DUBAI 6 January 2020: Sultan bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman & CEO and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) opened the 25th edition of Carpet Oasis at Marina Port Rashid.
Themed “25 Years of Excellence”, the 25th edition of the exhibition is organized by Dubai Customs and runs from 5th January to 16th February, in conjunction with the Dubai Shopping Festival.
The Carpet Oasis is expected to draw thousands of tourists, especially for rug lovers who flock every year to the exhibition. It is a manifestation of the emirate’s diverse economy and attractive and strong touristic offering.
Mina Rashid Marina has been selected to be the venue of this grand exhibition with the aim of promoting this new cruise and tourism attraction in Dubai, which means it will also target cruise tourists to promote the hand-made rug industry.
Over its 25 years of age the Carpet Oasis exhibition saw a number of remarkable achievements. In 1990, 40 exhibitors from different parts of the world participated in the exhibition, and in 1998, more than 90,000 unique carpets and rugs were exhibited. In 2004, the tallest artwork (100m) in the Gulf was exhibited. In 2008, the exhibition sold carpets for Dh27m, and in 2009, the most expensive carpet, which dated back to 1847, was sold for a record Dh5m. In 2016, 250,000 carpets and rugs, worth Dh2.5bn, were exhibited.
Sultan bin Sulayem commented: “There is more than one thing that makes this exhibition different than any other, which is the uniqueness of the carpets coming from different famous countries along the silk road. The Carpet Oasis exhibition is an annual event that promotes Dubai as a world tourist and business hub.”
