Dubai is hosting a “virtual” summit to explore the prospects for tourism recovery in the Emirates next June

Elevate World, the global travel and tourism group based in the UAE, is organizing a “virtual” tourism summit from June 2 to 4, 2026, with the participation of more than 250 senior sector leaders and partners, hotels, travel agents, and tour operators around the world.

According to a press release issued today, all hotel partners and destinations will be hosted from Elevate World’s headquarters in Dubai, which will represent the main center of the event, while international buyers will participate virtually from different parts of the world.

The summit, in which attendance is limited to registered participants only, aims to explore the prospects of the tourism sector in the UAE and the Middle East region, and to discuss readiness and full readiness to seize the opportunities for the strong recovery expected in tourism activity during the last quarter of this year.

This summit comes to formulate a new road map towards recovery, and to consolidate global confidence in the sector’s ability to recover quickly and regain real momentum, and to confirm the full readiness to receive the world and the readiness to seize the largest share of global tourism flows.

According to the organizers, the list of participants includes an elite group of the most prominent partners of tourist destinations and government and private bodies, led by the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, Miral, and the Wynn Marjan Island Resort.

Samir Hamada, CEO of Elevate World, said: “We decided to launch this event to provide hotels and tour operators with a unique opportunity to communicate, plan, discuss promising opportunities, and exchange ideas in order to build a better future for the sector.”