Dubai targets AED 54bn annual output from its business-events sector by 2033
Dubai World Trade Centre said its expansion and event calendar support a goal of raising annual sector output to AED 54 billion by 2033.
- Publish date: 2026-10-17
- Category: Standards & Policy
- Original source: Emirates News Agency (WAM)
- Reading time: 1 min read
Expansion and event pipeline
The plan includes a AED 10 billion expansion of Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo City. More than 100 exhibitions, conferences and business events were scheduled across the two venues in the final quarter of 2026.
Reported event output
DWTC said events it hosted generated AED 25.03 billion in economic output in 2025, up from AED 22.35 billion in 2024.