Entry and Update of Data in the Holiday Homes Licensing System

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30/03/2026
Holiday Homes Owners and Operators ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺗﺭﻣﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺩﺓ/ ﻣﻼﻙ ﻭﻣﺷﻐﻠﻲ ﺑﻳﻭﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﻁﻼﺕ
Circular No. 3/2026 3/2026 ﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺭﻗﻡ
Subject: Entry and Update of Data in the Holiday Homes
Licensing System
ﺇﺩﺭﺍﺝ ﻭﺗﺣﺩﻳﺙ ﺍﻟﺑﻳﺎﻧﺎﺕ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﺗﺭﺧﻳﺹ ﺑﻳﻭﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﻁﻼﺕ ﺍﻟﻣـﻭﺿﻭﻉ:
Greetings, ﺗﺣﻳﺔ ﻁﻳﺑﺔ ﻭﺑﻌﺩ،
Pursuant to
- Executive Council Resolution No. (1) of 2020
regarding the regulation and licensing of Holiday Homes
in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi,
ﺍﺳﺗﻧﺎﺩًﺍ ﺇﻟﻰ
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺗﻧﻅﻳﻡ ﻭﺗﺭﺧﻳﺹ ﻧﺷﺎﻁ 2020 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ1ﻗﺭﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﻠﺱ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻔﻳﺫﻱ ﺭﻗﻡ ) -
ﺑﻳﻭﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﻁﻼﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ،
- Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism –
Abu Dhabi Resolution No. (3) of 2020 regarding the
regulation and licensing of Holiday Homes,
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ 2020 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ3ﻭﻗﺭﺍﺭ ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﺭﻗﻡ ) -
ﺗﻧﻅﻳﻡ ﻭﺗﺭﺧﻳﺹ ﻧﺷﺎﻁ ﺑﻳﻭﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﻁﻼﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ،
- Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism-
Abu Dhabi Resolution No. (51) of 2023 amending the
provisions governing Holiday Homes,
2023 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ51ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﺭﺍﺭ ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ- ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﺭﻗﻡ ) -
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺗﻌﺩﻳﻝ ﺃﺣﻛﺎﻡ ﺗﻧﻅﻳﻡ ﺑﻳﻭﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﻁﻼﺕ،
- Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism -
Abu Dhabi Resolution No. (25) of 2026 Amending
Certain Provisions of Chairman of the Department of
Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi Resolution No. (3) of
2020,
2026 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ25ﻭﻗﺭﺍﺭ ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ - ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﺭﻗﻡ ) -
( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ3ﺑﺗﻌﺩﻳﻝ ﺑﻌﺽ ﺃﺣﻛﺎﻡ ﻗﺭﺍﺭ ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ- ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺗﻧﻅﻳﻡ ﻭﺗﺭﺧﻳﺹ ﻧﺷﺎﻁ ﺑﻳﻭﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﻁﻼﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، 2020
- And with reference to Circular No. (12) of 2025
regarding the launch of the updated Holiday Homes
electronic system,
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺇﻁﻼﻕ ﺍﻟﻧﻅﺎﻡ 2025 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ12ﻭﺑﺎﻹﺷﺎﺭﺓ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺭﻗﻡ ) -
ﺍﻹﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺩّﺙ ﻟﺑﻳﻭﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﻁﻼﺕ،
- And in line with the Department’s commitment to
enhancing oversight, improving data accuracy, and
strengthening regulatory compliance,
ﻭﺍﻧﻁﻼﻗًﺎ ﻣﻥ ﺣﺭﺹ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻌﺯﻳﺯ ﺍﻟﺭﻗﺎﺑﺔ، -
ﻭﺩﻗﺔ ﺍﻟﺑﻳﺎﻧﺎﺕ، ﻭﺭﻓﻊ ﻣﺳﺗﻭﻯ ﺍﻻﻣﺗﺛﺎﻝ ﻟﻠﻣﺗﻁﻠﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻅﻳﻣﻳﺔ،
- The Department confirms that all core system
functionalities have been enhanced and validated to
ensure full operational readiness.
ﺗﺅﻛﺩ ﺍﻟﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺃﻥ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﻭﻅﺎﺋﻑ ﺍﻟﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﺍﻷﺳﺎﺳﻳﺔ ﻗﺩ ﺗﻡ ﺗﻌﺯﻳﺯﻫﺎ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﺣﻘﻖ ﻣﻥ ﻋﻣﻠﻬﺎ
ﻟﺿﻣﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺟﺎﻫﺯﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﺷﻐﻳﻠﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﺎﻣﻠﺔ.
