal