Editing Melilla (section)

=== Strategic Comprehensive Plan of Melilla ===
Melilla has developed a Strategic Comprehensive Plan with the aim of transforming its production model, focusing on three key sectors: tourism, the digital economy, and the green and circular economy. These sectors currently have a limited impact on the city, but they are considered to offer significant opportunities to diversify the economy and improve employment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melilla entrusts its future to the tourism sector, digital economy, and green and circular economy - El Faro de Melilla |url=https://elfarodemelilla.es/melilla-encomienda-su-futuro-al-sector-turistico-a-la-economia-digital-y-a-la-verde-y-circular/ |access-date=2025-03-15 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Turismo Melilla |url=https://bonosmelilla.es/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=bonosmelilla.es |language=es}}</ref>

==== Tourism sector ====
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="float: right; margin-left: 3em; padding-left: 2em; font-size: 90%;"
!colspan=4|Hotel Beds in Melilla in 2023
|-
!colspan=2|Type||Establishments||Beds
|-
| rowspan="4" |Hotels
|4 stars ||2||339
|-
|3 stars ||3||400
|-
|1 star ||1||35
|-
|Total||6||774
|-
| rowspan="3" |Hostels
|2 stars ||1||21
|-
|1 star ||1||21
|-
|Total||2||42
|-
| rowspan="2" |Guesthouses
|1 star ||2||22
|-
|Total||2||22
|-
! colspan="2" |Total||10||838
|}
The tourism sector in Melilla has enormous potential due to its historical heritage and its ties with Morocco, but faces challenges such as high transportation costs and the lack of a clear strategy. The Strategic Plan proposes rehabilitating historical heritage for tourism purposes, developing an international promotion plan, and fostering financing for tourism businesses, as well as implementing a tourism resilience strategy to improve infrastructure and attract more visitors. Currently, Melilla has 10 hotel establishments and 838 beds, which represents a limited capacity. Although occupancy has increased, reaching 58% in 2023, there is a recognized need to improve hotel infrastructure. In this regard, the Autonomous City is working on several projects to expand the offer, such as converting the Governor's House into a hotel, the rehabilitation of the [[Paradores de Turismo de España|Parador]], and the construction of a new hotel in the Explanada de San Lorenzo, in addition to offering subsidies to improve existing hotels, with the aim of strengthening the tourism sector, especially in the areas of conferences and events.<ref>{{cite web|periodical=Patronato de Turismo de Melilla |title=Bonos Melilla |url=https://bonosmelilla.es/}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bonos Turísticos para visitar Melilla |url=https://bonosmelilla.es/}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2025-03-29 |language=es |title=La Ciudad trabaja en aumentar la oferta hotelera aunque aún hay "margen" - El Faro de Melilla |url=https://elfarodemelilla.es/la-ciudad-trabaja-en-aumentar-la-oferta-hotelera-aunque-aun-hay-margen/}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>

==== Digital economy ====
The plan seeks to strengthen the digital economy by modernizing the industrial fabric and SMEs, investing in digitalization, and improving the capabilities of businesses and workers. This would help diversify the economy, reduce dependence on the public sector, and take advantage of technological market opportunities.<ref>{{Cite news |title=digital economy - MelillaHoy |url=https://melillahoy.es/tag/economia-digital/ |access-date=2025-03-15 |newspaper=MelillaHoy - El Periódico de Melilla |language=es-ES}}</ref>

==== Green and circular economy ====
To promote a sustainable economy, the Plan includes measures to improve waste recycling, boost energy self-consumption (through energy communities), and increase energy efficiency, particularly in the tourism sector. It also highlights projects such as marine conservation and improving the water supply.

The port of Melilla offers several daily connections to [[Almería]] and [[Málaga]]. [[Melilla Airport]] offers daily flights to Almería, Málaga and [[Madrid]]. Spanish operator [[Air Nostrum|Iberia Regional/Air Nostrum]] operate in Melilla's airport.

Many people travelling between Europe and Morocco use the ferry links to Melilla, both for passengers and for freight. Because of this, the port and related companies form an important economic driver for the city.<ref name="vk1" />