Tangier Assilah records 16 percent rise in overnight stays through September

Tangier Assilah records 16 percent rise in overnight stays through September
Saturday 29 November 2025 - 09:42

Overnight stays in classified tourist accommodation in the Tangier Assilah prefecture rose 16 percent by the end of September to 1.55 million, compared with 1,336,271 a year earlier, according to Morocco’s Tourism Observatory.

The Observatory said the occupancy rate in classified hotels reached 50 percent, down from 53 percent over the same period last year, reflecting higher capacity despite increased demand.

Tangier retained its position as Morocco’s fourth most visited tourist destination, after Marrakech with 7.64 million overnight stays, Agadir with 5.30 million and Casablanca with 1.86 million. Fes ranked fifth with about 750,000 overnight stays.

For September alone, overnight stays in Tangier Assilah reached 196,718, up 2 percent from a year earlier, with an occupancy rate of 64 percent, compared with 63 percent in September 2024.

Nationally, Morocco recorded 23.58 million overnight stays through September 2025, up 11 percent from 21.33 million over the same period last year, the Observatory said, pointing to continued growth in inbound tourism despite capacity expansion in key cities.

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