Daijiworld Media Network - Abu Dhabi (SHP)

Abu Dhabi, May 20: The Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday, May 20, announced the launch of a safe and clean certification programme, to elevate the standard of cleanliness and hygiene levels across all businesses and organisations in the tourism sector.

With the reopening of hotels and malls, DCT Abu Dhabi aims to safeguard the health of consumers by offering certifications that ensure the compliance of standardised hygiene levels in tourism destinations and industry businesses within the emirate.

However, the programme would not be rolled out all at once but in phases. The first phase will be dedicated to hotels in Abu Dhabi.

"Our priority is to ensure that our residents and visitors feel safe and comfortable in Abu Dhabi," said Ali Hassan Al Shaiba, Executive Director of Tourism and Marketing at DCT Abu Dhabi. "We believe that it is imperative for all institutions and businesses to elevate and then maintain hygiene standards. Our dedicated team has been working closely with different stakeholders to ensure that this programme considers all elements of health and safety and we encourage all hotels and industry partners to attain the certificate," Al Shaiba added.

DCT Abu Dhabi has urged interested organisations to follow its social media channels and website for updates regarding the programme.