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Becoming the primary hub for the city in the coming years, the airport will have an ultimate capacity of up to 260 million passengers a year.
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Arinex Announces Acquisition of New Zealand-based Business Events Agency Auaha
Their combined strengths will enable Arinex to offer a broader range of solutions, expand into new markets, and drive greater efficiencies.
Phuket Selected to Host Global Sustainable Tourism Event GSTC 2026
This event represents a milestone on the city’s path to becoming an international hub of sustainable tourism and MICE.
IACC Redefines the Future of Events with Innovative Experiential Venues Membership
The brand-new membership category is designed to cater to the growing demand for immersive and engaging event experiences.
Antwerp Selected to Host World Tunnel Congress 2027
Holding the Congress in Belgium for the first time, highlights the nation’s growing influence in the tunnel and underground construction sector.
RAI Amsterdam Continues to Grow: Over a Quarter More Revenue in 2023
RAI has also invested in sustainability over recent years, resulting in significant savings in energy consumption and much lower CO₂ emissions.
ICCA Welcomes Industry Thought Leaders in D.C.
Participants shared challenges, collaborated on solutions, and engaged in focused discussions on critical topics for associations.
Prague University of Economics and Business and the Prague Convention Bureau Sign a Cooperation in the MICE Sector
The agreement is a significant stride towards the advancement of the Czechian MICE sector, and the ceremony took place on April 10th.
Five Partners Collaborating With the GCB German Convention Bureau With a Focus on Innovation and Sustainability
Given the changes in recent years, collaboration has become a crucial success factor for suppliers in Germany’s business events sector.
Finland’s Largest LED Wall Within a Conference Facility at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre
A significant renovation this fall will will equip the venue’s largest hall with a new 23 metre wide LED wall with an area of over 100 square metres.
The Biggest Global Cynology Event to Be Held in Zagreb
April 24–28, Zagreb will become the world centre for fans of beloved four-legged pets worldwide, with over 23,000 dogs and exhibitors visiting.
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Rohit Talwar explores how generative AI tools could combine to enhance the experience of business events.
How to Build Your Business Using Big Data and Analytics
Scott Steinberg prepares us for dealing with living in times where we can see a decade of change in a matter of months.
Digilogue Events: Winning the Digital Minds and Analogue Hearts
The events industry is adopting the dual imperative of embracing technology while championing sustainability.
Reinventing Yourself While Keeping Your DNA
Balanced reinvention keeps the world’s second smallest country an important business events destination.
Digilogue Events: Winning the Digital Minds and Analogue Hearts
The events industry is adopting the dual imperative of embracing technology while championing sustainability.
Global Meeting 2026: Reimagining the Delegate Experience
Rohit Talwar explores how generative AI tools could combine to enhance the experience of business events.
How to Build Your Business Using Big Data and Analytics
Scott Steinberg prepares us for dealing with living in times where we can see a decade of change in a matter of months.
Reinventing Yourself While Keeping Your DNA
Balanced reinvention keeps the world’s second smallest country an important business events destination.
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The Dubai Mindset
Atti Soenarso: While there is no single right or perfect framework for foresight, lacking a guide means abandoning control over the future.
Dubai Economic Agenda Is to Double the Size of the Economy Over the Next Decade
Attracting international meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions is central to growing Dubai’s economic development.
New Environment Authority Plans to Double Green Spaces
Will promote sustainable practices and aims to make Dubai a top-10 ranked city in leading sustainability indices by 2033.
Dubai’s Metaverse Strategy Aims to Make It One of the World’s Top Ten Metaverse Economies
Seeks to attract more than 1,000 new companies in the blockchain and metaverse fields.
RTA Earmarks AED278 Million for a State-of-the-Art Street Lighting Project
Employs the latest smart and sustainable lighting technologies for the climatic conditions.
The Dubai Association Centre Opened the Door to the Whole Region
Launched ten years ago to help raise the professionalisation of association life in the region.
The Majlis Dialogue
Where people come together to discuss shared interests, resolve problems, discuss daily affairs, and issues.
Al Shindagha Museum Hosts the International Council of Museums General Conference in 2025
Hopes to draw over a million visitors, with the theme “The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities.”
