Managing a Local DMC in the Artificial Intelligence Era.
AI is transforming MICE planning, but destinations like Oman prove that local expertise remains irreplaceable. Mudi Devendra, General Manager of Oasis Incentives and Tours in Muscat, on managing a local DMC when procurement, detailed itineraries and AI are changing the job.
The Cost of Staying Open
There’s a simple test for how an industry is doing: who shows up when showing up is hard.
At IMEX Frankfurt (19–21 May 2026) – the world’s leading trade platform for the meetings industry – the Gulf showed up. All of it. Dubai Business Events brought a delegation of 20 co-exhibitors. Abu Dhabi came with a pavilion of around 22 partner companies. Visit Qatar held closed-door meetings with international organisers and met with ICCA about future conferences.