Dubai: The UK Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai signs on Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, as its official hotel partner for the biggest event of the year launching on October 1, 2021.
Last week the collaboration was confirmed at an event hosted by Majid Al Futtaim in the Kempinski Hotel, one of the 13 hotels in its portfolio, connected to the Mall of the Emirates. The celebration was attended by Patrick Moody, UK Ambassador to the UAE; Simon Penney, UK Trade Commissioner; Laura Faulkner, UK Pavilion Commissioner General and Director, Expo 2020 Dubai and officials from the Department for International Trade (DIT) in the UAE. Majid Al Futtaim was represented by Ahmed Galal Ismail, Chief Executive Officer, Majid Al Futtaim Properties; Fuad Mansour Sharaf, Managing Director, UAE Shopping Malls, Majid Al Futtaim Properties; and Khalifa Bin Braik, Managing Director, Majid Al Futtaim Hotels.