Dubai World Trade Centre and Dubai International Marine Club - Mina Seyahi are delighted to announce expansion plans for Dubai International Boat Show 2010.
The Dubai International Boat Show has firmly placed the UAE as a world leading marine hub, say industry leaders, following the strong number of sales transactions and over 26,000 quality regional buyers, despite global challenging economic trading conditions
To cater to the forecasted growth in the numbers of exhibitors for next year's event, Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) in partnership with Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC) has announced plans to expand the Dubai International Boat Show's berthing spaces for Super and Megayachts, land and marina exhibits.
The Dubai Boat Show 2009 saw millions of dollars worth of watercrafts sold and thousands of new and returning visitors throughout the five-day event.
Ali Al Jafla, General Manager, Sunseeker Middle East said, 'We've generated close to Dhs20m worth of business at the Dubai Boat Show and currently closing more deals. Our participation at the Dubai Boat Show is very crucial for our business and it is one of the most important events worth exhibiting at since it allows us to reach our key customers from the region and beyond.'
The unrelenting interest and sales of varied boats and yachts generated at the show despite challenging global trading conditions is evidence of the Dubai Boat Show's international credibility and appeal as the most powerful sourcing event for the region.
Demand for increased participation from companies around the world especially after this year's exceptional success has prompted the organisers to review its facilities to accommodate the upsurge in exhibition requests.
Hence, Dubai World Trade Centre and Dubai International Marine Club are delighted to announce the further expansion of exhibition facilities at DIMC for the next Dubai International Boat Show in 2010. This expansion will include increased availability of land and marina display areas as well as reconfiguration of the exhibition site to promote greater ease of accessibility.
'The Dubai International Boat Show has firmly placed Dubai and the UAE on the world map of the leisure marine industry. It is a world-class trusted brand with a proven history of delivering long term partnerships and value between the international sellers and the exclusive regional buyers,' said Helal Saeed Almarri, CEO of Dubai World Trade Centre, Organiser of the Dubai International Boat Show.
'Dubai International Boat Show's attraction lies in its complete positioning as a lifestyle event offering just what the affluent as well as marine enthusiasts across the society want. It is their first choice event to experience all forms of their marine interests, from diving, fishing and speedboats, leisure craft to superyachts. The expansion next year will certainly allow us to serve their varied yet specialised areas of interests better,' Almarri concluded.
'DIMC is pleased to work closely with Dubai World Trade Centre and its boat show clients to develop the expansion requirements for the next and future editions. There has been great demand for the superyachts and larger vessels to participate in the Dubai boat show given its exclusive reach to a very elite following of regional fans. We are excited with the expansion of the marina and outdoor areas to fully accommodate the unique environmental requirements of the superyacht builders and suppliers,' said Saeed Hareb, COO, Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC).
With the leisure boating industry facing a period of transition worldwide as its major markets in the US and Europe experience a decline in demand for new boats, more local and international companies are looking to the Middle East as a key growth opportunity and are using the Dubai International Boat Show as the ideal and preferred event to launch and showcase their products.
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