Dubai’s business events sector has continued to build on its momentum as one of the first cities in the world to reopen for international meetings, with a busy calendar of conferences on the horizon.
Following on from the resumption of international tourism to the city in July 2020, Dubai has been welcoming international business events since October 2020.
In the next few months alone the emirate will host the Congress of the Société Internationale d'Urologie, Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, International Astronautical Congress, World Chambers Congress, LPG Week, Gastech and Africa Oil Week.
Issam Kazim, CEO of Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing, said: “We understand the importance for the meetings industry globally to restart physical events, and thanks to the efforts of stakeholders across the city, this all continues to be done in environments that prioritise the safety of all delegates, participants and organisers.”
Dubai Business Events (DBE) is planning several study missions to the city during Expo 2020, which starts in October and runs for six months.
Steen Jakobsen, Assistant VP, DBE, said: “In the wake of the global pandemic, Dubai was able to quickly restart its business events sector leveraging the city’s ability to provide both a safe setting while at the same time facilitating impactful face-to-face meetings. We continue to see strong interest from organisers looking to get their business events back on track as soon as possible – and thanks to the aligned approach taken by stakeholders across Dubai, we have been able to quickly mobilise when necessary to accommodate businesses, associations and other organisations to review their original plans and relocate events to Dubai.”
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James Lancaster
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