Abu Dhabi hotels will be charging its guests a municipal fee of 4 per cent of their hotel bill and an additional Dh15 ($4) per night per room starting next month, said a report.

According to WAM, the Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport and Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) has announced that the new fees, which will be applied from June 1, are in line with charges imposed on hotel guests in other destinations in the region and is standard practice in the hospitality services sector worldwide.

Workshops will soon be held by TCA Abu Dhabi to introduce the municipal fee collection and deposit mechanisms.

The municipality will use the collected fees to boost the sustainable development of Abu Dhabi's tourism infrastructure and enhance the services offered to hotel guests and customers, the report said.