This circular shall be deemed a binding regulatory
directive applicable to all concerned parties. Please note
the following:
ﻳُﻌﻣﻝ ﺑﻬﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺑﺎﻋﺗﺑﺎﺭﻩ ﺗﻭﺟﻳﻬًﺎ ﺗﻧﻅﻳﻣﻳًﺎ ﻣُﻠﺯِﻣًﺎ ﻟﻛﺎﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺧﺎﻁﺑﻳﻥ ﺑﻪ، ﻭﻳﺭﺟﻰ
ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻡ ﺑﻣﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ:
Mandatory Use of the Electronic System ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﺎﺳﺗﺧﺩﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﺍﻹﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻲ
Effective 15 April 2026, following a transitional period
for system registration and compliance, all Holiday
Homeowners and operators are required to use the DCT
Abu Dhabi Holiday Homes System for all operations:
، ﻭﺑﻌﺩ ﻣﻬﻠﺔ ﺍﻧﺗﻘﺎﻟﻳﺔ ﻻﺳﺗﻛﻣﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺗﺳﺟﻳﻝ ﻭﺗﻭﻓﻳﻖ2026 ﺃﺑﺭﻳﻝ 15 ﺍﻋﺗﺑﺎﺭﺍ ً ﻣﻥ
ﺍﻷﻭﺿﺎﻉ، ﻳﺗﻭﺟﺏ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﻣﻼﻙ ﻭﻣﺷﻐﻠﻲ ﻭﺣﺩﺍﺕ ﺑﻳﻭﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﻁﻼﺕ ﺍﺳﺗﺧﺩﺍﻡ
ﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻟﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻌﻣﻠﻳﺎﺕ:
Circular No. 3/2026

1. Registering guest check-ins through the approved
system, including uploading official documents (UAE ID
for residents and passport for non-residents).
ﺗﺳﺟﻳﻝ ﺩﺧﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﻧﺯﻻء ﻣﻥ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﺗﻣﺩ ﻣﻊ ﺇﺩﺭﺍﺝ ﺑﻣﺎ ﻳﺷﻣﻝ ﺭﻓﻊ .1
ﺍﻟﻣﺳﺗﻧﺩﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺭﺳﻣﻳﺔ )ﺍﻟﻬﻭﻳﺔ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺗﻳﺔ ﻟﻠﻣﻘﻳﻣﻳﻥ – ﺟﻭﺍﺯ ﺍﻟﺳﻔﺭ ﻟﻐﻳﺭ ﺍﻟﻣﻘﻳﻣﻳﻥ(.
2. Entering occupancy data prior to unit check-in,
including:
- Check-in date,
- Pricing information,
- Duration of stay.
All data processing shall be conducted in compliance
with applicable data protection and privacy laws in the
Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
ﺇﺩﺧﺎﻝ ﺑﻳﺎﻧﺎﺕ ﺍﻹﺷﻐﺎﻝ ﻗﺑﻝ ﺇﺷﻐﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻭﺣﺩﺓ، ﺑﻣﺎ ﻳﺷﻣﻝ: .2
ﺗﺎﺭﻳﺦ ﺍﻹﺷﻐﺎﻝ، -
ﺍﻷﺳﻌﺎﺭ، -
ﻣﺩﺓ ﺍﻹﻗﺎﻣﺔ. -
ﻣﻊ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﺄﺣﻛﺎﻡ ﺗﺷﺭﻳﻌﺎﺕ ﺣﻣﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺑﻳﺎﻧﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﺧﺻﻭﺻﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﻣﻭﻝ ﺑﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ
ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ.
Financial Disclosure and Payments
Operators must comply with the following:
ﺍﻹﻓﺻﺎﺡ ﺍﻟﻣﺎﻟﻲ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﺩﺍﺩ
ﻳﻠﺗﺯﻡ ﺍﻟﻣﺷﻐﻠﻭﻥ ﺑﻣﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ:
1. Financial revenue disclosure no later than the 5th
day of each month.
ﻣﻥ ﻛﻝ ﺷﻬﺭ. 5 ﺇﻓﺻﺎﺡ ﺍﻹﻳﺭﺍﺩﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﺎﻟﻳﺔ ﺑﺣﺩ ﺃﻗﺻﻰ ﻳﻭﻡ .1
2. Completion of payment procedures no later than the
15th day of the same month.
ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﺷﻬﺭ ﻧﻔﺳﻪ. 15 ﺍﺳﺗﻛﻣﺎﻝ ﺇﺟﺭﺍءﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﺩﺍﺩ ﻗﺑﻝ ﻳﻭﻡ .2
3. Any disclosures or payments submitted outside the
approved system shall be deemed invalid and shall have
no legal effect.
ﻟﻥ ﺗُﻘﺑﻝ ﺃﻱ ﺇﻓﺻﺎﺣﺎﺕ ﺃﻭ ﻣﺩﻓﻭﻋﺎﺕ ﺧﺎﺭﺝ ﺍﻟﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﺍﻹﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﺗﻣﺩ، ﻭﺗُﻌﺩ .3
ﻻﻏﻳﺔ ﻭﻏﻳﺭ ﻣﻧﺗﺟﺔ ﻷﻱ ﺃﺛﺭ ﻗﺎﻧﻭﻧﻲ.
Compliance Requirements
1. All operators must complete system registration
before the effective date.
ﻣﺗﻁﻠﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻻﻣﺗﺛﺎﻝ
ﻳﺟﺏ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻣﺷﻐﻠﻳﻥ ﺍﺳﺗﻛﻣﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺗﺳﺟﻳﻝ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﻗﺑﻝ ﺑﺩء ﺍﻟﺗﻁﺑﻳﻖ. .1
2. We hereby attach the user guide, along with the
necessary technical support, to ensure full compliance
and proper adherence.
ﻧﺭﻓﻖ ﻟﻛﻡ ﺍﻟﺩﻟﻳﻝ ﺍﻹﺭﺷﺎﺩﻱ ﻭﺍﻟﺩﻋﻡ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﻼﺯﻡ ﻟﺿﻣﺎﻥ ﺣﺳﻥ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ. .2
3. Failure to comply may result in administrative
penalties in accordance with applicable regulations and
resolutions.
ﺇﻥ ﻋﺩﻡ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﻣﺎ ﻭﺭﺩ ﺃﻋﻼﻩ ﻗﺩ ﻳُﻌﺭّﺽ ﺍﻟﻣﺧﺎﻟﻑ ﻻﺗﺧﺎﺫ ﺍﻹﺟﺭﺍءﺍﺕ .3
ﺍﻟﺟﺯﺍﺋﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﺗﻣﺩﺓ، ﻭﻓﻘًﺎ ﻟﻠﺿﻭﺍﺑﻁ ﻭﺍﻟﻘﺭﺍﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻅﻳﻣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻧﺎﻓﺫﺓ.
We appreciate your cooperation and commitment to
supporting a well regulated and sustainable tourism
sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
ﻧﺛﻣّﻥ ﺗﻌﺎﻭﻧﻛﻡ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﺯﺍﻣﻛﻡ ﺑﺎﻟﻣﺳﺎﻫﻣﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺣﻔﺎﻅ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻁﺎﻉ ﺳﻳﺎﺣﻲ ﻣﻧﻅﻡ ﻭﻣﺳﺗﺩﺍﻡ
ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﻭﻧﺅﻛﺩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺿﺭﻭﺭﺓ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﻣﺎ ﻭﺭﺩ ﺃﻋﻼﻩ ﺗﻔﺎﺩﻳًﺎ ﻻﺗﺧﺎﺫ
ﺍﻹﺟﺭﺍءﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺟﺯﺍﺋﻳﺔ ﺑﺣﻖ ﺍﻟﻣﺧﺎﻟﻔﻳﻥ.
For inquiries, you may contact the Licensing Services
Team via phone: 025995355, 025995433, 026576086
Or by email at: LICOP@dctabudhabi.ae
ﻟﻼﺳﺗﻔﺳﺎﺭ، ﻳﻣﻛﻧﻛﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺍﺻﻝ ﻣﻊ ﻓﺭﻳﻖ ﺧﺩﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺗﺭﺧﻳﺹ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺭﻗﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﺎﻟﻳﺔ :
026576086 ،025995433 ،025995355
LICOP@dctabudhabi.ae ﺃﻭ ﻋﺑﺭ ﺍﻟﺑﺭﻳﺩ ﺍﻹﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻲ:
Thank you for your cooperation. ﺷﺎﻛﺭﻳﻥ ﻟﻛﻡ ﺣﺳﻥ ﺗﻌﺎﻭﻧﻛﻡ،
Circular No. 3/2026

Kind Regards. ﻭﺗﻔﺿﻠﻭﺍ ﺑﻘﺑﻭﻝ ﻓﺎﺋﻖ ﺍﻻﺣﺗﺭﺍﻡ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﺭ.
The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ - ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ
Circular No. 3/2026

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Managing Licensed Unit
You can manage all bookings related to a specific unit directly from the Units Management section.
Figure 13: Manage Licensed Unit
To access the booking details:
1. Navigate to Units Management.
2. Locate the unit for which you want to manage bookings.
3. Click the three-dot menu (⋯) on the unit’s widget.
4. Select “Booking Details” to open the booking management page.
5. You will be redirected to Guest Booking where you can add and manage bookings
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Figure 14: Guest Bookings Management
- Add New Booking
To create a new booking for a unit:
1. Navigate to the Booking Details page of the desired unit (via Units Management → three-dot
menu → Booking Details).
2. Click “Add Guest Accommodation Details”. This will open the Booking Form.
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Figure 15: Add Guest Booking
The booking form consists of the following sections:
1. Booking Details
o Enter the required booking information such as check-in date, check-out date, number
of nights, and any other requested fields.
2. Guest Details
o Add information for each guest staying at the unit, including name, nationality,
ID/Passport information, and contact details.
o You can add as many guests as required
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Figure 16: Add Guest Booking (2)
3. Supporting Document
o Upload any required documents, such as identification copies or booking confirmation
files. (supporting documents)
Once all fields are completed and supporting documents are uploaded, you may proceed to save or
submit the booking depending on the available action buttons.
Figure 17: Manage Existing Booking
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