The place organized 378 meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (mice), businesses and consumer events, reflecting an annual increase of 26 percent, according to a statement from the declaration of the declaration of the Dubai Media Office.
The DWTC mice segment registered 135 events in 2024, compared to 107 in 2023, attracting 2.03 million attendees, a 30 percent increase. International participation in MICE events reached 942,000, representing 46 percent of the total attendees. The exhibited companies grew 9% to 58,665, with an international 77 percent.
Dubai World Trade Center reports record growth in 2024
“Our 2024 achievements reflect growth, not only in the numbers, but in strengthening the position of the Global Dubai market. The remarkable increase in international participation underlines the growing confidence in the dynamic business ecosystem of Dubai and the DWTC rono in the Rono in the ghost rhythm of the sensation.
DWTC organized 20 exhibitions and events, attracting 590,000 attendees, an annual increase of 14 percent.
International attendees number 242000, or 41 percent of the total participation. Companies exhibit at DWTC events increased by 9 percent to 19,062, with an international 79 percent.
Kaoun International expanded the scope of DWTC beyond Dubai, with gitex Africa in Morocco and Gitex Digi_health 5.0 Asia in Singapore.
Healthcare, IT sectors lead the highest DWTC events in 2024
The health, medical and scientific health sector organized 25 events, attracting 465,000 attendees, an increase of 69 percent of 2023. The key events included Whx Expo Dubai, AEDC, Duphat, Whx Labs Dubai and Dubai Derma.
The Food, Hotel and Catering sector attracted 283,000 attendees, representing 14 percent of the participation of mice, led by the manufacture of gulf food and gulfos. The information technology sector registered 281000 attendees, promoted by GITEX Global.
Other high -performance sectors included the consumer goods sector, attracting 112,000 attendees and the leisure sector, sports and trips, with 110,000 attendees. High performance exhibitions included Big 5, Beauty World, Wetex, Automechanika and Intersec.
DWTC organized 25 conferences in 2024, doubling the number of the previous year, with almost 90,000 participants. The key events included Ayush Conference, Arab Media Forum, Global Freight Summit and Meidam.
Fourteen meetings of the International Association attracted about 104,000 participants, three times more than the previous year, with notable events that include the MDRT Global Conference, WCA World and the World Congress on Smart Transport Systems.
The Dubai (Dec) exhibition center organized 24 events in 2024, attracting 128,000 participants. Nine important exhibitions and conferences brought 75,000 attendees and 1,300 exhibiting companies. Notable events included Personalized Emirates, Dubai Muscle Show and National Service Carrera Fery.
DWTCS AED10 billion expansion or DEC add 64,000 square meters or permanent exhibition space by 2026, increasing total capacity to 140,000 square meters. By 2031, December will cover 180,000 square meters, accommodation up to 65,000 visitors daily.
“Our 2024 results underline the strategic approach in climbing the Global Event Sector of Dubai. Our DEC expansion represents the next critical phase of increasing our ability to meet the growing global demand, which allows us to significantly multiply our capacities for accommodation of events and economic contribution during the next decade. This infrastructure investment, combined with our strategy of diversification of the sector and the growing international appellation, DWTC not only progress from the economic agency, combined with the economic advance, combined with the strategy of diversification of the sector and the growing international appeal, the DWTC positions not only the economic agents of progress.
The DWTC real estate division was associated with Emaar Properties to create an exhibition life within Expo City Dubai. Assets management reached 99 percent in a central tower, Sheikh Rashid, and the Convention Tower, while the residential units of Expo Village reached the occupation of 90 percent.
The Free Zone of the DWTC authority added a Za’abeel to its jurisdiction, licensed 389 new businesses in 2024.
