(12 January 2021)
After months of navigating and adjusting to a challenging time for tourism, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism development Authority (RAKTDA), has taken steps to reignite visits to the Emirate as travel corridors begin to reopen.
This year, RAKTDA was recognized for its swift response to support operators and partners during the pandemic, earning the Authority double accolades as Gulf Tourism Capital winner and Tourism & Hospitality Company of the year from Gulf Business Magazine. While staycation concepts and cultivating the domestic market has fared well for the destination, the authority is ready to welcome visitors from neighbouring countries, and in particular travellers from the GCC.
(24 December 2020)
The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) has announced that 365 industrial facilities operating in Abu Dhabi have added commercial and service activities to their existing licenses.
The revelation follows the Department s Industrial Development Bureau’s (IDB) recent resolution to allow the addition of 14 new commercial and service activities to industrial licenses, aiming to support investors and business owners; create a promising investment environment; and boost the ease of doing business in the emirate.
According to the report issued by ADDED, a total of 547 services activities were added to the industrial ones. It further states that 21.5 per cent of the 1,697 industrial establishments licensed in the emirate took advantage of these services.