Overview
- Sheikh Hamdan approved Executive Council Resolution No. (68) of 2025, enabling a DET programme that reimburses 100% of Dubai Municipality room fees and the Tourism Dirham for two years after opening.
- The incentive applies to new hotels, resorts, hotel apartments, and other DET-approved establishments located in Dubai South, Palm Jebel Ali, Dubai Parks, or Dubai Islands.
- Only projects registered after the resolution qualify, with applications received, reviewed, and decided by the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism.
- Eligible properties must be licensed and classified under Decree No. 17 of 2013 and must open and receive guests within three years of applying.
- Issam Kazim said the initiative supports Dubai’s tourism growth goals, with January–August 2025 seeing 12.54 million international overnight visitors and a 78.5% hotel occupancy rate.