UAE Business: Dubai College of Tourism upgrades course on sustainability – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Dubai College of Tourism upgrades course on sustainability – Gulf Digital News

The Dubai College of Tourism (DCT) and Dubai Sustainable Tourism (DST) have upgraded their much-sought after ‘Dubai Sustainable Tourism’ course that is available on DCT’s innovative learning platform, Dubai Way

The enhanced course on sustainability is launched as the UAE prepares to host the COP28 (Conference of the Parties) Climate Change Conference at Expo City Dubai in 2023, which will further address climate change to create a more sustainable and progressive economic future.

With a range of new modules including educational segments focused on water and energy saving, how to implement a Green Team and effective procurement, the DCT course will empower participants with the knowledge on how to abide by and operate with sustainable principles across the travel and hospitality sectors.

Dubai Way is a world-class training platform offering a broad range of educational and awareness programmes for people employed in tourist-facing roles across the tourism ecosystem. Supporting those who interact with visitors on a day-to-day basis, Dubai Way offers specialist training focused on history, culture and heritage and customer service.

Since the launch of the sustainability course in 2019, it has contributed significantly towards boosting the city’s sustainability credentials, within the wider DST initiative to position Dubai as tourism destination focused on