New sustainability standards have been set for hotels across Dubai.
They include 19 different guidelines focusing on energy, food and water management plans, as well as employee training and community programmes.
The changes have to be implemented within 18 months.
Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has already trained around 45 per cent of the industry, with further sessions planned in the coming months.
UAE and German Presidents discuss strengthening bilateral ties
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday discussed ways to build on the longstanding ties between the two countries.
UAE President accorded official reception at Berlin
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been accorded an official reception by German leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Berlin's historic lakeside Villa Borsig.
UAE team rescues 6 missing in flood-hit Nepal
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UAE President begins state visit to Germany
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has arrived in Berlin on a state visit to Germany.
