Showcasing the best of DSF

The Dubai World Trade Center in many ways embodies the spirit of the Dubai Shopping Festival. As the region's leading MICE venue, the DWTC's role in attracting business and commercial visitors to Dubai has been significant. A venue that has hosted some of the world's most prestigious international conferences and exhibitions, it was only befiting that the DWTC build common synergies with the Dubai Shopping Festival in order to promote Dubai as a complete leisure and commercial destination worldwide.

This DSF, the Dubai World Trade Center shall host two of the most distinctive events on the DSF 2006 events calendar. Carpet Oasis is the biggest carpet market in the region. Bringing together artisans from Iran, Turkey, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, among others, on one singular platform, the event shall showcase over 100,000 exquisite hand-woven carpets along with handmade artifacts. The other prime DWTC attraction during DSF 2006 will be the Plastic Arts exhibition, which will bring together a collection of the best plastic art paintings from the world over, reflecting the many evolutionary stages this art form has undergone.

Speaking on the DWTC's participation in DSF for the 11th year, Abdulla Qassem, General Manager Venue Management, Dubai World Trade Center, said, "It has been our pleasure to be one of the key sponsors in the festival which has accomplished great success since the first year at 1996, and played an essential role in activating many economic sectors, hospitality services sector such as restaurants and hotels and the tourism sector such as traveling agencies."

Speaking on the continued relation DWTC shares with the DSF, Abdulla Qassem said:

"The Dubai World Trade Center has a great reputation as one of the most important centers for conferences, meetings and exhibitions, with other utilities such as house renting offices, parks and clubs besides the public services the Center offers car rental agencies, real estate companies, restaurants, cafés, mail offices and many other facilities. The Center has contributed in attracting manufacturers, tourists and visitors from all over the world to Dubai. Thus we have our goals in common and we look forward to cooperating with organisations involved in promoting Dubai as a global trade and tourist destination."

Carpet Oasis and the International Plastic Arts Exhibition shall run at the Dubai World Trade Centre from Jan. 4 till Jan. 14.