DWTC records 2.74 million visitors in 2015
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HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, deputy ruler of Dubai, UAE minister of finance and chairman of the Board of Dubai World Trade Centre Authority recently announced that Dubai World Trade Centre recorded a 12% year-on-year increase in traffic for 2015.
The convention centre welcomed 2.74 million delegates and attendees, coupled with a strong 17% increase in exhibiting companies.
HH Sheikh Hamdan, said: “Backed by a prudent long term expansion strategy with strategic diversification of the event calendar, the DWTC business has steadily grown in number of events, venue occupancy rates, visitation quality and volumes, and in building Dubai’s international attractiveness.”
Last year saw 396 trade events being hosted at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) venue including 104 mega-events, delivering a total of 2.74 million MICE delegates and attendees with 53,547 exhibitors from 185 countries to Dubai. With nearly 41% international participation across its portfolio of events, DWTC contributed an incremental 1,066,865 global visitors to Dubai’s business tourism figures. The primary international source markets for visitors included: Saudi Arabia, India, United Kingdom, Pakistan, China, Qatar, Oman, Iran, Jordan and Egypt.
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