Utilisation of Tourist Guides Licensed by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi

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07/04/2023
Destination Management Establishments, Tour
Operators, Museums, Cultural, Tourism and
Leisure General Managers
ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺩﺓ/ ﻣﺩﺭﺍء ﺷﺭﻛﺎﺕ ﺇﺩﺍﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻭﺟﻬﺎﺕ، ﻣﻧﻅﻣﻲ ﺍﻟﺟﻭﻻﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ، ﺍﻟﻣﺗﺎﺣﻑ،
ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺗﺭﻣﻭﻥ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﻭﺍﻗﻊ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ، ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﺭﻓﻳﻬﻳﺔ
Circular No. 6/2023 6/2023 ﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺭﻗﻡ
Subject: Utilisation of Tourist Guides Licensed by the
Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi
ﺍﻻﺳﺗﻌﺎﻧﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻣﺭﺷﺩﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﺭﺧﺻﻳﻥ ﻣﻥ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﻣـﻭﺿﻭﻉ:
ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ
Greetings, ﺗﺣﻳﺔ ﻁﻳﺑﺔ ﻭﺑﻌﺩ،
P u r s u a n t t o L a w N o . 8 o f 2 0 1 8 e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e
Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT
Abu Dhabi) with a mandate to develop the tourism
industry in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and upon the
Executive Council’s Chairman Resolution No. 67/2006
on tourist guiding in Abu Dhabi, and upon DCT Abu
Dhabi’s Chairman Resolution No. 12/2017 relating to
tourism activities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi through the
tasks assigned to DCT Abu Dhabi.
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺇﻧﺷﺎء ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – 2018 ﻟﺳﻧﺔ 8 ﺑﻧﺎء ً ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻥ ﺭﻗﻡ
ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻧﺹ ﻋﻠﻳﻪ ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﻬﺎﻡ ﻭﺍﻻﺧﺗﺻﺎﺻﺎﺕ ﻟﺗﺣﻘﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻹﺭﺷﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻲ 2006 ﻟﺳﻧﺔ 67 ﻹﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﻭﺑﻧﺎء ً ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺍﺭ ﺭﻗﻡ
2017 ﻟﺳﻧﺔ 12 ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭ ﻅﺑﻲ، ﻭﻗﺭﺍﺭ ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ ﺭﻗﻡ
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻷﻧﺷﻁﺔ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻭﺫﻟﻙ ﻣﻥ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﻘﻳﺎﻡ ﺑﺎﻟﻣﻬﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﻛﻠﺔ
ﻟﻠﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ.
Reference is made to previously issued circulars
regarding tourist guides licensed by DCT Abu Dhabi.
Kindly ensure compliance with the below to avoid any
violations:
ﻭﺑﺎﻹﺷﺎﺭﺓ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺗﻌﺎﻣﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﺭﺷﺩﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﺭﺧﺻﻳﻥ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ
ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻧﻭﺩ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﺑﻳﻪ ﺑﺿﺭﻭﺭﺓ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﻣﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ ﺗﻔﺎﺩﻳﺎ ً ﻷﻳﺔ
ﻣﺧﺎﻟﻔﺎﺕ:
1. Only use tourist guides licensed by DCT Abu Dhabi. ﺿﺭﻭﺭﺓ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﺎﻻﺳﺗﻌﺎﻧﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻣﺭﺷﺩﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﺭﺧﺻﻳﻥ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ .1
ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ.
2. Ensure that the tourist guide license issued by DCT
Abu Dhabi is valid (as mentioned on the license) before
assigning the tourist guide to a tour in the emirate of Abu
Dhabi.
ﺿﺭﻭﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺗﺄﻛﺩ ﻣﻥ ﺃﻥ ّ ﺭﺧﺻﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺭﺷﺩ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻲ ﺍﻟﺻﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ .2
ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﺳﺎﺭﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﻔﻌﻭﻝ، ﻭﺍﻟﻣﻭﺿﺣﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺭﺧﺻﺔ ﻗﺑﻝ ﺗﻌﻳﻳﻥ
ﺍﻟﻣﺭﺷﺩ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻲ ﻟﺟﻭﻟﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ.
