The 25th silver anniversary edition of the DEAL trade show in Dubai – one of the amusement industry’s major international events – will open on a Sunday for the first time.
This week the organiser, International Expo-Consults released the dates concluded after lengthy discussions with the venue, the World Trade Centre in Dubai. The show will run from Sunday March 24 to 26, over two weeks earlier than its 2018 dates (April 9-11).
It will also shift halls within the WTC. The show will be held in halls 5, 6, 7, 8 and the Pavilion, which is located at the rear of hall 7. This is seen as a boost for the show as halls 5-8 are regarded as the premium locations and it will also afford the organiser an extra 1,500sq.m of space.
The delayed announcement of the 2019 show has been caused by the Ramadan dates that in 2019 fall earlier, the first week of May. This resulted in 10 affected trade shows being forced to find earlier dates.
