New venues on land and water

New hotels include Paramount Hotel Dubai (800 rooms); Vida Creek Harbour (286 rooms); Andaz Dubai The Palm, opposite the new Nakheel Mall (217); C Central Resort on Palm Jumeirah (206); Novotel Bur Dubai – the first midscale hotel in Dubai Healthcare City (219); Jannah Creek Dubai (138); and Crowne Plaza Dubai Marina, which aims to open before the year end (273). The QE2 has opened its Conference Centre and companies can take their pick from two boardrooms, four meeting rooms and a unique outdoor venue at the aft. The board and conference room can hold between 12-40 people and there are large break-out areas in original wood paneling. Team building and cooking classes are available in the interactive kitchen.

45,000sqm Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC). Spread across two campuses, the centre will house a theatre, auditorium, several multi-purpose halls, four suites and 24 meeting rooms, and will be completely customisable to large events, including indoor concerts. “As part of the legacy of Expo, DEC will remain and become a core proposition in the city’s business events offering, while the rest of the site will also include a number of hotels and other facilities,” said Jakobsen.

A single-day adult ticket (aged 18 and over) for the Expo will cost Dhs120 ($33) and a three-day pass, which is valid for a two-week period after first use, will be priced at Dhs260 ($71). Expo 2020 will also offer a range of concessions to students, children aged five and under, seniors aged 65 and over, as well as people of determination and their assistants. Tickets go on sale next year.

Tickets holder can access 60-plus live shows each day, future-shaping technologies, performances from artists, daily parades, special celebrations and more than 200 food and beverage outlets, as well as the opportunity to visit 192 country pavilions.