Exhibitions and conferences sector marks a strong comeback at ADNEC, exceeding pre-COVID-19 levels

Exhibitions and conferences sector marks a strong comeback at ADNEC, exceeding pre-COVID-19 levels

- 57% of new events hosted at the Centre are hosted for the first time in Abu Dhabi and the Middle East

- Number of exhibitions has increased by 16% compared to same timeframe before the COVID-19 pandemic

- Exhibition area for events has increased by 11% during same period

Abu Dhabi, UAE:– The exhibitions, conferences and events sector in Abu Dhabi is witnessing a strong comeback and has exceeded levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic. ADNEC Group have attracted an outstanding collection of major global events, 12 of them being held for the first time in Abu Dhabi and in the Middle East, making up approximately57% of the overall events hosted at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre during the past four months of 2022.

The number of exhibitions organised and hosted at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre by the end of 2022 will mark a 16% increase compared to the same period in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global industry of exhibitions and events. The same period will also mark an 11% increase in exhibition area for events during the last quarter of 2022 compared to the same timeframe in 2019.

The increase in demand by event organisers from