A Dubai holiday-home proposal needed both the business route and permission for each whole unit, with authority fees separated from operating costs.
Activity reference from the supplied Dubai mainland register. Confirm current scope and conditions before applying.
Activity 5510008 · Dubai mainland · DET reference
Includes offering owned or rented furnished accommodation for renting to vacationers on a daily, weekly, monthly or annual basis, it involves renting the unit as a whole and not partially as rooms or beds.
Find this activity in the directoryRead the requirement, the constraint and the proposed route together. The value of this case is the reasoning behind the setup, rather than an activity name in isolation.
Four phases, 9 checkpoints. See the route at a glance, then open a checkpoint for the work, owner and timing. Daily updates continue during active work.
Confirm the route and open your file.
Activity, legal form and Dubai mainland
Owner / You and VantablackNamed team, checklist and your project timeline
Owner / VantablackDocuments and activity checks.
Passports, KYC and anything the activity needs
Owner / You, checked by VantablackSubmitted to the Department of Economy and Tourism
Owner / Vantablack, then the authorityPremises and the licence decision.
Lease and Ejari for the dedicated premises
Owner / You and VantablackYour company exists; documents in your workspace
Owner / The authorityFollow-on work in your agreed scope.
Immigration file for you and your team
Owner / Vantablack PRO teamBank application, VAT and Corporate Tax registration
Owner / Vantablack and the bankList your services on the Ecosystem and receive requests
Owner / You, on VantablackTime markers are our service standards; authority steps follow the authority’s own timeline, and approvals are the authority’s decision. Your accepted quote confirms which post-licence services are included. Sales depend on licensing, approvals and demand.
Select a point to read the reasoning.
01 Business objective Establish a Dubai company that can arrange the rental of entire furnished units to vacationers on a daily, weekly, monthly or annual basis and understand the permit costs beyond the commercial licence.
The client wanted to arrange furnished holiday-home rentals in Dubai. The investigation needed to separate the business licensing route from approval of each property, then identify permit and operating costs beyond incorporation. The account does not identify the number or ownership of the proposed units.
Define whether the applicant will operate their own property or manage units for other owners. Assess the business route, then register and permit each qualifying unit through DET's Holiday Homes system. Company licensing and property permission are different requirements; neither is a recorded completed outcome here.
DET: issue a new Holiday Homes permit - checked 20 October 2026. Read the official publication.
Dubai's holiday-home framework requires whole-unit operation rather than separate rooms or bed spaces. Check the title and DET-required owner authorisation, property documentation and classification requirements before committing to the operating arrangement. A commercial licence does not itself approve an individual home.
Dubai Decree 41/2013: holiday-home licensing and whole-unit operation - checked 20 October 2026. Read the official publication.
DET: Leasing Out Holiday Homes user guide, version 1.1 - checked 20 October 2026. Read the official publication.
The published annual unit-permit component is AED 300 per bedroom, capped at AED 1,200 per home. DET also lists AED 50 for classification and AED 10 each for knowledge and innovation. Confirm the live transaction total and any additional service fees; these are not this client's recorded costs.
Dubai Executive Council Resolution 49/2014: holiday-home fees - checked 20 October 2026. Read the official publication.
DET: issue a new Holiday Homes permit - checked 20 October 2026. Read the official publication.
DET's guide requires guest records and Tourism Dirham accounting: the charge is per occupied unit, per bedroom, per night, with the guide's stay limits and remittance rules. Confirm owner-contract terms, insurance, maintenance responsibilities and building-specific conditions before taking bookings.
DET: Leasing Out Holiday Homes user guide, version 1.1 - checked 20 October 2026. Read the official publication.
No company licence, unit permit, first booking, actual budget or completion time is recorded. The lesson is to assess the operator and each property separately, including ongoing duties. Revenue projections, occupancy and permit approvals are not guaranteed.
This activity involves professional, regulated or physical operations: assess the operating premises and any inspection or technical conditions first. A virtual address does not replace a required operating site. For an eligible Dubai mainland setup, our indicative planning example is AED 1,200 for trade-name reservation and initial approval, AED 3,500 for a virtual-office provider, and AED 12,000 for the licence: approximately AED 16,700 before Vantablack service fees. These are Vantablack planning estimates dated 20 October 2026, not official tariffs or costs recorded for this case. Provider tax, visas, immigration and labour files, external approvals and other scope-specific costs are separate where applicable.
Where dedicated premises are required, replace the virtual-office allowance with the actual office, shop, warehouse or other suitable lease cost. Our planning allowance for the licence is AED 12,000 plus a market fee estimated at 5% of the annual lease value, subject to the authority assessment; the initial application allowance remains AED 1,200. Fit-out, deposits, inspections and activity-specific approvals may add costs. Your written quotation and actual authority voucher determine the payable amounts.
Planning guidance for a new enquiry, not a statement of this client’s costs or completed approvals. Basic and Advanced Setup include virtual-office sourcing and coordination where eligible; office-provider charges are separate.
Compare premises options and request current pricingOwning property, mediating transactions, operating holiday homes and applying for residence are different objectives. They should not be bundled into one assumed permission.
Moving from holding an asset to brokerage, short-stay operation or a residency application creates a different evidence and approval question.
