Fes hotel stays up 19% through May, tourism data shows

Fes hotel stays up 19% through May, tourism data shows
Wednesday 6 August 2025 - 20:42

Classified tourist accommodations in Fes recorded a 19% increase in overnight stays in the first five months of 2025, reaching 461,201 nights compared to 389,016 during the same period in 2024, according to the National Tourism Observatory.

The occupancy rate in Fes stood at 47% as of May, up from 42% a year earlier, helping the city maintain its position as Morocco’s fifth most visited destination after Marrakech (4.27 million nights), Agadir (2.6 million), Casablanca (1.01 million), and Tangier (600,000).

In May alone, Fes saw a modest 6% increase in overnight stays to 109,527, though the monthly occupancy rate slightly declined to 51%, compared to 53% in May 2024.

Nationally, Morocco recorded over 11.8 million overnight stays by the end of May 2025, up 14% year over year, with an average occupancy rate of 49%, the Observatory said. The national rate for May was 57%, down one point from 2024.

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