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The Ministry of Tourism, Handicrafts, Social Economy and Solidarity has revealed an extensive plan for 2026 that includes secret visits to approximately 2000 hotel units to assess the quality of services according to the new classification system, in addition to supporting projects in the fields of digital technology, digital games, and culinary arts.
The Ministry explained, during the presentation of its subsidiary budget before the Production Sectors Committee in the House of Representatives, that 360 projects will be launched at a cost exceeding 300 million dirhams in tourist circuits in the cities of Fez, Tangier, Tetouan, Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech, Agadir and Essaouira, in addition to valuing 16 villages and developing heritage and cultural offerings. The program also includes the creation of 289 income-generating tourism activities for the local population, improving accommodation and restaurant facilities, and establishing panoramic models and photo frames for tourist sites. Minister Fatim-Zahra Ammor confirmed the continuation of programs to improve the attractiveness of tourist destinations, including a tourist train, road signage, and natural circuits, with a focus on the regions of Ouarzazate and Tinghir, in addition to technical and financial support for cultural and natural tourism products and the establishment of 20 eco-lodging projects in the Ifrane National Park. She added that the ministry will continue the Go Siyaha program, which targets 1700 companies between 2023 and 2026, as well as supporting deteriorated or closed tourist accommodation establishments in Ouarzazate and Zagora, with the diagnosis of more than 90 units to facilitate their classification and restore their activity. The minister stressed the promotion of digital tourism investment and the development of content that highlights the investment potential of the various destinations, in addition to analyzing the situation of the tourism sector at the territorial level and identifying development priorities according to the natural and cultural resources of each region in coordination with all concerned parties.
