Flight
flight_number / carrier_code
IATA airline code and flight number scraped in real-time from UAE airline websites and OTA aggregators. Covers Emirates (EK), Etihad Airways (EY), flydubai (FZ), Air Arabia (G9), Air Arabia Abu Dhabi (3L), and all carriers operating from DXB, AUH, SHJ, and RKT airports across all seven emirates.
"EK101" / "EK" (Emirates)
Flight
origin / destination
IATA airport codes and city names normalised across all UAE airports — Dubai International (DXB), Dubai World Central Al Maktoum (DWC), Abu Dhabi International (AUH), Sharjah International (SHJ), and Ras Al Khaimah (RKT). Includes cross-emirate routing patterns unique to the UAE market.
{"origin": "DXB", "destination": "LHR"}
Flight
departure_datetime / arrival_datetime
Scheduled and actual timestamps in GST (UTC+4) and UTC. Includes real-time delay status, gate changes, and cancellation flags — essential for UAE aviation intelligence platforms operating across the Gulf's busiest hub at DXB, the world's highest international passenger traffic airport.
"2025-12-10T14:30:00+04:00" (GST)
Flight
fare_class / cabin
Booking class code and cabin type with seat availability counts. Tracks Emirates' Economy, Business, and First Class yields alongside flydubai's Value/Lite fare bundles and Air Arabia's Basic/Plus tiers — enabling cross-carrier yield analysis unique to the Gulf carrier landscape.
{"class": "J", "cabin": "business", "seats_left": 5}
Flight
fare_bundle_inclusions
Itemised bundle contents per fare tier — lounge access, chauffeur service (Emirates First/Business), checked baggage weight allowance, miles accrual rate, and flex change fees. Critical for comparing Emirates Business Class value vs. flydubai Lite fares on identical routes out of DXB.
{"lounge": true, "baggage_kg": 30, "chauffeur": true}
Flight
visa_on_arrival_flag
UAE-specific field indicating whether the destination country offers visa-on-arrival or visa-free entry for UAE residents and GCC nationals — a critical data point for UAE-based OTA search tools where a large share of travellers hold multiple nationalities with varying visa requirements.
{"destination": "Thailand", "uae_resident_visa": "on_arrival"}
Hotel
hotel_name / property_type
Full property name and UAE-specific classification covering the full spectrum — ultra-luxury hotels (7-star, 5-star), beach resorts, downtown business hotels, apart-hotels, serviced residences, boutique hotels, and branded residences across all seven emirates. Normalised across Wego, Almosafer, Booking.com, Expedia, and Agoda.
"Atlantis The Royal" / "ultra_luxury_resort"
Hotel
dtcm_license / adtca_license
Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) license number and Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (ADTCA) classification grade — the official UAE hotel star ratings. Enables compliance filtering and legally accurate property classification across both emirates' distinct rating systems.
{"dtcm_license": "DTCM-DXB-00019", "grade": "5_star_deluxe"}
Hotel
amenities
Standardised list of 70+ amenity flags including private beach, infinity pool, butler service, camel trekking, desert safari desk, halal dining, prayer room, ladies-only pool, spa with hammam, gold souk proximity, and Ramadan offering packages — parsed and normalised from UAE property descriptions.
["private_beach", "butler_service", "halal_dining", "desert_safari_desk"]
Hotel
vat_5pct_breakdown
UAE-specific 5% VAT itemisation per rate — base rate, VAT amount, and total in AED. Also includes Tourism Dirham fees (AED 7–20 per room per night) levied by Dubai and Abu Dhabi, which are frequently excluded from headline OTA rates and cause significant booking cost discrepancies.
{"base_aed": 12500, "vat_5pct": 625, "tourism_dirham": 20, "total": 13145}
Hotel
ramadan_pricing / peak_event_rate
Rate multipliers and availability flags during UAE peak demand windows — Dubai Shopping Festival, GITEX, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, UAE National Day, Eid Al Fitr, Eid Al Adha, and New Year's Eve at Burj Khalifa. UAE hotel rates swing 3–6x during these events; this field quantifies the surge per property.
{"event": "Abu_Dhabi_GP_2025", "surge_pct": 420, "baseline_aed": 2800}
Hotel
room_types / view_classification
All available room configurations including UAE-specific view types — Burj Khalifa view, Palm view, Arabian Gulf view, Dubai skyline, desert view, and creek view — each commanding distinct price premiums. Paired with OTA pricing per view tier to power premium room upsell analytics.
{"type": "deluxe_suite", "view": "burj_khalifa_view", "premium_aed": 850}
Desert & Beach Resort
resort_type / experience_flags
UAE-specific resort classification — beach resort, desert eco-lodge, mountain resort (Hatta, Ras Al Khaimah), island resort, and overwater villa. Experience flags include dune bashing, camel sunrise, falconry, wadi kayaking, and snorkelling at the resort — powering UAE's unique activity-based hotel search.
