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• Framissima Aguedal, Ksar Menara, Palm Plaza and Eden Andalous…
• The four new hotels in the city

Not less than 4 new hotels will be operational before the end of 2008. The machine investment turns at full speed. "The sequence of construction of hotels or holiday villages in the city is the sign of the confidence of promoters, stress management and local professionals. With these hotels, the ability litter Marrakesh will be increased to almost 45,000 by the end of 2008. It currently stands at 40,000, not including guest houses and other apartments that no one can determine. Other figures also difficult to determine, the occupancy rate. According to official statistics, it would be an average of 50% since January 2008. But, as you know, several state institutions prefer fewer tourists. Among the new entrants, Eden Andalous of Abdelali Chaoui, TO Moroccan installed in France. His unit has opened its doors in the early summer on the road Amezmiz with a capacity of 1,100 beds.

In Aguedal, an area that has experienced a delay of 4 years, the group Chaâbi completed the second phase of its complex Riad Mogador Aguedal with a capacity of 610 rooms, 1,200 beds. One of the few buyers who will have fulfilled its planning.

Also in the same tourist area, Framissima belonging to TO Fram, will open its doors as early as October next Marrakech providing 500 new beds. Ksar Menara group Kenzi advance as quickly for a start before the end of 2008 (see www.leconomiste.com). Finally, the Palm Plaza, a 5-star, also provides for the opening of its building with 240 rooms immediately after the month of Ramadan.
And the movement does not diminish, quite the contrary. Not less than sixty projects residences and tourist guest houses are underway. According to projections, the cap of 50,000 beds provided by the framework agreement of the Vision 2010 will be significantly exceeded, although the industry trend-side-filling is far from promising.
Maybe. But the decline in international arrivals and the decline of nights this season are also confirmed, according to the KETO (Association of Tour Operators). According to figures the association, Morocco has decreased by 7% last July with clients french which constitute 60% of the market of Marrakech. As an indication, Tunisia has recorded during the same period increased by 6% and Egypt is up 19% from French. For more optimistic, this decline is not a cause for concern. They do not see just one incident economy. "The potential for tourism growth in the region is far from being exhausted," they argue.

Source: economist

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