As an International Exhibitor, anxiety about foreign land and infrastructure facilities is understandable. This city guide gives you essential information that you need to know about a city that hosts your upcoming Exhibition or Trade show. Use these nuggets of information to carefully plan your show, stay, travel and even exploring a city for leisure purposes.
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the UAE and the largest of the seven emirates that form the UAE, the emirate of Abu Dhabi is situated on a T-shaped island off the central western coast of the Persian Gulf. Being the capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi houses the UAE government and its federal offices. Abu Dhabi has one of the world’s largest oil reserves and is one of the largest producers of oil in the world. This resource has enabled Abu Dhabi to become an advanced metropolis, with a high per capita income for its citizens and contributes over two thirds towards the $400 billion UAE economy.
Today Abu Dhabi is considered to be the centre of UAE’s industrial and commercial activities as well as the hub of UAE’s political and cultural scene. Abu Dhabi is home to several leading financial institutions such as the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates and also has the corporate headquarters of several multinational corporations. Over the past few years Abu Dhabi has been actively pursuing a path to diversify its economy by investing heavily into the financial services and tourism sectors.
Today Abu Dhabi is considered as the richest city in the world with assets running up to over US. $ 800 billion. This flurry of business activities has seen an exponential demand to host several leading exhibitions and trade shows in the city, with some of the largest exhibition and convention centers in the Middle East coming up in Abu Dhabi.
Other than business activities, Abu Dhabi has also been promoting itself as a tourist destination, there are many activities on offer such as cruising, sand boarding, dune buggy, falconeering, deep sea diving etc. A visitor must see the huge Sheikh Sayed Grand Mosque and a walk on the Corniche is sure to take your breath away. Abu Dhabi has many souks, some dating back to over 300 years where shoppers can pick up traditional hand crafted curios, carpets and exotic spices. A visitor to Abu Dhabi must sample some of the traditional Emirati food on offer, there are also several world class restaurants serving cuisines from all over the world, so a visitor is just spoilt for choice. While exhibiting in Abu Dhabi take some time off from your trade show booth or exhibition stall to take in some of the sights and sounds of enchanting Abu Dhabi.
