The Béni Mellal-Khénifra CRT wants to develop ecological tourism

Younes Iraki President of the CRT Béni Mellal Khénifra

The natural site of Ouzoud has just hosted the first edition of the outdoor tourism fair in partnership with the ONMT and organized by the Beni Mellal Khenifra Regional Tourism Council (CRT BK) chaired by Mr. Younes Laraqui.

This show, the very first of its kind organized in Morocco, is part of the directives of the new tourism roadmap around the Nature, Trekking and Hiking sector, defining mountain tourism and outdoor activities as an axis of development. strategy for the region.

The Outdoor Tourism Market sees the participation of organizers of sports and outdoor activities such as hunting, kayaking, rafting, hiking, cycle tourism or even no-kill fishing (sustainable fishing) and fishing cooperatives. the region promoting local products.

“Among the visitors to the show, we include the main incoming travel agencies in Morocco as well as a delegation of European Tour Operators particularly interested in both the Beni Mellal Khenifra region and this tourist segment which is now experiencing success growing,” specifies Imane Echifa, Director of the region’s Regional Tourism Council.

”These actions, combined with the new air service to the town of Beni Mellal Khenifra, will have considerable economic benefits for the region, confirms Othmane Ibn Ghazala, travel agent and partner of the Regional Tourism Council of Beni Mellal Khenifra in the ‘organization of this event”, we are told by the Béni Mellal-Khénifra CRT.

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