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UAE Hospitality / Tourism LawRegulation No. (2) of 2000 Concerning Qualification of Persons Working in the Tourism Sector in Dubai

Dubai Law·2 of 2000

Issued Date
July 11, 2000
Effective from
July 11, 2000
Articles
9
Last synced
Jun 8, 2026
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Establishes qualification and training requirements for tourism sector workers in Dubai, including tour guides.

Synced from the official UAE Legislation portal · Plain-language summary by the LEXAI editorial team

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    Article 1

    Article (1) This Regulation will be cited as “Regulation No. (2) of 2000 Concerning Qualification of Persons Working in the Tourism Sector in Dubai”.

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    Article 2

    Article (2) In implementing the provisions of this Regulation, the following words and expressions will have the meaning indicated opposite each of them unless the context implies otherwise: Emirate: The Emirate of Dubai. DTCM: The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing. Director General: The director general of the DTCM. ©2015 The Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai 1Every effort has been made to produce an accurate and complete English version of this legislation. However, f or the purpose of its interpretation and application, reference must be made to the original Arabic text. In case of conflict the Arabic text will prevail.

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    Regulation No. (2) of 2000 Concerning Qualification of Persons Working in the Tourism Sector in Dubai Page 2 of 3

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    Article 3

    Article (3) The DTCM must prepare training programmes about the Emirate and all its tourist facilities, and in particular the training programmes required for qualifying UAE nationals wishing to work i n the field of tourism services.

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    Article 4

    Article (4) A tour guide programme must be provided to qualify learners to work as tour guides in the Emirate.

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    Article 5

    Article (5) The competent section within the DTCM must endeavour to develop and regularly update tourist information programmes in accordance with the relevant state -of-the-art systems.

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    Article 6

    Article (6) The DTCM will award the relevant certificates to the UAE and non-UAE national learners who successfully complete training programmes.

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    Article 7

    Article (7) The Director General will issue the bylaws regulating the tour guide profession and other tourism professions in the Emirate and imposing the appropriate fees, and will issue the bylaws prescribing penalties, provided that a fine does not exceed twenty thousand Dirhams (AED 20,000.00), in addition to revocation of the Licence.

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    Article 8

    Article (8) A person may file a grievance against a penalty imposed on him within one (1) week of being notified thereof, by means of a petition submitted to the Director General. The Director General may determine the grievance within fifteen (15) days, amend the penalty, revoke the penalty, or dismiss the grievance.

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    Article 9

    Article (9) This Regulation will be published in the Official Gazette and will come into force on the day on which it is published. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai Chairman of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Issued in Dubai on 11 July 2000 Corresponding to 9 Rabi al-Thani 1421 A.H.

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Note: This legislation is sourced from the Dubai Legislation Portal (dlp.dubai.gov.ae). The original Arabic text is the authoritative version.

Articles in this law(9)
  1. 1Article (1) This Regulation will be cited as “Regulation No. (2) of 2000 Concern
  2. 2Article (2) In implementing the provisions of this Regulation, the following wor
  3. 3Article (3) The DTCM must prepare training programmes about the Emirate and all
  4. 4Article (4) A tour guide programme must be provided to qualify learners to work
  5. 5Article (5) The competent section within the DTCM must endeavour to develop and
  6. 6Article (6) The DTCM will award the relevant certificates to the UAE and non-UAE
  7. 7Article (7) The Director General will issue the bylaws regulating the tour guide
  8. 8Article (8) A person may file a grievance against a penalty imposed on him withi
  9. 9Article (9) This Regulation will be published in the Official Gazette and will c
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