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Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism: Administrative Resolution No. 1 of 2018

Official Dubai classification-criteria instrument; the Arabic text prevails in case of conflict.

GCC · Tourism & HospitalityTourism & Hospitality sector dossierTourism & Hospitality research dossierTourism & Hospitality current GCC market status and evidence monitorTourism & Hospitality across the GCC: country-by-country entry dossier

What the source contributes

Official Dubai classification-criteria instrument; the Arabic text prevails in case of conflict.

Primary Dubai hotel-establishment classification criteria and legal-text boundary.

Before using the evidence

Four questions that keep the conclusion honest

  1. 01Which legal activity, applicant type and jurisdiction does “Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism: Administrative Resolution No. 1 of 2018” actually cover?
  2. 02Which approval, filing, fee, eligibility condition or competent authority is stated directly, and which still requires written confirmation?
  3. 03Does the rule apply to GCC · Tourism & Hospitality, Tourism & Hospitality sector dossier, Tourism & Hospitality research dossier, or only to a narrower licence, entity, free zone, product or worker category?
  4. 04The record was reviewed on 2026-10-14; what has Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism changed or superseded since that date?

Where Horizon integrates this source

Tourism & Hospitality current GCC market status and evidence monitorTourism & Hospitality across the GCC: country-by-country entry dossier