DTCM and Dubai Civil Defence sign MoU to improve safety facilities at hotel establishments.

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) and Directorate General of Dubai Civil Defence (DCD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at improving the safety facilities of hotel establishments in the emirate. 

The agreement was signed by DTCM Director General, Mr. Khalid A bin Sulayem, and DCD Director General, Major General Rashid Thani Al Matrooshi, at the DCD Headquarters in Dubai on Monday, September 28, in the presence of senior officials from both the organizations.

The MoU comes in the framework of the cooperation between various government organizations.

The agreement aims at cooperation and coordination between both the organisations in order to assist DCD  in the performance of the duties of its staff at all times,  especially in emergency situations and promoting joint action, including providing added value to improve performance and simplify the procedures and customer satisfaction.
 
The agreement provides for the exchange of knowledge and experiences, information and studies related to the field work of both parties as well as the development of contingency plans in coordination between the parties to achieve safety.
 
The DTCM Director General, Khalid Ahmed Bin Sulayem, said the main objective of this agreement was to ensure better safety and security for all hotel establishments in the emirate in the services and facilities offered by the DTCM to improve the tourism product of Dubai.
 
Major-General Rashid Al Matrooshi, said the agreement will help improve the safety of hotel establishments and visitors in the emirate as part of the larger plans of making Dubai even safer and dealing with emergency situations.
 
He said the signing of this agreement shows the keenness on both sides to strategically plan safety all the times for the sake of the visitors and staff of the hotel establishments.
 
The agreement will be the base for cooperation for the safety of all tourism establishments to the highest standards to deal with fires and other types of emergencies. Through this agreement, a comprehensive plan will be executed to check the preparedness of the security teams in all the hotels in dealing with emergencies and evacuation in addition to checking out the fire fighting equipments installed at hotel establishments.