Abu Dhabi News: The Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT Abu Dhabi) has instructed hotels to extend the free stay period for guests stranded due to regional flight disruptions. DCT Abu Dhabi issued a circular on February 28 asking general managers of hotels to extend the stay of guests who are unable to depart due to reasons beyond their control.

Hotels have been instructed to send the bills for all extra room charges directly to the department, so that there is no additional financial burden on the passengers. According to reports, around 20,000 passengers were accommodated in hotels or temporary accommodation by the UAE Civil Aviation Authority following widespread flight cancellations. Apart from this, the officials also made arrangements to provide food and refreshments to the people in distress.

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— Samir Arora (@Iamsamirarora) March 1, 2026

UAE’s proactive and humanitarian response

This initiative went viral on social media platform X. Samir Arora, founder of Helios Capital, shared a copy of the directive on X and praised the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its proactive and humanitarian approach during the crisis.

Users said – this is called hospitality

Users compared Abu Dhabi’s policy to increased prices in other countries. Many praised the UAE for arranging hotels, food and repatriation for stranded passengers and for giving priority to people.

One user wrote, “If this was any other place, they would have increased the prices three times in such an emergency.” Another user commented, “From issuing emergency visas on the spot to extending hotel stays for stranded people, the UAE government is teaching us a great way to deal with the crisis!”

Another user said, “Only in the UAE do we find leaders who actually care about tourists, expatriates and their own citizens. Yet some people try to take advantage of such opportunities to criticize the country. The truth is simple: The UAE is safer than all the major cities in the world.”

US President Donald Trump has increased the tariff from 10 to 15%. Now it is being estimated that this will affect India. In such a situation, when fund manager Sameer Arora has made a post on behalf of Trump regarding increasing global tariff and its impact. In this he said that this will not affect India in any way. They have underestimated it. Also said that despite the political and legal drama in Washington, India’s situation is largely the same as before.

On February 20, the US Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down the President’s global tariff order. The court had called it one-sided. After this, Trump had said in the press conference that his administration would adopt new legal avenues to impose tariffs. It also includes sections of federal law that require investigation by the Commerce Department.

What has Sameer Arora, founder of Helios Capital, said?

Sameer Arora, founder of Helios Capital, has argued that this move has not only caused loss to India. He has mentioned eight points in his post. It is said in this that as far as India is concerned, there is nothing wrong in 15 percent. He told that more than 90 countries which were earlier under the scope of 10% tariff, are now under 15%. It includes America’s trading partner countries like Australia, UK, Singapore and UAE.

He said that the problem arises when different tariffs are imposed on countries. But if the same tariff is imposed on all countries, what difference does it make? This is a matter related to US internal tax.

Arora said that the first 10 percent was very surprising. Under that framework, the maximum allowed limit was 15 percent. There has been no change in the larger global environment.

The rate of 15 percent has been fixed for the next 150 days. To extend it beyond about five months, Congress’s approval is required. This may lead to political uncertainty. Apart from this, he said that India is happy to sign deals at 18 percent, and now it is only 15 percent.

Trump said – new laws will be made and issued

Here, the US President has said that his administration will make and issue new tariff laws in the next few months. He has also called the decision of the Supreme Court wrong. Also, the US President has talked about imposing tariffs under other legal rules.