Abu Dhabi Convention and Exhibition Bureau and Miral Joint Business Event Fund is created to attract more MICE events
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Why Dubai has become the destination of choice for corporate India
Corporate events, along with cricket T-20 World Cup-related travel from the sub-continent, is adding to the surge in occupancy and tariffs in Dubai’s hospitality sector, especially in the luxury segment
ADNEC reveals major expansion plans for Abu Dhabi, London events hubs
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company announces plan to build largest exhibition hall in the MENA region
Securing the future of live, in-person events
We’ve been in this industry for a long time, and the power of face-to-face meetings and the ability to do business in person has never been more important
Abu Dhabi’s IHC offers $98m to buy London-listed events major
International Holding Company leads consortium making bid to acquire Arena Events Group
Mubadala World Tennis Championships to help ace expansion for Flash Entertainment
Championship, which is being held in December, has already received top-billing with the news this week that UK women’s number one and teenage US Open sensation Emma Raducanu is to take centre stage against Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic
Strong recovery anticipated for in-person events in Dubai
While digitisation and virtual events served as a lifeline for the events industry during the pandemic, industry experts believe that in-person events will prevail post-pandemic
The show must go on – why the need for event insurance is more pertinent than ever
No matter how small or large an event, every organiser faces several potential risks
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
Dubai lures Wall Street jet-setters as events business rebounds
As restrictions hamper travel to hubs including London and Singapore, Dubai is fast becoming a winner in the more than $1tr global events industry
Abu Dhabi Fund ADQ offers to create large hospitality group
ADQ has proposed combining Abu Dhabi National Hotels Company PJSC with one of its portfolio companies, Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company PJSC
How Dubai is aiming to be the ‘meeting place of the world’
Issam Kazim, CEO of Dubai Tourism, hailed the importance of the events sector at the MEA conference of UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibitions Industry
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
Live events in Dubai expected to prove boom to tourism, F&B, encourage vaccination
Dubai has further relaxed Covid-19 restrictions, saying events and live entertainment would be allowed on a one-month trial period – which can be extended – given that performers and attendees are vaccinated
Arabian Travel Market 2021 is largest in-person travel and tourism event in 18 months
A virtual event will run a week later to widen the reach of the in-person event from May 16-19 as coronavirus continues
UAE-based fintech start-up sees virtual events surge off back of Covid-19 restrictions
Events10x has hosted more than 100 events since September, with over 78,600 attendees, connecting over 2,800 exhibitors
Video: Dubai leads the world in reopening global events
Key stakeholders in Dubai’s success story came together for the Dubai Global Events Reopening Forum in front of a select live audience and a global online audience of thousands from more than 50 countries.