ICCA SEMINAR ICCA seminar at ATM 2005 Ali

ICCA SEMINAR ICCA seminar at ATM 2005 Ali Abu Monassar VICE-CHAIRMAN NET GROUP

Number of conferences held in Dubai - 2004 Ø Number of conferences held in 5 major 5***** Variety of topics – 2004 (sampling) Ø Ø Ø Pharmaceutical / Medical Electronics / IT Educational Real estate Banking / Finance Others = 27. 9 % = 14. 7 % = 8. 6 % = 5. 3 % = 4. 7 % = 38. 8 % = 1, 900

Conference participants break-up – 2004 (survey) Ø Dubai – UAE = 50 – 60 % Ø GCC Countries = 20 – 30 % Ø Europe = 10 – 15 % Ø Others = 10 – 15 %

Rooms available in Dubai – 2004 Ø Ø 5***** hotels 4**** hotels 1, 2, 3*** hotels Hotel-apartments’ flats = = 10, 256 4, 386 9, 484 7, 278 Rooms available in Dubai - 2008 Ø 5***** hotels Ø… Ø… Ø Hotel-apartments' flats = 19, 500 + = 8, 436 +

Conference facilities available in 5 major Dubai 5**** hotels - 2004 Ø Number of conference venues Ø Number of seats available (50+ pax) = 59 = 20, 000

Demand for Dubai - from overseas Conference Organizers • Expectations • What Dubai can offer – as a conference destination ü ü ü ü Cosmopolitan & exotic destination Middle Range destination from Europe & Asia Excellent & frequent accessibility Excellent transportation Top-class hotel & hospitality infrastructure Multi-functional venues Qualified PCOs and DMCs

Suppliers’ position • DMCs & PCOs -> Confusion of categories and roles • Hotels -> lack of information and knowledge of requirements for conferences -> tendency to take over the role of DMCs and PCOs • Convention Centre

Conclusion What should be done… • ICCA and other professional associations • the destination Authority • PCOs, DMCs, hotels

Thank you for your attention Ali Abu Monassar VICE-CHAIRMAN NET GROUP