Expo 2020 Dubai is expected to further fuel the recovery of the sector, with onsite sales of F&B products projected to rake in $545m during the six-month period
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Dubai Municipality
Dubai completes $56m greenery plan leading to Expo 2020 site
Projects cover over two million sq m and include the extension of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road, the Expo Street and Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Street in the direction of the Expo 2020 Dubai site
AC Milan
Italian football giants AC Milan sign partnership deal with Expo 2020 Dubai
AC Milan players and ambassadors will fly in for the event to promote the fundamental values of sport
Dubai hospitality market
How Expo 2020 Dubai can supercharge the UAE’s tourism rebound
Colliers is forecasting that occupancies across the main sub-markets of Dubai will range between 64% to 73% for the full year 2021
Al Wasl Plaza
Suites at Expo 2020 Dubai’s only on-site hotel almost sold out
Hotel is among the structures that will remain after global showpiece event ends in March next year
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Talabat selected as official food delivery provider for Expo 2020 Dubai
Futuristic food distribution will include 10 autonomous delivery vehicles and a robotic ice-cream confectioner and barista
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Expo 2020 Dubai’s Thrive Together programme to boost business opportunities
Networking, knowledge-sharing and thought-leadership events will be the focus of the Thrive Together programme
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More than 220 Dubai Expo 2020 programmes to focus on technology, innovation, women and youth
Expo 2020 Dubai revealed the calendar of its events, experiences, thought-leadership and public conversations that aims to find solutions for some of the most pressing problems facing our world
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Expo 2020 tickets now on sale with the chance to attend opening ceremony
Season and family passes purchased before August 14 enable holders to enter draw for chance to attend open ceremony
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UAE, Hong Kong look to bolster business ties
UAE-China trade has accelerated over the last few years as the Emirates was one of the first countries to sign onto China’s ambitious infrastructure plan, the Belt and Road Initiative.
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Farnek signs facility management contracts worth $5.4m for eight national pavilions at Expo 2020
UAE-based company’s contract haul includes the Saudi pavilion which at 13,000sqm is the second largest at the global event
Bureau International des Expositions
Dubai ready to host ‘unprecedented Expo’, says director general
No plans to make full vaccination mandatory for visitors to the Expo site, although Mohamed Al Ansaari, vice president of communications at Expo 2020, said immunisation against coronavirus is ‘highly recommended’
Dubai economy
Countdown is on: 100 days to Expo 2020 Dubai
Mega event aims to drive collaboration and innovation to develop real-life solutions as the world heads into a post-pandemic economic recovery
Expo 2020 Dubai
Dubai to add 45 kilometres of cycling tracks ahead of Expo 2020
The mobility project entails the construction of 226 pedestrian paths and 857 dropped kerbs and creating paths for people of determination at 1,053 points
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UAE, Luxembourg discuss economic and investment relations
The two countries’ ministers agreed on establishing a joint economic committee to hold its first session during Expo 2020
covid-19
Full Covid-19 vaccination for visitors not part of Expo 2020 Dubai plans
Organisers are confident Expo site will be one of the most vaccinated and safest environments for participants and visitors alike
air travel
Demand for this year’s Expo 2020 Dubai is ‘100% there’
Over 2,500 online travel agents, tour operators, hotel groups and airlines have signed up as authorised ticket resellers for six-month event