UAE
Dubai
Easy accessibility, state-of-the-art infrastructure, modern venues and hotels has placed Dubai as the leading business events destination in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
Dubai is a first choice destination for international leisure travellers as well as business travellers.
Once a small fishing village, Dubai has emerged as a truly cosmopolitan city. It boasts the world’s largest shopping malls, indoor slopes for skiing, the world’s tallest tower, breathtaking beaches, and is one of the few major cities where you can ride camels across towering sand dunes. Dubai offers travel organizers a safe and secure destination that is new and different with the surrounding desert offering tranquility away from the city.
Dubai has also set itself up as a prime destination for corporate meetings. Dubai is a convenient meeting point, with direct flights from most European capitals and other major. The airport is served by 125 airlines that connect to over 260 destinations across the globe.
Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) has nearly 100,000-squarefeet of exhibition and meeting space and is only a 10-minute drive from the airport. In addition, there are currently more than 600 hotels offering over 100,000 hotel rooms.
Abu Dhabi
With its awesome glass skyscrapers that reflect the bustle of daily life, magnificent buildings such as the Emirates Palace, its lively souqs, excellent international restaurants and long stretches of white beaches lapped by the crystal clear waters of the Gulf, Abu Dhabi is a city of outstanding contrasts.
Abu Dhabi is known as the cultural centre of the UAE. Travel here is momentous and activities range from a heart-pounding drive in a F1 car at Yas Marina Circuit and Ferrari World to the plush, world-class championship golf courses nearby. For a cultural insight, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and the Corniche are of great appeal.
Abu Dhabi is blessed with a multitude of world class business venues. In addition to the state-of-the-art Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and the Al Ain Convention Centre, there is a comprehensive range of exceptional business and meeting facilities at the hotels and resorts.
Sharjah
While Dubai is all about flashy tall buildings and shop-till-you-drop malls, neighbouring Sharjah takes a more subtle approach, forgoing glitz to concentrate on culture and history.
Sharjah is home to some of the best museums and art galleries in the country: the restored Sharjah Heritage Area and the mind-bogglingly vast history of the Mleiha Archaeological Site. This emirate is doing more than anywhere else in the UAE to preserve its heritage – explaining why Unesco declared it Cultural Capital of the Arab World in 1998, recognition reaffirmed in 2014, when it became Capital of Islamic Culture.
Al Ain
If you are looking to experience some more traditional aspects of the UAE consider a trip to Al Ain.
Situated approximately 90 minutes’ drive from Dubai, Al Ain is known as the Garden City and provides a stark contrast from the ultra-modern hotels and sky scrapers of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
One of the world’s oldest continually inhabited settlements, Al Ain is the Emirates “heritage heartland” and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ras Al Khaimah
Offering magnificent landscapes and breathtaking coastlines the emirate has firmly established itself as one of the most authentic destinations in the Middle East. With year-long sunshine and 64 kilometres of white sandy beaches, just 45 minutes from the busy metropolis of Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah offers an entirely unique experience from its neighbouring emirates.
Many visitors escape from the hustle and bustle of Dubai for weekend retreats in the beautiful, unspoilt expanses of Ras Al Khaimah.
Ras Al Khaimah delights visitors with a unique blend of world class hospitality and a traditional Arabic welcome. Across the Emirate, countless attractions, activities, malls, hotels and resorts have developed to enable visitors to enjoy the unique Ras Al Khaimah experience.
Fujairah
Fujairah lies on the UAE east coast, about two hours’ drive from Dubai.
Sun-kissed beaches, majestic mountain ranges and convivial weather conditions conspire to present Fujairah as an exotic land, ripe for discovery by tourists and business persons . Numerous water sports like swimming, yachting, water surfing and deep sea fishing take place all year round and attracts enthusiasts and sportsmen from all over the world. Fujairah is rightly known as the jewel of Middle East.
With the majestic Hajar Mountains that is known for its contrasting colors as its backdrop, Fujairah is highly favored for its unspoiled lush landscape and secluded coastline that stretches for more than 70 kilometers.