The post-pandemic surge in the number of global and regional conferences, exhibitions and events lined up in GCC countries is the other major factor driving the industry players for expansion
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Careem
Careem users now able to buy tickets through super app
Careem users can now access tours, events and experiences across North America, Europe and Asia by accessing the Tickitto tile on the Careem app
acquisitions
Anghami acquires events company Spotlight as it eyes live entertainment industry
The acquisition will turn Spotlight Events, which hosts live concerts across the Middle East, as the Nasdaq-listed company’s live events arms
Conferences and Exhibitions
DXB Live reveals strategic plan to become region’s biggest integrated events entity in 2022
Over the past decade, DXB Live has provided a complete range of in-house services for events by engaging with more than 300 industry professionals
Dubai events
Dubai’s events industry perfectly poised to ascend new heights
Expo 2020 showcased that the local events industry doesn’t just put on events for the sake of it, it creates experiences that have an emotional human connection and feeling that the digital realm can never replace
Entertainment events
It’s time to rebuild and reimagine the MENA entertainment and event industry
The easy thing would be to ignore the lessons painfully learned from the past year-and-a-half and go back to business as normal. But instead we should rebuild and reimagine
coronavirus guidelines
Events industry must ‘follow the rules’ or jeopardise gains for everyone
New Dubai event regulations are a small step towards normality, but logistical hurdles must be overcome to host events safely, says founder of Dan Bolton Creative Management Agency