Dubai’s DET hosts year’s first ‘City Briefing’, key tourism milestones highlighted

Dubai’s DET hosts year’s first ‘City Briefing’, key tourism milestones highlighted

Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) held its first ‘City Briefing’ of the year on June 15. Hosted for stakeholders and partners, the event was attended by Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and more than 1,200 top executives from across the tourism ecosystem including aviation, travel, hospitality and retail sectors. Attendees were given the opportunity to gain in-depth insights into the , which was launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to consolidate Dubai’s status as one of the top three global cities. The event, held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, highlighted the crucial role assigned to the city’s tourism sector in ensuring the success of the 10-year agenda. In addition to the focus on the D33 Agenda, the latest data and industry outlook for 2023 and beyond were also shared by DET at the ‘City Briefing’ which was presided over by Helal Saeed Almarri, director general of DET. Almarri said: “The Dubai Economic Agenda, D33 is a bold and ambitious plan developed under the visionary leadership of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to create