From new UAE vacation dates and streamlined Emirates ID companies to tax evaluation for actual property, this week introduced updates with a direct impression on residents and companies.
Dubai’s tourism and hospitality sectors proceed to increase, with lodge occupancy topping 81 per cent and new guidelines introduced for vacationer transport and personal colleges. In actual property, UAE proptech startup PRYPCO secured funding from Common Catalyst, whereas the RTA delivered 103km of recent roads to ease journey occasions throughout Dubai.
Meet up with 10 of the largest tales this week as chosen by Arabian Enterprise editors.
Closing UAE vacation of 2025 revealed
Staff within the UAE have another public vacation to get pleasure from earlier than the tip of the 12 months.
Following an official vacation for the private and non-private sector to mark the event of Prophet Muhammed’s (PBUH) birthday on Friday, September 5, there are just a few weeks to attend earlier than the following scheduled break. Nevertheless, there may be one other vacation on the horizon and the potential for prolonged break day earlier than the tip of 2025.
The subsequent formally introduced public vacation within the UAE shall be to mark Nationwide Day. UAE Nationwide Day is well known yearly on December 2 -3 and is often given as a vacation for the private and non-private sector.
Emirates Skywards launches Premium Economic system flight rewards for 35m members
Emirates Skywards has launched flight rewards for Premium Economic system journey, permitting its 35 million members worldwide to redeem Skywards Miles on Traditional Rewards and Improve Rewards throughout all Emirates’ Premium Economic system cabins.
The loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai now permits members to buy full flight tickets on Emirates Premium Economic system cabin ranging from 15,000 Miles one-way.
Passengers can request upgrades from Economic system to Premium Economic system starting at 7,020 Miles one-way.
UAE actual property tax guidelines defined
Tax advisory agency Dhruva has welcomed a significant UAE company tax replace that permits 4 per cent annual depreciation on funding properties held at honest worth.
UAE permits 4 per cent tax depreciation on funding properties from 2025, boosting actual property companies beneath new company tax guidelines
Tax advisory agency Dhruva has welcomed a significant UAE company tax replace that permits 4 per cent annual depreciation on funding properties held at honest worth.
UAE pronounces 1-step renewal and alternative for Emirates ID
The UAE has launched new one-step renewal and alternative for Emirates ID playing cards for residents.
The Federal Authority for Id, Citizenship, Customs and Port Safety has streamlined Emirates ID renewal and alternative companies for residents right into a single-step course of, as a part of the second cycle of the UAE’s Zero Paperwork Programme.
Below the brand new replace, candidates now solely must submit their request and pay the charges. The system then robotically determines the validity interval based mostly on age, just like the UAE passport system.
UAE proptech startup PRYPCO secures main funding from Common Catalyst for actual property innovation
PRYPCO, the UAE-based property expertise platform, has secured funding from Common Catalyst in a Pre-Collection A spherical led by the enterprise capital agency.
The funding marks Common Catalyst’s first PropTech dedication within the Center East area.
Based in 2022 by Amira Sajwani, PRYPCO operates an ecosystem that addresses actual property funding, financing, and possession.
Dubai builds 103km of recent roads throughout 8 districts to slash journey occasions
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has accomplished a collection of inner highway initiatives in Al Khawaneej 2 (Tolerance District) and Jebel Ali Industrial Space 1, whereas work is underway on six extra residential areas to spice up connectivity, security, and capability.In complete, the community spans 103 kilometres.
Mattar Al Tayer, Director Common, Chairman of the Board of Government Administrators of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), stated: “The development of inner highway initiatives in residential areas responds to the directives of our management to develop and improve infrastructure in residential communities, so as to meet the wants of Dubai’s city and inhabitants development, enhance high quality of life, and promote the happiness and wellbeing of residents.”
He added that the initiatives replicate RTA’s dedication to creating infrastructure for roads, lighting, and stormwater drainage in residential areas, so as to accommodate growing site visitors volumes, enhance circulate, and improve highway security.
Dubai lodge occupancy climbs above 81% as worldwide guests attain 10m
Dubai‘s lodge occupancy ranges reached 81 per cent within the first half of 2025, marking a 4.5 per cent enhance year-on-year, while worldwide customer numbers climbed 6.1 per cent to virtually 10 million between January and June, in accordance with analysis from actual property advisory group Cavendish Maxwell.
The common day by day price (ADR) throughout Dubai’s inns and resorts topped AED745, representing a 5.5 per cent enhance on the identical interval final 12 months, the H1 2025 Dubai hospitality sector market efficiency evaluation revealed.
Dubai prepares to open 19 new institutions with greater than 5,000 rooms between them by the tip of 2025, bringing the emirate’s complete stock to 157,144 keys throughout 748 inns. Nearly 900 rooms throughout 5 inns had been delivered in H1 this 12 months.
10 enterprise secrets and techniques of the world’s richest billionaires each government should know in 2025
The world’s 10 richest billionaires have a mixed internet price of greater than $2.2tn and have amassed their fortunes by way of a wide range of companies.
Whereas tech dominates the listing, with founders of such company giants as Microsoft, Google and Fb all that includes, funding and retail are additionally current. What units these billionaires apart from different entrepreneurs is an elite-level enterprise focus. From beginning out in bedrooms and garages to world domination they’ve relentlessly grown companies into world giants.
In their very own phrases and from careers spent constructing immense fortunes, these are the enterprise secrets and techniques of the world’s richest folks.
Dubai introduces strict new trainer guidelines for personal colleges
Dubai’s Information and Human Growth Authority (KHDA) has issued two new technical guides geared toward strengthening high quality, accountability, and transparency in staffing practices throughout the non-public schooling sector.
The Technical Information for Appointing Instructing Employees in Non-public Colleges in Dubai and the Employees Deregistration Technical Information set out clear requirements for recruitment, conduct, and accountability.
The transfer aligns with the emirate’s Training 33 (E33) Technique, which locations pupil wellbeing and academic high quality on the centre of sector transformation.
Dubai pronounces new guidelines to spice up vacationer transport
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in collaboration with the Division of Economic system and Tourism, has issued a brand new Government Regulation governing vacationer transport exercise within the emirate.
The regulation was enacted beneath Administrative Choice No. (97) of 2025, pursuant to Government Council Decision No. (107) of 2023, which regulates vacationer transport in Dubai.
The brand new regulation goals to create an built-in vacationer transport system that strengthens Dubai’s place as a number one native and worldwide vacation spot.
