City of the Week: Dubai
Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 8/29/2005
Number of separate exhibit facilities 6
Total exhibit space 1 million sq. ft.
Number of convention hotel rooms 17,000 in 70 hotels
Hotel room tax 10% service fee; 10% municipality fee
Current hotel occupancy 81%
Percentage of hotel guests from the United States 4.5%
Largest 2004 tradeshow GITEX at 296,051 net sq. ft. (Dubai Intl. Exhibition Centre)
Distance from the Dubai Intl. Airport to DIEC 8 miles
Sources: 2005 Tradeshow Week Major Exhibit Hall Directory; Dubai Convention Bureau; Dubai Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing
