New Abu Dhabi hotel classification system to launch next year
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Abu Dhabi will implement a new hotel classification system at the beginning of 2011, according to the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA).
All hotels and hotel apartments within the emirate will be classified with hotels being categorised on a sliding scale of one star to five stars, and hotel apartments being classified as deluxe, superior or standard.
The ADTA’s classification inspection team will begin its reviews of the emirate’s 49 hotels and 49 hotel apartment facilities within the next two months.
“This is a major step forward in the delivery of destination integrity. It will provide much-needed consistency to tour operators selling the destination,” said ADTA Director General Mubarak Al Muhairi.
“The system will also provide a framework for hotel investors when designing their properties to include the necessary facilities and services to attract their desired market groups. It will also be an incentive to hotel owners and managers to upgrade their facilities,” he added.
The system has taken two years to develop and has been benchmarked against those existing on other key cities internationally.
The ADTA will also include five value-added categories – environmental issues, special needs, comprehensive detailed standards, consideration for cultural tourism sustainability and implementation planning.
“The private sector was closely engaged throughout the entire development process and its input proved invaluable in producing a system which we believe is an industry leader,” added Al Muhairi.
All hotel establishments need to earn a pre-determined score, on a scale of one to 900, to qualify for a particular classification rating.
Every star rating has a set of essential and necessary criteria that have to be met to qualify for a specific star rating.
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