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Abu Dhabi hotels receive 2.4 million guests between Jan-May

Abu Dhabi city accounted for the bulk of the guests, hosting 2.179 million, while Al Ain attracted circa 169,000 guests, and Al Dhafra welcomed around 64,000 guests

Abu Dhabi and Etihad Airways offer free stopover stays programme image DCT Abu Dhabi

Etihad, DCT Abu Dhabi to offer free stopover stays in emirate

ravellers can choose from a selection of hotels across the city for one or two nights as part of their online booking on the airline’s website

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Abu Dhabi unveils carbon calculator for hotels

Launched at Arabian Travel Market, the Carbon Calculator is a mandatory tool for all hotels within the emirate to track and quantify carbon emissions

Abu Dhabi extends 10 per cent tourism tax waiver to boost events Image-courtesy-WAM

Abu Dhabi extends 10% tax waiver to boost events tourism

While enjoying the fee waiver, event organisers are mandated to secure event licenses through the Abu Dhabi Events Licensing System

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Abu Dhabi: Les Roches managed hospitality academy to open in 2024

Les Roches ranks fourth in the world’s higher education institutions for hospitality and leisure management

Etisalat by e&, DCT Abu Dhabi partner to redefine esports sector

Boost for MENA esports with new Abu Dhabi-backed tie-up

The partnership seeks to nurture emerging gaming talent and elevate local esports events to international gaming benchmarks

Louvre Abu Dhabi receives over 200,000 visitors in summer

Louvre Abu Dhabi welcomes over 200,000 visitors in summer

The museum hosted an interactive live call from space with Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, as part of the exhibition’s programming

DCT Abu Dhabi, Mubadala to invest Dhs50m in cultural industry

DCT Abu Dhabi, Mubadala to invest Dhs50m in cultural industry

The collaboration presents an important commitment to fostering cultural programmes and initiatives

Abu Dhabi to debut inaugural Travel and Tourism Week

Abu Dhabi’s debut Travel & Tourism Week set to drive growth

The platform is set to further enhance the city’s business and leisure tourism industries while advancing economic growth

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Abu Dhabi revises hotel fees to boost hospitality sector

The change, which follows directives from the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, is set to take effect from September 1

ADGM issues hotel and tourism regualtions 2023 Image courtesy ADGM

Abu Dhabi Global Market issues hotel and tourism regulations

The regulations adopt some Abu Dhabi onshore tourism legislation to provide a better regulatory framework for hotels and tourism companies in ADGM

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Abu Dhabi Summer Shopping Season features special Eid Al Adha deals, events

Abu Dhabi has a full calendar of experiences through the Eid Al Adha holidays and the following summer weeks

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Abu Dhabi targets 24 million tourists for 2023

Abu Dhabi plans to build on its destination offering for international tourists from cultural and heritage venues to state-of-the-art theme parks

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Etihad Arena hosts Bollywood’s biggest stars for IIFA Awards 2023 in Abu Dhabi

The IIFA awards are being held in partnership with DCT Abu Dhabi and Miral at the Etihad Arena for the second year in a row

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TeamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi receives ¥1bn in sponsorship deal from Japan’s Inpex Corporation

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has signed an MoU with Inpex subsidiary, Japan Oil Development, for the sponsorship deal for teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi

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teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi is 25% complete: DCT Abu Dhabi, Miral

Scheduled to be completed in 2024, teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi is set to be an immersive, inspirational space at the intersection of art and technology

Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2022

Fifth edition of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi to be held in October

The forum will explore contemporary issues driving change in the culture and creative industries and the wider cultural sector in current times

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The NBA Abu Dhabi Games are set to dazzle UAE’s basketball fans on Oct 6 and 8

Saleh Mohamed Al Geziry, DG for Tourism, DCT – Abu Dhabi, tells Gulf Business about the upcoming NBA matches in the emirate, the tourism authority’s partnership with NBA and Abu Dhabi’s role as a global sporting hub

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ATM 2022: Emirates signs MoU with DCT Abu Dhabi to boost tourism

The two partners will collaborate on advertising and cross promotional marketing campaigns, familiarisation programmes and promotional competitions

DCT Abu Dhabi, Airbnb seal deal to boost holiday home sector in the emirate

Airbnb will launch a dedicated responsible hosting page on the platform, helping hosts follow local rules for holiday homes

DCT Abu Dhabi signs MoU with fintech platform PayBy

The secure platform will be used across hospitality and tourism establishments

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Abu Dhabi signs multi-year agreement to host NBA games starting 2022

The partnership also involves opening Jr. NBA Leagues for boys and girls at schools across the UAE

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Abu Dhabi updates green list, adds 27 destinations including US, UK

Last month, the emirate scrapped the quarantine requirement for all vaccinated travellers arriving into Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi updates travel green list with France, Seychelles and Canada among new additions

The green list now includes 35 countries, with 12 countries added and eight removed since the previous update

Abu Dhabi adds five new European countries to its ‘green list’

Cuba and Kyrgyzstan have been removed from the list, effective from June 24

Abu Dhabi to welcome back cruise liners from September

Only vaccinated passengers will be allowed to disembark in the emirate

Abu Dhabi removes UK from ‘green list’ destinations in latest update

Malta has been added to the list, which includes 28 destinations in total

Abu Dhabi updates green list to include 29 destinations, including US, Germany

The emirate is reportedly planning to lift all quarantine measure for international travellers arriving in the emirate from July 1

Abu Dhabi adds nine countries, including the UK, to its ‘green list’

Passengers arriving from the green list destinations are exempt from mandatory quarantine measures

Abu Dhabi updates ‘green list’ destinations, includes two new countries

The new list, which includes 14 destinations, will be in effect from April 5