Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau, bagged a total of 261 successful bids for meetings, conferences and incentives last year, which are set to attract an additional 153,640 delegates to Dubai in the coming years. The number of event bids won is expected to bring an estimated economic impact of approximately AED 1.2 billion to Dubai.
Throughout 2018, Dubai submitted 557 business event bids, up from 354 in 2017. 2018 also marked DBE’s 15-year anniversary.
To quote Issam Kazim, the CEO of Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing, “We look forward to hosting a number of significant events in the city over the next few years as a result of the outstanding performance in bid wins we have secured in 2018. Driven by the city’s visionary leadership, Dubai has become a flourishing business events destination and knowledge hub which caters to a range of event types and sizes.
Our strategy will continue to align with Dubai Tourism’s Vision and in 2019 our goal is to build on this momentum and attract events that leave a lasting legacy for delegates and the city. To achieve this, we will continue to engage with business events professionals globally, while working with stakeholders and partners in Dubai to identify and pursue opportunities to bid for major business events.”
In 2018, Dubai hosted the 57th edition of the ICCA Congress, which is a leading conference industry event. The event saw 1,156 meeting industry professionals from 79 countries around the world assemble in the Middle East for the first time for sharing knowledge, discussing key challenges and opportunities.
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