Dubai: More than 500 members of Dubai’s front office tourism industry were hosted by Dubai’s Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing (DTCM) at the first city briefing event.

The briefing was aimed at updating the industry on major upcoming events for the next quarter, such as the Dubai Shopping Festival, Dubai Food Festival, Dubai Football Challenge as well as other updates on Dubai’s tourism offering. DTCM stated that the objective of the event was to provide travel industry with information necessary to offer knowledgeable service to visitors. The event was also attended by Destination Management Companies (DMC) operators as well as hotel concierges and front of house staff.