DTCM or Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing is a state body that oversees all the planning, supervision, development and marketing of tourism in Dubai.
DTCM issues mainly these following permits:
Apart from DTCM, it is also necessary to get DED permits along with DTCM permits for all you corporate and public events way in advance to ensure that you don’t get penalized. World Events Management can help you issue these Event Permit with our past expertise and rep with the DTCM. These Events Permits are further divided into;
There is a separate permit for those public events that require the organizer to sell tickets online. This permit can only be applied after issuance of DTCM E-Permit.
Rates and Documentation requirement for all these permits differ and mentioned below in detail. You can also contact our Representatives with all your queries and they will be happy to assist.
As any State Body, DTCM wanted to ensure that all procedures that are undertaken to apply and get the Event Permits and license for Ticketed Events is centralized under them and in their database for whole Dubai. That’s when DTCM introduced the E-portals for Permits and Ticketing.
Every Corporate and public Event needs Permit issued by DTCM or DED. However, Private Parties or Weddings are not bound to the permits issued by DTCM. You can click below to live chat with our representative, who can help you with all the information you need regarding DTCM Permits.
Yes. DTCM has online portal that can help you issue the permit online. World Events Management team can also help you to issue permits without any hassle on your behalf.
You can do so from E-Permit portal as well but in case the Location of Event is changing, you will need to apply for a fresh DTCM Event Permit.
The sooner the better. Maximum for any DTCM Permit, you can apply a year ahead of the Event. It is always good to apply at least 4 weeks before tickets go on sale for a ticketed event and at least 2 weeks ahead of non-ticketed event. We can help you apply for them at any time to ensure your ease of mind.
Following are the easy steps for applying to DTCM Permits:
Following are the steps to apply for E-Ticketing Permits on DTCM Portal
Each of the DTCM Permit type requires different kind of Documentations. They are as following;
| Permit Type | Documents Required for DTCM Permit |
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| Entertainment Event |
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| Business Event |
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| E-Ticketing Permit |
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| Sports Event |
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| Entertainment Activity Permit |
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| Shopping Mall Activity Permit |
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| Retail Outlet Activity Permit |
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Different Fee structure applies to different permits apart from normal operational charges from DTCM and DED. These are;
| Administration Fee applied to all Events | |
|---|---|
| Registration on E-Permit Portal | AED 300 Annually |
| Urgent Event Applicable Fee | AED 500 |
| Knowledge Dirham | AED 10 |
| Innovation Dirham | AED 10 |
| Entertainment Events | ||
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| Ticketed / Registration Events | Non-Ticketed/Non Registration Events | |
| E-Permit | AED 200 | AED 200 |
| Event Permit | All Venues: AED 800 Only | Hotels AED 800, Other Venues: AED 500 |
| Performer Fee | Not Applicable | Hotels: AED 750 each Performer, Other Venues, AED 350 Each Performer |
| Ticketing Fee | Paid Ticketed / Registration Event: 10% of Total Ticket Income, Free Ticketed Event AED 1 | Not Applicable |
| DTCM Management | AED 500 | |
| Optional Amendment to application fee: AED 800 | ||
| Sports & Charity Events | ||
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| Ticketed / Registration Events | Non-Ticketed/Non Registration Events | |
| E-Permit Fee | AED 200 | AED 200 |
| Ticketing Fee | Paid Ticketed / Registration Event: 10% of Total Ticket Income, Free Ticketed Event AED 1 Per Ticket | Not Applicable |
| Business Events | |||
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| Ticketed / Registration Events | Non-Ticketed/Non Registration Events | ||
| E-Permit Fee | AED 200 | AED 200 | |
| DED Management Fee | AED 50 | AED 50 | |
| Event permit fee per the type of business event | Exhibition / Product Launch | AED 1000 | AED 1000 |
| Conference / Forum / Seminar / Summit | AED 1000 | AED 250 | |
| Exhibition / Product Launch Plus Conference / Forum / Seminar / Summit | Paid ticketed/registration event: 10% of total ticket/registration income Free ticketed/registration event: AED 1 per ticket/registration | Not Applicable | |
* Please note that these Permit Fee are subject to change by DTCM AND DED at any time on their own accordance.
Starting from the initial Registration for your organization till receiving your Event Permit from DTCM, World Events Management Company can help you achieve all without any hassle on your behalf. We have been working with DTCM and its portal from the beginning and well aware of all their policies, their fee structure, the documentation required for all kinds of Events. This provides us an edge to ensure that your DTCM Permits is applied and received smoothly. Please enter your details below and our team will reach out to you for any DTCM needs.