Not Just a Library, Not Just a Building
This is something you may have never experienced before, despite visits to many libraries in many cities and countries.
Dubai World Trade Centre: A Powerful Hub for Knowledge Exchange
Working to further cement Dubai’s status as a global business events hub and preferred destination for doing business.
New 1.6 Km-Long Al Khaleej Street Tunnel
Vital component of ambitious project to reduce travel times from 104 minutes to 16 minutes, serving a million residents.
Dewa’s Innovation Centre Leads the Way in Clean Energy
Aims to support innovation in clean and renewable energy, and is expected to shape sustainable energy’s international future.
Michelin Guide Dubai: 14 Restaurants to Keep an Eye On
After a downpour of Michelin Guide stars, Dubai is now recognised as one of the best food cities in the world.
UAE National Space Programme Is Evolving
Underlines the country’s role in the international space endeavour and its commitment to valuable scientific contribution.
Grand Hyatt Dubai Congress and Exhibition Hotel: The Largest Convention Centre in the Middle East
Even from a distance, it is a spectacular hotel and meeting complex.
The World’s Largest Indoor Vertical Farm Saves 250 Million Litres of Water Every Year
Produces over a million kilos of leafy greens annually, with 95 per cent less water than conventional farming.
RTA Experiences Eight per Cent Growth in Taxi Ridership
The annual trip count is the highest recorded over the past 15 years.
Dnata: Logistic Efficiency Is What Matters
It is all about optimisation, and the technology helps visualise what’s happening in your business as accurately as possible.
Nine Hotel Openings to Look Forward to 2024
Check out the coming attractions: one is a first-of-its-kind, one is breaking a world record, all are world-class.
Dubai Exploring Major Futuristic Solar-Powered Transport System
Signifies a pivotal stride in overhauling urban mobility, emphasising a dedication to sustainable transportation solutions.
Museum of the Future: An Incubator for Visionaries
The future belongs to those who imagine it, design it and implement it. It is not something you await, but create.
Expo 2020: From a Six-Month Event to a Six-Century Destination
Developing Expo City Dubai, the World Expo’s legacy city and an innovation-driven, people-centric city of the future.
Mastering the Art of Long-Time Perspective
Roger Kellerman on being stubborn on the long-term vision but flexible on the details.
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Global Meeting 2026: Reimagining the Delegate Experience
Rohit Talwar explores how generative AI tools could combine to enhance the experience of business events.
Digilogue Events: Winning the Digital Minds and Analogue Hearts
The events industry is adopting the dual imperative of embracing technology while championing sustainability.
Driving Economic Growth
Meetings International puts the spotlight on the drivers of the emerging Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Digilogue Events: Winning the Digital Minds and Analogue Hearts
The events industry is adopting the dual imperative of embracing technology while championing sustainability.
Global Meeting 2026: Reimagining the Delegate Experience
Rohit Talwar explores how generative AI tools could combine to enhance the experience of business events.
How to Build Your Business Using Big Data and Analytics
Scott Steinberg prepares us for dealing with living in times where we can see a decade of change in a matter of months.
Reinventing Yourself While Keeping Your DNA
Balanced reinvention keeps the world’s second smallest country an important business events destination.
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The App Generation Is Here
Atti Soenarso about an ever more discerning application generation on a mission to expose and eliminate poor performance.
Driving Economic Growth
Meetings International puts the spotlight on the drivers of the emerging Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Wash Away the Complexity and Wash Out the Simple and Tangible
Hans Gordon on streamlining and simplifying to the point of effectively quenching both reason and the love of wisdom.
Reinventing Yourself While Keeping Your DNA
Balanced reinvention keeps the world’s second smallest country an important business events destination.
Digilogue Events: Winning the Digital Minds and Analogue Hearts
The events industry is adopting the dual imperative of embracing technology while championing sustainability.
Ever Tried. Ever Failed.
1980s prose of Samuel Beckett may be inspirational only by omission, but by omission it is.
Global Meeting 2026: Reimagining the Delegate Experience
Rohit Talwar explores how generative AI tools could combine to enhance the experience of business events.
How to Build Your Business Using Big Data and Analytics
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