{
  "id": 6412686,
  "title": "Dubai World Trade Centre Q4 2026 events calendar: DEC expansion advances with Dh10b investment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/dubai-world-trade-centre-q4-2026-events-calendar-dec-expansion",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T10:55:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/economy/dubai-world-trade-centre-q4-2026-events-calendar-dec-expansion-advances-with-dh10b-investment-1.500668451"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) is preparing for a busy December 2026 with over 100 exhibitions, conferences, and business events across its two venues. The quarter's calendar covers technology, travel, tourism, energy, real estate, construction, beauty, and sustainability. DWTC has secured commitments from international event organizers and businesses, alongside infrastructure investments to accommodate larger and more complex events. Major international exhibitions and conferences include DUPHAT, Arabian Travel Market, Arab Lab, WETEX, World Green Economy Summit, Gulfood Manufacturing, The Big 5 Global, and Beautyworld Dubai, with GITEX Global concluding the year. The two venues are DICEC in Dubai's Central Business District and DEC at Expo City Dubai, offering greater flexibility and space for simultaneous major exhibitions. Heavy investment is underway at DEC, with Phase 1 completed in 2026 and Phase 2 projected to increase the venue's space to 160,000 square meters, daily visitor capacity to 60,000 people, and add amenities like an extended concourse, new access road, and parking facilities. DEC's expansion aims to position Dubai as a leading global business events destination, with the final venue expected to span 180,000 square meters, accommodate 65,000 daily visitors, and host over 20 events concurrently by 2031.",
  "summary": "Dubai: Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) is gearing up for a busy final quarter of 2026, with more than 100 exhibitions, conferences and business events scheduled across its two Dubai venues through the end of the year, as work continues on the Dh10 billion expansion of Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC). Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances The Q4 calendar spans technology,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}