Editing Melilla (section)

==== Tourism sector ====
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!colspan=4|Hotel Beds in Melilla in 2023
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!colspan=2|Type||Establishments||Beds
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| rowspan="4" |Hotels
|4 stars ||2||339
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|3 stars ||3||400
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|1 star ||1||35
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|Total||6||774
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| rowspan="3" |Hostels
|2 stars ||1||21
|-
|1 star ||1||21
|-
|Total||2||42
|-
| rowspan="2" |Guesthouses
|1 star ||2||22
|-
|Total||2||22
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! 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>