Originally Posted by
xooz
Yet again, offerendum has saved me significant money and time. I was considering a few days in Morocco on an upcoming trip,but was ambivalent that the hassles would be worth the reward. This report seems to confirm my suspicions. Perhaps simply seeking out a quality Moroccan restaurant elsewhere will scratch that itch. Still, I can hear the faint call of the Atlas mountain area as a future possibility.
If you fly into Casablanca to go to Marrakech; I will also say some of the immigration officers at Casablanca are not tourist friendly. Short tempered, no patience, rude, and not even happy they are working. My wife and I were on different flights, and pretty much the same experience for the both of us through immigration.
If you do connect through Casablanca, just make sure you have a screen shot of your hotel reservation, as they will ask which hotel you are staying at for how long. They literally have no clue of the hotels and will then ask for a photo copy of your reservation. Wifi is spotty at immigration, so makes it abit difficult.
No point of economically supporting a country with tourist dollars if they can't even get tourism right in the first place. Plenty of third world countries with poorer economies are friendly, and it is a cultural issue at Casablanca.