The Dubai Convention Bureau (DCB) provides the following five cornerstones to success:
- Bid Assistance
- Convention Planning
- Building Attendance
- Onsite Event Servicing
- Destination Expertise
BID ASSISTANCE
The Dubai Convention Bureau provides local and international hosts with a high level of knowledge and expertise in planning and compiling bid documents, including:
- Identifying bid criteria that require addressing
- Sourcing written endorsements from key political and tourism industry contacts
- Implementing detailed event searches using our global network to ensure a thorough knowledge of bid requirements
- Undertaking research to identify the relative strengths and weaknesses of competing cities
- Identifying various funding assistance schemes available
- Preparing preliminary budgets with a Professional Conference Organiser (PCO)
- Planning personalised bid strategies
- Writing bespoke bid documents
- Providing bid presentation support- promotional stands, conducting bid presentations and preparing promotional literature
- Providing audiovisual aids, multimedia, video and slides
- Facilitating venue and accommodation selection and providing recommendations
- Securing provisional room and venue allocations
- Providing access to event budgeting and financial planning services
- Providing site inspection support
- Preparing and distributing direct mail communications to lobby key decision makers
- Liaising between local government and industry
- Coordinating letters of support
- Promoting bids - implementing mailings and providing PR assistance
CONVENTION PLANNING
The Dubai Convention Bureau provides invaluable unbiased local assistance during the initial planning stages of an event including:
- Site inspections of local venues, accommodation and infrastructure
- The recommendation of a PCO or DMC if required
- Introductions to local industry and government contacts
- Development of pre and post tour programmes
- The selection of other products and services relevant to the event
BUILDING ATTENDANCE
The Dubai Convention Bureau is committed to making your event a memorable success and maximising delegate attendance. We can help with all aspects of pre-event marketing and communications and have a wide range of experience in putting together effective recruitment campaigns and services including:
- Promotional collateral - videos, slides and brochure
- Assistance in developing recruitment strategies
- Destination web links to conference registration website
ONSITE EVENT SERVICING
The Dubai Convention Bureau also offers a number of value added services, on-site, to complement an event:
- Complimentary visitor guides for delegates
- Visitor information booths for events comprising over 1,000 delegates
- Information listings on local services - restaurants, entertainment and shopping
- Post event de-briefs to gain valuable feedback on how effectively the city facilitated the conference
DESTINATION EXPERTISE
- Dedicated meeting planners’ guide
- Request for proposals that serve as a brief for site selection
- Expertise on local products and services
- Facilitation of educational visits
- Access to local industry and government contacts
- Itinerary planning and suggestions.
In addition to providing the above, we arrange appointments and introductions with professional conference organisers, destination management companies, special event planners and a wide range of business tourism product and service suppliers.
