Rain in UAE: Fujairah Tourism issues warning to hotels against price hike

Rain in UAE: Fujairah Tourism issues warning to hotels against price hike

The department has received complaints that room rates were being raised in an ‘exaggerated and exploitative manner'

Published: Fri 29 Jul 2022, 12:08 PM Last updated: Fri 29 Jul 2022, 12:11 PM

Hotels in Fujairah have been warned against hiking room rates in the Emirate after the UAE’s east coast was hammered by torrential rain and strong winds over the past few days.

On Thursday, the Fujairah Tourism and Antiquities Authority distributed a circular to hotel establishments, instructing them not to take advantage of the situation by hiking prices. Hotels across Fujairah received a surge in room demand from residents affected by the floods.

According to the circular, a copy of which Khaleej Times has seen, the tourism department issued the notice after it received complaints from residents who said room rates were being hiked in an ‘exaggerated and exploitative manner'.

It said, “The current conditions the Emirate is going through has led to an increase in demand for hotel rooms. We ask all hotels in the Emirate to consider the situation and avoid raising prices. We request hotels to act in solidarity with those affected and living in hotels due to rain and damaged roads.”

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