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Resumption of Serving Shisha in Tourism and Hotel Establishments

Formal citationCircular No. 1/2021 Issuing sourceDepartment of Culture and Tourism - Circulars → Issued / Gazetted / Effective— · — · — Gazette issue Categorycircular Last indexed11 Jul 2026
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04/01/2021
Messrs. General Managers of Tourism & Hotel
Establishments
ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺗﺭﻣﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺩﺓ/ ﻣﺩﺭﺍء ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ
Circular No. 1/2021 1/2021 ﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺭﻗﻡ
Subject: Resumption of Serving Shisha in Tourism and
Hotel Establishments
ﺇﻋﺎﺩﺓ ﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﺷﻳﺷﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣـﻭﺿﻭﻉ:
Greetings, ﺗﺣﻳﺔ ﻁﻳﺑﺔ ﻭﺑﻌﺩ،
In line with the preventative measures for
Coronavirus (COVID-19) issued by relevant
entities, and in order to sustain and support the
t o u r i s m i n d u s t r y a n d n a t i o n a l e c o n o m i c
development, taking into consideration the
importance of community and public health, the
Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi is
permitting all Tourism and Hotel Establishments in
the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to resume the activity of
serving shisha, on the condition of adhering with all
other directives and requirements issued by other
relevant government entities.
ﺗﻣﺎﺷﻳﺎ ً ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺟﻳﻬﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺻﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﺟﻬﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﻧﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻓﻳﻣﺎ
، ﺇﻟﻰ ﺟﺎﻧﺏ ﺍﻟﺗﺩﺍﺑﻳﺭ19ﻳﺗﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﺎﻹﺟﺭﺍءﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻭﻗﺎﺋﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﺟﺎﺋﺣﺔ ﻛﻭﻓﻳﺩ-
ﺍﻟﻣﻌﺗﻣﺩﺓ ﻟﺩﻋﻡ ﻭﺗﻧﻣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﻁﺎﻉ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻲ ﻭﺍﻻﻗﺗﺻﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻲ، ﺑﻣﺎ ﻻ ﻳﺗﻌﺎﺭﺽ
ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﻭﺃﻣﻥ ﻭﺳﻼﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﺗﻣﻊ، ﺗﻭﺟّﻪ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ -
ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﺑﺈﻋﺎﺩﺓ
ﺍﻟﺳﻣﺎﺡ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﺷﻳﺷﺔ ﻣﻊ ﻣﺭﺍﻋﺎﺓ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﻛﺎﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺟﻳﻬﺎﺕ
ﻭﺍﻻﺷﺗﺭﺍﻁﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺻﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﺟﻬﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺣﻛﻭﻣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﻧﻳﺔ.
Please note that tourism and hotel establishments
will be inspected by DCT Abu Dhabi's inspectors to
verify compliance with these instructions.
ﻛﻣﺎ ﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻡ ﺑﺄﻧﻪ ﺳﻳﺗﻡ ﺗﻔﺗﻳﺵ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ
ﻣﻔﺗﺷﻲ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻟﻠﺗﺣﻘﻖ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﻬﺫﻩ
ﺍﻟﺗﻌﻠﻳﻣﺎﺕ.
We hope that you will abide by what we have
mentioned in order to avoid the legal measures
that will be taken against offenders according to
the legislation in force.
ﺁﻣﻠﻳﻥ ﻣﻧﻛﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﻘﻳﺩ ﺑﻣﺎ ﺃﺷﺭﻧﺎ ﺇﻟﻳﻪ ﺗﻔﺎﺩﻳﺎ ً ﻟﻺﺟﺭﺍءﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻧﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﺳﺗﺗﺧﺫ
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﺧﺎﻟﻔﻳﻥ ﻭﻓﻖ ﺍﻟﺗﺷﺭﻳﻌﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻧﺎﻓﺫﺓ.
Kind Regards. ﻭﺗﻔﺿﻠﻭﺍ ﺑﻘﺑﻭﻝ ﻓﺎﺋﻖ ﺍﻻﺣﺗﺭﺍﻡ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﺭ.
Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ - ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ
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