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Hospitality Advisory Council holds its first meeting

of 2025

By News Desk 1 19/02/2025

The first meeting of the Hospitality Advisory Council, chaired by His Excellency Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri,

Minister of Economy and Chairman of the UAE Tourism Council, took place recently. The Council, which has
16 members including representatives of various national and international hospitality groups, discussed new
approaches to advancing the growth of the UAE’s hospitality sector this year. The meeting also explored the

means to improve the sector’s attractiveness to both local and international visitors, enhance local and
foreign tourism investments, and implement targeted training programs to create job opportunities and upskill
youth in this vital sector.

H.E. Bin Touq highlighted the Council’s key role in fostering hospitality sector growth in line with global best
practices, thereby contributing to achieving the objectives outlined in the UAE Tourism Strategy 2031. Its

efforts include the introduction of diverse array of tourism initiatives and projects that will reinforce the UAE’s
position as a leading global tourism destination.

During the meeting, H.E. said: “The UAE’s hospitality sector is experiencing continued growth, as the total
number of guests in our hotel establishments across the seven emirates reached around 24.9 million in the
first ten months of 2024, indicating a 9.5 per cent growth. The total number of hotel nights amounted to 85

million during this period, reflecting an eight per cent growth compared to the same period in 2023. In

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