New plan to attract more tourists
Special fares, excursions to be implemented 

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) reported a successful participation at the Employment Week 2008 held at Dubai Women’s College in Dubai from 16 – 20 November 2008.

Khalid Ahmed bin Sulayem, Director General of Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, has set new world highs for Dubai in the last few months according to STR Global the market leader in monitoring hotel performance trends worldwide, in their report released on September 23 on the performance of hotels in Africa and the Middle East.

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) released the 2009 edition of its yearly tourism manual - Destination Dubai. The magazine was officially launched at the World Travel Market (WTM) 2009 in London this week.  

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) held Dubai Road Shows in three major cities of USA and in South Africa, with an aim to enhance the awareness of Dubai attractions and facilities for tourists from USA and South Africa. In the same period DTCM also hosted road shows in mainland China.

Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) won the ‘Industry Award’ introduced for the first time in Dubai by EuroCHRIE (The European Council or Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Education). Mr. Ibrahim Yaqoot, Executive Director of Human Resources & Training Solutions received the award on behalf of the DTCM.

Dubai’s Department of tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) welcomed Silver Whisper the American cruise liner which is making a round of the Arabian Gulf with a grand reception at the Dubai Cruise Terminal in Port Rashid on 13th October, 2008.

DTCM was praised at TOP RESA 2008, a capital event completing three decades. Held at the Parc des Epositions in Paris, France thisyear, TOP RESA was attended by 20,000 visitors from the 16th – 19th September 2008. This was DTCM’s 19th consecutive participation at the exhibition.

The Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing’s (DTCM) India Office has recently been honoured for its innovative promotional efforts targeting the Indian outbound industry and was awarded with the coveted Platinum Award in the category of ‘Most Interactive International Promotions of 2008’. Mr. Talal Al Suwaidi , Senior Executive of Overseas Promotions from DTCM’s Head Office received the award along with Mr. Carl Vaz, Director, DTCM India Office at the 11th Anniversary Celebrations of Today’s Traveller, one of India’s leading travel journalism publications.

Recognizing the issues associated with global warming the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has undertaken as one of its Corporate Social Responsibilities (SCR) an initiative to reduce 20 % Carbon emissions within the Hospitality Sector by 2011...

Saeed Albagali has been promoted as Director Protocol for Hyatt International South West Asia, the first UAE national to hold this prestigious position...

The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) office has developed a Dubai summer booklet that contains major hotel establishments’ Summer special offers...

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) hosted 50 British travel agents – ‘Dubai Experts’ - on a familiarisation trip in Dubai in collaboration with the Emirates Airline and Grand Hyatt Hotels last week....