{"type": "desert_eco_lodge", "experiences": ["dune_bashing", "falconry"]}
Desert & Beach Resort
beach_access / pool_count
Private vs. semi-private beach classification, beach length in metres, and number of distinct pool types (infinity, kids' splash, adults-only, rooftop, temperature-controlled indoor). UAE resorts compete intensely on pool and beach quality — this data powers filterable luxury property comparison tools.
{"beach": "private_350m", "pools": 5, "rooftop_pool": true}
Pricing
price_per_night_aed
Current base rate per night in AED (incl. 5% VAT), tracked with GST timestamps for real-time rate parity monitoring across UAE OTA channels. Also available in USD (pegged 3.67) and GBP for international traveller-facing products without separate currency conversion.
{"aed_inc_vat": 13145, "usd_equiv": 3578, "gbp_equiv": 2805}
Pricing
ota_price_comparison
Same-property pricing captured simultaneously across Wego, Almosafer, Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, Hotels.com, and the hotel's direct website. UAE OTA price spreads of 8–22% are common — this field surfaces rate parity violations and best-price signals unique to the Gulf OTA competitive landscape.
{"wego": 12200, "booking_com": 12500, "direct": 11800}
Pricing
price_history_aed
Historical rate snapshots timestamped up to 24 months in AED. Track event-driven pricing spikes (Abu Dhabi F1, Dubai Shopping Festival, GITEX, Eid), summer low-season trough pricing when UAE hotels discount 40–60% to attract regional visitors, and year-on-year RevPAR trend analysis.
[{"date":"2025-07","aed":4200},{"date":"2025-11_F1","aed":18500}]
OTA
ota_listing_url
Direct listing URL on each UAE and regional OTA platform — Wego, Almosafer, Cleartrip UAE, Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, Hotels.com, and direct hotel websites — enabling deep-link integration into UAE price comparison tools and travel alert platforms without manual URL construction.
"https://www.wego.com/hotels/searches/DXB?..."
OTA
flash_deals / summer_sale_flags
Time-limited summer sale prices, early bird promotions, Dubai Calendar event packages, and loyalty member rates scraped as they appear — with expiry timestamps in GST, eligible membership tier, effective AED discount, and original reference rate. UAE OTAs run aggressive summer discounting from June–August.
{"type": "summer_sale", "discount_pct": 45, "expires_gst": "2025-08-31"}
Location
emirate / district / zone
Full UAE administrative hierarchy — emirate (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah), district, and freehold zone (Palm Jumeirah, Downtown Dubai, Dubai Marina, JBR, DIFC, Saadiyat Island, Yas Island). Zone-level data is essential for the UAE property and hospitality market.
{"emirate": "Dubai", "district": "Jumeirah", "zone": "Palm_Jumeirah"}
Location
geo_coordinates / makani
Verified latitude/longitude with sub-30m accuracy plus Dubai Makani number — the emirate's unique 10-digit address system. Makani is a required field for Dubai government integrations and apps operating within the Smart Dubai ecosystem.
{"lat": 25.1412, "lng": 55.1853, "makani": "2071204040"}
Location
nearby_landmarks / metro_proximity
Distance in km to Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall, Palm Jumeirah, Jumeirah Beach, Dubai Metro Red/Green line stations, DXB airport, Sheikh Zayed Road, and ADNEC. Dubai Metro proximity is a growing premium driver as the network expands ahead of World Expo and Vision 2030 infrastructure investments.
{"burj_khalifa_km": 1.2, "metro_station": "BurjKhalifa/Dubai Mall", "dxb_airport_km": 18}
Reviews
review_sentiment_score
Aggregated sentiment score from structured parsing of Arabic and English guest reviews across Booking.com, TripAdvisor, Google, and Wego. Subscore breakdowns by cleanliness, location, value, service, food quality, beach/pool, and cultural amenities — enabling NLP-ready UAE travel datasets.
{"overall": 9.6, "beach": 9.8, "service": 9.7, "value": 8.1}
Events & Calendar
event_demand_calendar
UAE event calendar with demand impact scores — Dubai Shopping Festival (Jan), Dubai Food Festival (Feb), GITEX (Oct), Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Nov), UAE National Day (Dec 2), Eid windows (variable Islamic calendar). Each event includes estimated hotel inventory drawdown and historical ADR uplift percentage per hotel zone.
{"event": "GITEX_2025", "dates": "Oct 13-17", "adr_uplift_pct": 180}
Staycation & Packages
package_type / savings_pct
Bundled hotel, flight, transfer, dining, and attraction packages offered by UAE hotels, OTAs, and airlines. Captures package savings compared to standalone bookings and identifies promotional travel deals.
{"package":"hotel+spa","savings_pct":28}