Dubai’s DET reaffirms commitment to raising Dubai’s status as a sustainable global tourism destination – Successful initiatives in place

While being a metropolitan hub and also a largely famous tourist destination, Dubai now looks into promoting responsible and sustainable tourism in the emirate. The Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) plays a prominent role in paving the way towards environmental conservation. The DET, with an absolute commitment to sustainability, has already initiated many activities to ensure a greener and safer environment for the tourism sector in the future.

One of the initiatives taken by the DET is the reduction of the use of single-use plastics to adopt more sustainable options. So far, the combined efforts of Dubai Can and its collaboration with Talabat has produced remarkable outcomes, leading to a decrease of more than 10 million 500ml single-use plastic water bottles. This impressive accomplishment underscores the resounding triumph of the project and the steadfast commitment of the local community, stakeholders, and associated partners. In the near future, even hotels like NH Collection Dubai The Palm one of the hotels in Dubai near airport will be encouraged to take green initiatives for the improvement of the environment.