- Dubai, UAE - The 31st edition of Arabian Travel Mart, 2024, taking place from May 6 to May 9, is poised to welcome over 2,300 exhibitors and representatives from more than 165 countries, with 41,000 attendees expected. The theme of this year's event is ‘Empowering Innovation: Transforming Travel Through Entrepreneurship.’...
Middle East to receive millions of Chinese tourists lost in Covid pandemic
Dubai, UAE-- Outbound travel from China is estimated to almost double this year, compared with 2023 and will only be 22% below its peak pre-pandemic numbers of 155 million tourists in 2019, who spent over $250 billion overseas, according to Oxford Economics Full recovery is expected to materialise in 2025,...Dubai events generated $3.53 bn economic output in 2022
Dubai, UAE - The total economic output generated by 63 large-scale events hosted at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) reached $3.53 billion (AED 13 billion) in 2022. Out of this amount, a substantial $2.01 billion (AED 7.4 billion) was retained within the local economy, showcasing the venue's strong contribution to...Roadmap for startups on agenda of MENA’s only IPO-focused summit
The summit, which will be held from 23-25 Jan, 2023, ""will shed light on the strong impetus and promising prospects of the IPO sector in Dubai". The emirate's media office said the summit comes on the back of a record IPO activity in 2022.Over a cuppa of coffee: Global, regional beverage brands to gather in Dubai
The Middle East and Africa coffee market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.5 percent between 2022 and 2027.WETEX and Dubai Solar Show hosts 1,750 global companies
DEWA CEO said that the exhibition will introduce the world to the UAE’s achievements in the renewable and clean energy sector.Gulf Print and Pack 2022 concludes, records deals worth $6.8m
The Gulf Print and Pack (GPP) 2022 concluded at the Dubai World Trade Centre, recording deals worth more than AED 25 million. GPP organisers said the decision to move from a four-day show in past editions to a three-day event in 2022 was vindicated with daily attendance increasing by 15...Dubai to have a ‘crypto asset and blockchain hub’
Dubai World Trade Center Free Zone and CoinMENA have tied up to develop a “crypto asset and blockchain hub" in Dubai World Trade Center. The hub will look to attract companies operating in the crypto assets.Imdaad signs three contracts in a month
The total value of the contracts signed with several UAE clients is AED90 million.GISEC 2021: Strategies for ‘guarding the digital vault’ discussed
GISEC 2021 is the Middle East’s most influential and connected cybersecurity event International chief information security officers (CISOs) map out strategies to protect financial institutions from cyberattacks International chief information security officers (CISOs) met to discuss and map out strategies to protect financial institutions from cyberattacks on the final day...GISEC 2021 Update: Experts discuss hacker threats to working from home
Disabling of firewalls, reuse of passwords, installation of over-simple passwords biggest mistakes when working from home Companies need to set up a negotiating team to deal with hostage-takers, says expert The new work-from-home culture has made life easy for hackers, thanks to common mistakes everybody from big corporations to...Fresh call for proactive bid to revive aviation industry at Dubai Airport Show
New technologies recommended to reassure passengers of lasting safety There is talk of issuing a Vaccine Passport to boost global aviation The aviation industry leaders participating in the Airport Show at the World Trade Centre, Dubai, have urged the civil aviation authorities around the world, global agencies, airlines and...Optimism in the air as Airport Show begins in Dubai
3-day exhibition attended by 95 exhibitors from 21 countries 50 percent improvement in the global passenger Kms likely by mid-2021 Three-day Airport Show, the world’s largest B2B airport industry exhibition, begins in Dubai on May 24 generating an overwhelming response in its new physical and digital format. The show was...














