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COMPARISON WITH THE REGION

Dubai is, without a doubt, a city of superlatives, which is becoming one of the world’s congress capitals. Contributing to that goal are excellent air connectivity, modern infrastructure and duty-free zones. There are currently 23 of those zones in Dubai, from the Media Zone and Internet-City to Design City, all of which attract major international corporations wanting to expand their business. Bringing their headquarters to Dubai are also educational institutions, the main generator of congress events in the city. A thorough inspection, Dubai reveals itself as a mature and well-organized congress destination with a diverse hotel offer. Today, there are 62.146 rooms in 4 and 5 star hotels. The entire infrastructure is capable of hosting the largest international events like Expo 2020 and the ICCA congress, which is taking place this year. Dubai has raised the hotel business and congress tourism to a level that dictates further development in the world.

MTLG INDEX / 2019 EDITION

DESTINATION CAPACITY

  • The number of 4* and 5* category hotel rooms: 70,510
  • The number of 4* and 5* category hotels: 266
  • Banquet hall maximum capacity: 3,440
  • The largest hall in the city (in m2): 16,000 m2
  • Destination population: 3,224,437
  • Maximum hall capacity in theatre style: 15,000
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DESTINATION INDICATORS 2019

ICCA Index – worldwide ranking – numbers of meetings44 / 4.47
ACI Airport Connectivity Index6,000 / 5.00
Numbeo Quality of Life Index174,04 / 3.51
Numbeo Safety Index83,44 / 4.60

MTLG CATEGORY

XL  MEETING DESTINATION

Destinations that can host more than 2000 attendees.

OVERALL PERFORMANCE

DUBAI INDIVIDUAL GRADES 2019
Natural and cultural factors:4.72
General and transport infrastructure:4.85
Tourist infrastructure:4.98
Meeting infrastructure:4.91
Subjective grade:4.81
Marketing Buzz:4.91
ICCA index:4.47
Numbeo quality of life Index:3.51
Numbeo Safety Index:4.60
ACI Airport Connectivity Index5.00
DESTINATION MARK:4.68

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A long-time meetings industry addict, Gorazd is the Founder and owner of marketing and event agency Toleranca Marketing. He has many years of experience in planning, preparing and carrying out large international meetings and exhibitions. As the founder of the "Power to the Meetings" methodology, he still firmly believes in the power of live events and human to human communication. He is also the author of numerous articles and editor-in-chief of the meetings industry magazine Kongres Magazine.