UAE Moves to Rescue Tourism Sector as Iran War Hammers Demand
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The UAE's rapid policy response — fee deferrals, a ministerial operations room, a broader support package in the works — signals that it is good at crisis management. But the real test is whether the tourism sector can hold on long enough for international confidence to return.
The UAE is preparing a support package to address the challenges the tourism industry is facing due to the Iran war, the country’s Minister for Economy and Tourism Abdulla bin Touq said Monday.
“The most important at the moment is the tourism industry, which comes under huge pressure. We are supporting the tourism sector … we are speaking to them daily. We do have a package that will come up very soon that will address the tourism issues and challenges they are facing,” bin Touq told Dubai Eye radio's Business Breakfast show.
Luxury hotel rooms in the UAE that would typically sell for thousands of dirhams during
