Morocco's Marrakech ranks among top 20 sustainable hotels worldwide

Marrakech, Morocco’s ochre city, has the highest percentage of sustainable hotels in north Africa, and also makes the Top 20 list of most sustainable travel destinations worldwide, according to a study by Uswitch, an energy and sustainability website based in the UK.

Uswitch’s energy comparison experts analyzed thousands of hotels worldwide to identify cities with the best sustainable hotels.

Uswitch analyzed Booking.com’s national database to uncover the number of eco-conscious hotels in the world’s 200 largest cities using the “sustainable” filter.

Uswitch analyzed 1710 hotels in Morocco’s ochre city of Marrakech, noting that 16.8% are certified sustainable on the booking website, equivalent to around 275 hotels.

In terms of which holiday destinations offer sustainable holidays, Marrakech ranks 19th worldwide.

Meanwhile, Casablanca ranks 48 on the global scale. There are 425 hotels available on Booking.com, out of which 49 are environmentally friendly (11.53%).

The first place in North Africa goes to Marrakech, followed by Cairo (24th in the world) with 15% of its hotels classified as eco-friendly.

Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya are not among the top 50 sustainable hotels.

“It’s brilliant to see that global awareness of the importance of living more sustainably is continually growing, and there are so many easy ways to reduce our impact on the planet – from using a green energy supplier to opting for more environmentally-friendly holidays,” says Will Owen, an energy expert at Uswitch.

“Some of the incredible hotels in this list are great examples of how businesses can reduce waste, source local produce, and reduce their energy consumption and if this has made you think about your carbon footprint a little bit more, use our carbon footprint calculator to find ways you can reduce and offset your household’s CO2 production,” Owen concludes in the article.