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Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), organisers of International Jewellery Dubai
(IJD), have announced this years show will take place from 6 to 10 December
2004 in a premeditated move
designed to target increased exhibitors and visitors to the event.
"The decision to schedule the dates of IJD in December was made after careful
evaluation and in close consultation with our core exhibitors as well as after
extensive research with our show visitors and we selected these dates as the
most favourable to hold this event," said DWTC Director General, Mubarak bin
Fahad.
He noted that the DWTC management team had reviewed international
exhibitions and events calendars to ensure that there was no clash with other
major events in the category. "December is an ideal month to re-stock jewellery
stores immediately after the Eid rush and pre-empts the year-end sales surge,"
Mr. bin Fahad remarked.
IJD 2003 attracted over 10,000 trade visitors and high-end consumers and
resulted in lucrative business for participants and excellent deals for the
consumers. The success of IJD underscores Dubai's standing as the 'city of
gold' that constantly attracts the highest quality of visitors. Over 225 exhibitors
from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Korea, Lebanon, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey and the United Kingdom
take part.
IJD has indisputably established itself as the key exhibition in the Middle East
region. "The ever-increasing profile of the show both among exhibitors and
buyers underscores Dubai's prominence as a leading player in the regional
gems and jewellery market," Mr. bin Fahad observed.
According to industry estimates, the Middle East and India combined account for
more than 40% of the world gold consumption and Dubai because of its strategic location and strong trade ties is involved in the largest throughput of
gold and jewellery in the Middle East, Levant and the Subcontinent.
IJD reflects the latest trends in the industry and exhibits at the show in the past
have included cut and uncut gemstones, gold, platinum and silver
jewellery, gem-set, precious and semi-precious jewellery, precious stones, semi-precious
stones, bullion, antique jewellery, branded costume jewellery, branded watches
and clocks, silverware, part-finished jewellery, packaging and display materials
and manufacturing tools and machinery. |
