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Top meeting planners to gather in Dubai

DUBAI, September 3, 2014

More than 225 top international meeting planners are set to gather in Dubai, UAE, next year at an event aimed at increasing the number of business conferences held in the emirate.

The Meeting & Incentive (M&I) Forum Europe Spring 2015 will be hosted by the Dubai Business Events - the Official Convention Bureau, a division of the Dubai Department of Commerce and Tourism Marketing (DTCM), from March 9 to 14 at the JQ Marriott Marquis Hotel, in partnership with the hotel, Emirates airlines and a number of local DMCs.

The hosted buyers will hold more than 5,000 consultations with dozens of Dubai-based event suppliers.

The forum, held in Dubai for the first time, will seek to familiarise some of the leading global business event executives on the emirate and educate them on its premier infrastructure, leading the way for a greater number of international meetings and conferences, it said.

Steen Jakobsen, director of Dubai Business Events, said: “Europe and the UK in particular are extremely important markets for Dubai’s business events industry and our hosting of the M&I Forum Europe Spring 2015 reflects this.

“We are witnessing strong business tourism visitor growth numbers from continental Europe and the UK and are very pleased to host this high-quality networking event as part of our extensive efforts to further build global awareness of Dubai’s business events and incentives credentials.”

The forum will provide a professional and effective platform for business meetings with high quality buyers, and allow top global meetings destinations to showcase their offer and in the process, grow their share of the international business events market.

Richard Barnes, managing director of M&I Forums, said: "Dubai’s emergence as a global destination over the last 20 years has been utterly compelling. The pace of development, scale and standard of facilities serving the MICE market are unrivalled in EMEA and we have had so much demand from our buyers to visit Dubai. We are delighted that Dubai has put together such an extraordinary bid to host what will be one of the most spectacular forums ever."

The attendees will get a first-hand look at the transportation, hotels and meetings facilities that make Dubai a leading destination for international meetings and conferences. Among the sites and services being highlighted will be Dubai’s two international airports, as they also provide convenient connections to over 260 destinations worldwide.
 
They will also meet representatives from the emirate’s burgeoning hospitality sector with its over 85,000 quality hotel rooms - the supply of which is set to grow by 20,000 to 30,000 units by 2016 to further extend capacity. - TradeArabia News Service




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