Visitor Experience Awards

The Visitor Experience Awards is an annual flagship programme led by the Visitor Experience team, designed to recognise and motivate excellence while fostering healthy competition among businesses and frontline staff across Abu Dhabi.

Happening for the first time in 2026, the programme will feature eight award categories: four business awards focused on themes such as innovation, cultural showcase, accessibility, and resilience, and four frontliner awards recognising individuals who demonstrate excellence across different frontline roles.

Participants:

Over 400 businesses and their frontliners are invited to apply from sectors such as museums, cultural sites, events, mobility, accommodation, malls, attractions, cruise terminals, F&B, airports, and airlines. Following submissions, all applications will undergo an initial evaluation by an internal committee, which will shortlist nine candidates in each category.

Award Ceremony:

The final award ceremony will be held at an exclusive gala dinner. Guests will include representatives from over 400 businesses, corporate media, the shortlisted frontliners, DCT panel members and industry representatives.

Award ceremony date:

November 26th 2026, ERTH Hotel

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Last Modified - 11/08/2026