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Park Hyatt Marrakech’s TFAYA Team Wins Bocuse d’Or Africa
The culinary team behind TFAYA at Park Hyatt Marrakech has won the Bocuse d’Or Africa, sending Morocco to the competition’s 2027 world final in Lyon.
4 hours ago1 min read


Marrakech Plans 77 km Outer Ring Road in 3.8 Billion MAD Infrastructure Program
Marrakech’s new road program includes a roughly 77 km outer ring road and major access works around the Grand Stade, with implementation planned from 2026 to 2029.
4 hours ago2 min read


Marrakech Menara Airport Expands Passenger Assistance Team From 68 to 255
Marrakech Menara Airport increased its passenger information, orientation and flow-management team from 68 agents in 2025 to 255 in 2026 as ONDA expands passenger assistance.
4 hours ago1 min read


Three New easyJet Routes to Marrakech Start This Month and in Early November
easyJet’s new Prague and Zurich routes to Marrakech begin in late October, followed by Newcastle on November 3, adding three more nonstop links for winter.
4 hours ago1 min read


Marrakech Menara Airport Included in New Automatic Doors and Gates Project
ONDA is seeking automatic doors, motorized gates and barriers for Marrakech Menara Airport under a tender modified on October 2 and due to close October 27.
4 hours ago1 min read


Marrakech Menara Airport’s Runway Upgrade Is Complete as Taxiway Works Continue
Official aviation documents show Marrakech Menara’s runway strengthening is complete while taxiway duplication, reinforcement and a new rapid-exit taxiway remain in progress.
4 hours ago1 min read


La Mamounia Brings Susanne Kaufmann Spa Treatments to Morocco
La Mamounia has added Susanne Kaufmann treatments and products to its Marrakech spa, marking the Austrian skincare house’s exclusive debut in Morocco.
18 hours ago2 min read


Virgin Limited Edition Plans 37-Suite Estate Near Marrakech for 2027
Virgin Limited Edition is developing a 37-suite hotel near Marrakech, with a phased opening planned from early 2027 and farm-led dining, wellness and sports facilities.
19 hours ago2 min read


Marrakech Takes Six of Morocco’s Top 10 Hotels in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards
Marrakech dominates Condé Nast Traveler’s newly released 2026 Morocco hotel ranking, taking six of the top 10 places, including No. 1 La Mamounia and No. 2 Mandarin Oriental.
24 hours ago2 min read


El Fenn Sets a 16-Guest Moroccan Art Retreat for November 23 to 27
El Fenn’s November art retreat will take 16 guests through Marrakech’s contemporary art scene with Vanessa Branson, Rita Alaoui and Hadia Temli, including MACAAL, Montresso and studio access.
1 day ago2 min read


El Fenn Unveils Four Newly Refurbished Cosy Rooms in the Marrakech Medina
El Fenn has completed a new look for four Cosy rooms in its Vanessa riad, layering Moroccan craft, bold colour and contemporary art into some of the hotel’s smallest spaces.
1 day ago2 min read


A 20 MAD Flea Market Is Coming to Marrakech’s Hivernage on October 11
Nour Events is organizing a morning flea market in Marrakech’s Hivernage on October 11, with clothes, books, accessories and home décor and entry priced at 20 MAD.
2 days ago1 min read


CMOOA Brings a 70-Lot Autumn Art Auction to Comptoir des Mines on October 31
CMOOA’s 2026 Autumn Sale will be hosted at Comptoir des Mines in Marrakech, with a public exhibition from October 27 to 30 and the auction on October 31 at 17:00.
2 days ago1 min read


Marrakech’s 49.6M MAD Arset Bouachrine Underground Parking Tender Reaches Its Deadline
The tender for a 49.6 million MAD underground parking project at Arset Bouachrine in Marrakech’s Medina closed on October 5, while UNESCO has requested further review of the project and its heritage impacts.
2 days ago1 min read


Raíces Brings Cuban Salsa, Live Music and a Cuba-Morocco Dinner to a Marrakech Rooftop
Raíces Vol. 3 takes over M Rooftop in the Medina on October 10 with a 90-minute Cuban salsa class, a candlelit Cuba-Morocco dinner, live music and dancing until midnight.
2 days ago1 min read


Um Mami Opens Its Sidi Ghanem Kitchen for a Sourdough Baking Class on October 10
Um Mami by Melting Pot will host a hands-on sourdough baking class in Sidi Ghanem on October 10, with lunch included and participants taking their own starter home.
2 days ago1 min read


Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech Runs a Free Monday Ciné-Club at 19:00
The Auditorium Pierre Bergé at Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech is screening films every Monday at 19:00 for free, with no admission once the screening has started.
2 days ago1 min read


NĀMA Rooftop Opens at Pestana CR7 Marrakech on M Avenue
NĀMA Rooftop has opened at Pestana CR7 Marrakech on M Avenue with Eurasian cuisine, cocktails and a Bali-inspired rooftop setting.
2 days ago1 min read


Riad Anyssates Prepares to Reopen After Four Months of Renovation
Riad Anyssates is preparing to reopen in Marrakech’s Medina around late October and early November following four months of renovation.
3 days ago1 min read


Maison Denise Masson Opens a Permanent Museum Space in Marrakech’s Medina
Maison Denise Masson near Bab Doukkala has officially inaugurated a permanent museum space devoted to Denise Masson’s life, archives, work and intellectual legacy.
3 days ago2 min read
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