Workshop For Hotels On E-Services

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) organized a workshop for representatives of five and four star hotels on familiarize them with its current eServices and future plans. The workshop, held at the Shangri La Hotel in Dubai on Wednesday (March 21) was attended by 80 representatives from five and four star hotels in the emirate. The keynote address highlighted the importance and benefits of eServices in different economic domains, especially tourism. The eServices offered to the public goes hand in hand with the sweeping developments taking place in the emirate and around the world.

The DTCM website was launched in 1996 and the portal’s visibility has been enhanced through a link on the Dubai e-Government portal. The hugely-popular website has been attracting 50,000 page views per day and is available in six languages – English, Arabic, German, French, Spanish and Japanese.The website has been playing a crucial role in broadening the international profile of Dubai by offering vital information about every aspect of the emirate. Europe tops the list of regions from where the hits originated. This is followed by North America, Asia, Africa and Oceania. Among the most-downloadable items by the website visitors are Dubai map, Press releases, business and tourism promotion videos, and photographs. Web camera and hotel directory are equally popular with the surfers. Statistics about Dubai has been placed online by the DTCM’s One Stop Information Centre (OSIC).