For the second year running, ADNEC has won this prestigious award and faced strong competition from 11 leading exhibition centres worldwide. Other nominees for the award included Dubai World Trade Centre, ADNEC owned ExCeL London, Las Vegas Convention Centre and Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre to name a few.

Hailed as “The Oscars of the Travel Industry” by Wall Street Journal, World Travel Awards is recognised worldwide as the ultimate travel accolade. Established 19 years ago the awards are committed to raising the standards of customer service and overall business performance throughout the international tourism industry.

His Excellency Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, ADNEC’s Chairman said, “The global acclaim ADNEC continues to attract pay tribute to the team work and outstanding commitment of all those involved in supporting Abu Dhabi’s plans for the events sector and boosting economic growth”.

“ADNEC’s mission is to become the leading exhibition, conference and events centre in the World. The venue sets the stage for several world-leading events which bring visitors in their many thousands to Abu Dhabi and to ADNEC” he added.

“This award is a significant achievement for both our employees and stakeholders. ADNEC has a strategic plan that aims to shape Abu Dhabi into a global destination for conferences, congresses and exhibitions. Receiving this award for the second consecutive year is testament to our commitment and dedication to this strategy, to customer service and delivery and also to the credibility we have achieved worldwide.”  Said His Excellency Ali Saeed Bin Harmal Al Dhaheri, ADNEC Managing Director.

Pieter Idenburg, ADNEC Group CEO, said, “This award validates the passion and aspirations of not just our venue, but also of our event organisers and participants. The award symbolises that ADNEC is not only internationally recognised, but that there is a real understanding in the industry of what ADNEC has to offer with regards to conference and exhibition space.”

This year has seen ADNEC receive a number of awards including The Middle East Events 2012 Best Multi-use Centre Award as well as the prestigious Sheikh Khalifa Award for Excellence - gold category in the services sector.