Articles tagged “Middle East”

As the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia F1 races face likely cancellation, the fallout is highlighting broader risk for all live events across the region.

Regional instability is rippling across the global events industry, forcing organizers to make high-stakes calls with little certainty. IAAPA’s Middle East expo underscores the challenge.

As U.S.-Iran strikes escalate, business events across the Middle East are facing postponements, rerouted delegations, and operational disruption. The fallout of the conflict is reverberating far beyond the region.

SITE’s members are well-traveled, and many have been to the Middle East before. But for those who had not — and for the association itself — the Annual Conference in Abu Dhabi presented some new challenges.

Legends Global has secured an exclusive venue management deal with the Saudi Events Investment Fund. Details of the first three venues were outlined, matching the plan laid out with Vision 2030. 

Cvent's latest rankings show where meeting planners — predominantly U.S. corporations — are booking meetings globally.

The hotel industry in the Middle East is booming, with nearly half of the pipeline currently under construction. These are the latest entrants geared toward the meeting and incentive market.

Dubai is looking south to expand its convention capabilities at the former site of Expo 2020.