Dubai hotels gear up for a bumper season ahead of Expo 2020

Dubai hotels gear up for a bumper season ahead of Expo 2020

Less than one month before the doors to Expo 2020 Dubai open to the world, hotels near the landmark site are gearing for a bumper tourism season.

With a predicted 25 million tourists expected to come to the emirate over the six-month event, according to Expo organizers, Dubai hoteliers say the influx of international guests will provide a welcome boost to the hospitality sector.

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Siddhartha Sattanathan, general manager of the Radisson Dubai Damac Hills, one of the closest hotels to the Dubai Expo site, told Al Arabiya English they have received an influx of bookings as the countdown to the Expo heightens.

“We have several ongoing inquiries and bookings for large groups from literally all over the world,” he said. “And hopefully as the current travel restrictions ease, we will have a lot more tourists looking to book in addition to the current inquiries from participating pavilions and delegations.”

“With the pavilions and delegations from all over the world arriving soon, I am sure they will see and experience for themselves all the different attractions, that Dubai, and the UAE has to offer. And to enjoy all the sights &