Marrakech receives more than a million tourists during the seven months

Casablanca - Khadija Fathi 
Tourism Board revealed in Marrakech, for the high number of arrivals to the city duringthe first seven months of the current year up to the month of July last year, to more than a million tourists. 
The Council noted in a report that the first seven months of 2014 recorded a million and84 thousand tourists accommodation of the city. 
According to the report, index number of nights in hotels in Marrakech, ranked during the same period increased by 11 percent (3,000,093 thousand and 65 overnight stays).
The source added that the occupancy rate of hotel units reached 53 percent, with a rate of frequency reached 84 percent, noting in this context that the 14 unit hotel in the cityred recorded a good performance with an average occupancy ranged between 60 and 90 percent. 
The outlook for the activity of tourism to the city's register of tourist establishments in Marrakech performed well during this year, to coincide with the expectations of the convening of the conference and 35 international event and festival during the remainingfive months of the year. 
The city of Marrakech comprises 175 hotel units classified including 90 operated since2002 to 2013, and 980 houses of hospitality, and the anticipated opening of 4 new unitsduring the year, to reach the capacity of a total of 59 thousand and 728 beds, which is betting professionals sector to overcome to 85 A. bed during 2020.