Dubai Tourism participates in Careers UAE

Dubai: As part of its ongoing efforts to develop future tourism leaders from among young UAE nationals, Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) is participating in this year’s Careers UAE.

Ahmad Khalifa Al Falasi, CEO, Corporate Services and Investment, Dubai Tourism, said: “Careers UAE is an ideal platform for us to seek and encourage young UAE nationals to take up exciting positions in the tourism industry.”

Al Falasi pointed out the importance of explaining to young UAE nationals the role played by Dubai Tourism in promoting Dubai and its initiatives like Expo 2020, which would pave the way for qualified UAE youth to help realise Dubai’s Tourism Vision of attracting 20 million visitors by 2020.

The Dubai College of Tourism (DCT), established under Dubai Tourism, also has a stand in Careers UAE to highlight key Emiratisation initiatives including ‘Medyaf’, that aims to attract and train UAE nationals for a future career in the tourism industry, the Emirati Tourist Guide programme, and the initiative of Dubai Summer Surprises, the summer extravaganza run by the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of Dubai Tourism, to recruit young UAE nationals as volunteers during DSS 2017. The DCT stand will feature 15 partners of Dubai Tourism representing various sectors including retail, hospitality and entertainment.

The Dubai Tourism stand at Careers UAE is located in Hall 6, and also in Hall 8 within the Government of Dubai Pavilion at the Dubai World Trade Centre.