New sustainability standards have been set for hotels across Dubai.
They include 19 different guidelines focusing on energy, food and water management plans, as well as employee training and community programmes.
The changes have to be implemented within 18 months.
Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has already trained around 45 per cent of the industry, with further sessions planned in the coming months.
UAE fuel prices to drop in November
Motorists in the UAE will be paying less at the pump in November, the UAE Fuel Price Committee confirmed on Saturday.
RTA announces temporary closure of three major roads on November 1
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the closure of three major roads on Sunday, November 1 for over six hours due to Dubai Ride 2026.
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan names fintech company Ziina for Dubai-it award
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, has presented the Dubai-it Award for companies in the business category to Ziina for making "accepting payments by phone simpler for thousands of businesses".
'Operation Chivalrous Knight 3' sends 10,000 winter aid bags to Gaza
The UAE has sent humanitarian aid comprising of 10,000 winter aid bags containing 70,000 items of clothing and heating supplies to the Gaza Strip.
Sheikha Latifa meets with Emirati scholarship students in Korea
Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, has met with a group of Emirati students enrolled at leading South Korean universities and academic institutions during her official visit to South Korea.
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