3. Do not allow the silent guiding phenomenon, where
a tourist guide licensed by DCT Abu Dhabi is allowing
the entrance of another unlicensed tourist guide to give a
tour in a tourism, cultural or entertainment site.
ﻋﺩﻡ ﺍﻟﺳﻣﺎﺡ ﺑﻅﺎﻫﺭﺓ ﺍﻹﺭﺷﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﺻﺎﻣﺕ، ﻭﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﻳﺗﻡ ﻓﻳﻬﺎ ﺍﺳﺗﺧﺩﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﻣﺭﺷﺩ .3
ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻲ ﺍﻟﻣﺭﺧﺹ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻟﻣﺭﺍﻓﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﺯﻭﺍﺭ،
ﻭﺫﻟﻙ ﻟﻠﺳﻣﺎﺡ ﺑﺩﺧﻭﻝ ﻣﺭﺷﺩ ﺳﻳﺎﺣﻲ ﻏﻳﺭ ﻣﺭﺧﺹ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﺍﻗﻊ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ، ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﻳﺔ،
ﻭﺍﻟﺗﺭﻓﻳﻬﻳﺔ ﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﺟﻭﻟﺔ ﻟﻠﺯﻭﺍﺭ.
4. All museums, tourism, cultural, and entertainment
sites must allow only tourist guides licensed by DCT
Abu Dhabi to conduct tours or/and escort groups based
on the policies of the site.
ﺗﻠﺗﺯﻡ ﺍﻟﻣﺗﺎﺣﻑ، ﺍﻟﻣﻌﺎﻟﻡ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ، ﻭﺍﻟﻣﻭﺍﻗﻊ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﺭﻓﻳﻬﻳﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺳﻣﺎﺡ ﻓﻘﻁ .4
ﻟﻠﻣﺭﺷﺩﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﺭﺧﺻﻳﻥ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ
ﺑﺎﻟﺩﺧﻭﻝ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﺍﻗﻊ ﻭﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﺟﻭﻻﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﺃﻭ ﻣﺭﺍﻓﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﺯﻭﺍﺭ ﺣﺳﺏ ﺍﻟﻘﻭﺍﻧﻳﻥ
ﺍﻟﻣﺗﺑﻌﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﻗﻊ.
Please note that inspection operations will be conducted
by DCT Abu Dhabi's judicial regulators to verify
compliance with using only tourist guides licensed by
DCT Abu Dhabi.
ﺇﺟﺭﺍء ﻋﻣﻠﻳﺎﺕ ﺗﻔﺗﻳﺷﻳﺔ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ ﻣﺄﻣﻭﺭﻱ ﺍﻟﺿﺑﻁﻳﺔ ﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻡ ﺑﺄﻧﻪ ﺳﻳﺗﻡ
ﻟﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻟﻠﺗﺣﻘﻖ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﺿﺎﺋﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﺎﺑﻌﻳﻥ
ﺑﺎﻻﺳﺗﻌﺎﻧﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻣﺭﺷﺩﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﺭﺧﺻﻳﻥ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ –
ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ.
For further enquiries, please contact the following:
Abu Dhabi Contact Centre - 800 555
E-mail: idd@dctabudhabi.ae.
ﻟﻠﻣﺯﻳﺩ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻻﺳﺗﻔﺳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻳﻣﻛﻧﻛﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺍﺻﻝ ﺑﻣﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ:
800 555 ﻣﺭﻛﺯ ﺍﺗﺻﺎﻝ ﺣﻛﻭﻣﺔ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ-
ﺍﻟﺑﺭﻳﺩ ﺍﻹﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻲ:
.idd@dctabudhabi.ae
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