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Abu Dhabi Government Slashes Fees to Boost Tourism – A Reduction on Tourism Fees!

Recently the Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi, has announced that there will be a reduction on certain tourism fees. This initiative move is a part of a government accelerator program, ‘’ Ghadan 21’’ which hopefully will help boost the Abu Dhabi’s tourism sector further for the next three years.

For hotel guests, the overall fees will be reduced from 10 per cent to 5.5. per cent. While the tourism fee will drop from 6 per cent to 5.5 per cent. Other changes and reductions include taking away the daily fee for anyone staying for more than 30 consecutive nights in a hotel. In the year 2018, Abu Dhabi saw a record number of visitors and hotel guests with a 3.94 increase. Many Abu Dhabi resorts including the likes of Desert Islands Resort & Spa by Anantara have also enjoyed successful occupancy rates during this time as well.

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