The number of people attending meetings and conferences at the Dubai World Trade Centre in a year surpassed 2 million for the first time last year.
A total of 2.2 million took part in 373 events, up from 1.85 million a year earlier. Forty per cent of them were international visitors.
More than 112,000 attended the Arab Health event last year, a 12 per cent increase on 2012, making it the world’s second-largest medical exhibition, Dubai World Trade Centre said.
“The strong 2013 performance is a reflection of a more stable global economy, domestic market recovery in construction and real estate, and growing consumer confidence,” said Helal Saeed Almarri, director general of the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing and chief executive of Dubai World Trade Centre.
“Our focus on developing stronger events within key sectors for Dubai’s economy, and growing the international attendance at events hosted in our venue, has allowed Dubai World Trade Centre to sustainably increase the value created for all stakeholders within the MICE sector - ultimately driving even greater GDP contribution.”
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