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Abu Dhabi Announces 10% Tourist Tax Waiver Until End of the Year

Abu Dhabi has announced it will extend a waiver on fees as it looks to boost tourism in the emirate.

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has extended the waiver of fees for issuing, distributing, and marketing event tickets in the emirate, to further encourage growth for the tourism sector.

Event organisers will be exempt from paying the tourism fee of 10 per cent on tickets sold until 31 December 2024.

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Saleh Mohammed Al Geziry, Director General of Tourism at DCT, said: “Abu Dhabi’s year-round line-up of events consistently attracts visitors from around the globe.

“The extension of the tourism fee waiver until the end of the year is part of our efforts to accelerate our growth and provide continued support to our event partners and organisers, who are integral to the tourism and entertainment ecosystem of the emirate.”

Event organisers must continue to obtain event licences through the Abu Dhabi Events Licensing System following specified regulations.

Organisers are required to declare revenues generated from their events, submit supporting financial statements, and cooperate with revenue auditors or individuals designated by the DCT to verify the accuracy of their declarations.

The tourism tax waiver is among several recent measures aimed at fostering the expansion of the tourism and events industry in the emirate.

Other incentives include the reduction of tourism and municipality fees for hotels in Abu Dhabi, as well as updates to the holiday homes policy.

Within this policy, farmhouse owners can now acquire licences to convert their properties into holiday homes.

Landlords and residential unit owners can obtain more than one holiday home license for multiple units.

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