The World Expo 2020

The World Expo is more than a major exhibition! It is a grand-scale platform for education and progress that serves as a bridge between governments, companies, international organizations and citizens of the world.

The World Expo main aim is not only to demonstrate the latest achievements in the various fields, but to help people better understand the industry, science and technology, culture and ethnicity and feel how to reconnect with nature using wisdom, tolerance and cooperation. The World Expo plays a significant role in promoting world peace and development.

History of the World Expo

In 1851, the first World Expo in its truest sense was held in London. The British government through diplomatic means invited various countries to participate. The event was a gathering of different nations to showcase their products and craftsmanship, to share with pride information about their hometowns and motherlands. It was the event of epoch-making significance as it opened the way for showcasing leading industrial and technological achievements from all over the world.

Countries all over the world were passionate about holding the World Expo due to its huge appeal. In 1928, in an effort to standardize and regulate the bidding for the World Expo, as well as the exhibition procedures, France initiated the formation of the Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE) in accordance with a diplomatic treaty. Currently, the BIE has 98 member countries from various continents.

Expo 2020 in Dubai

This year the Expo 2020 Exhibition was scheduled to take place in Dubai from October 20, 2020 and last until April 10, 2021. Sadly, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed for one year, and the new dates became October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. Nevertheless, the planned scale of the event remained the same. The city that would host the exhibition was determined by voting at the General Assembly on 27 November 2013 in Paris, and it is the first time such enormous event will be held in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region history.

Dubai’s World Expo is held under the theme of Connecting Minds, Creating the Future, echoing the powerful spirit of partnership and co-operation that has driven the UAE’s success in pioneering new paths of development and innovation. Through this theme, Expo 2020 Dubai will serve as a catalyst, connecting minds from around the world and inspiring participants to mobilize around shared challenges, during a World Expo of unprecedented global scope, under the sub-themes of: Mobility, Opportunity, and Sustainability.

The venue for the World Expo 2020 is the new Dubai Trade Center with an area of 438 hectares, designed specifically for the exhibition. Its location is just a few minutes away from the new Al Maktoum International Airport, equidistant from Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Expo 2020 Dubai expects 25 million international guests to be visited. Actually, it going to be the first World Expo ever where most of the visitors will be arriving from abroad. World Expo will host guests from all over the world for 173 days, each day will be filled with new experiences. Amazing discoveries, incredible things, unexpected tastes, and fantastic entertainment await for its visitors.

For culinary gourmands there will be over 200 food courts available at the Expo 2020. It will offer different cafes and restaurants from all around the world. Street food, haute cuisine, dishes for the whole family, including organic products, and unique culinary trips are just a few of what awaits the visitors.

The World Expo 2020 event presents hundreds of enormous pavilions featuring interactive exhibits, entertainment programs, unforgettable meetings, extravagant parties and other activities that will be suitable for everyone. The construction and design of represented buildings will impress even the most sophisticated architectures. It is going to be a time of collaboration and innovation, time for positive emotions.

The Expo 2020 in Dubai is more than a major exhibition event. It is also a global gathering, where countries from all over the world come together to celebrate unity, discuss world issues and future developmental trends. The global event will play an indisputably crucial role in globalizing culture, sports, and especially the exhibition of the UAE industry.