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The Expo 2020 is scheduled to be held over six months between 1st October 2021 and 31st March 2022. It has been dubbed as ‘The World’s Greatest Show’ and given Dubai’s exceptionally strong tradition of being the best at all that it does, promises to be held on a scale never witnessed before in history.

The theme of Expo 2020 is ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’, based on the realization that fresh perspectives are all it takes to bring about real-world solutions to real-world problems. Accordingly, 192 countries from all over the world will be present at the Expo 2020, with each country having its own pavilion. This marks a first for the World Expo, and the venue is spread over a massive 1,080 acres on the outskirts of Dubai, well-connected by the metro and other forms of public transport. The Expo 2020 presents a great opportunity for anyone thinking about business setup in Dubai.

There are three themes for the Expo 2020 – Sustainability, Mobility, and Opportunity. Each country follows one of these three themes, and the United Arab Emirates has positioned itself under the theme of Opportunity. Some of the other major countries who have adopted the Opportunity theme are Japan, Norway, India and the United Kingdom. A few of those countries which have chosen the Mobility theme are Australia, France, Finland, Ireland, Russia, South Korea, and the United States of America. The Sustainability theme has among its list countries like Germany, Singapore, Sweden, and Brazil.

Expo 2020 has six mascots, namely Rashid, Latifa, Salama, Alif, Terra, and Opti. Rashid and Latifa are siblings. Salama is a ghaf tree, which is native to the region. She is portrayed as a place of wisdom for the world traveller. Alif is the guardian of the Mobility theme. Terra represents the Sustainability theme, and is green in colour. The Opportunity theme has Opti, a golden robot, as its official mascot.

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The American pavilion will feature Moon rock samples that have been brought to Earth by the various Apollo missions. This is in addition to a life-sized replica of the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster. US Ambassador to the UAE John Rakolta Jr., who unveiled the giant structure, said that it best represented the USA’s theme of ‘Life, Liberty and Pursuit of the Future’.
The United Kingdom will celebrate UK National Day on February 10 at the Expo 2020. This is not to be missed by anyone who is of English, Scottish, Welsh, or Northern Irish origin. Those belonging to the British Overseas Territories are especially encouraged to attend the event.
Ireland was among the first countries to complete its pavilion structure. It is inspired by the Newgrange Light Box, a megalithic construction feature that allows in the rays of the sun only during the winter solstice, signifying an advanced knowledge of astronomy some 5000 years ago.
Japan’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai will focus on omotenashi, the renowned Japanese hospitality that the Japanese people have come to be synonymous with. Visitors will be welcomed with Origami shapes, and one of the exhibits features a mysterious floating mist.
Spain’s pavilion includes a hyperloop vehicle that has been developed by Zeleros Hyperloop.
Australia is represented by its own mascots Wattle, a koala bear, and Jali, a butterfly. The word Jali means tree in the Bundjalung language, which is spoken by Australian Aborigines belonging to the northern coast of New South Wales. The idea behind zeroing in on the word is to denote a connection of the world below with the one above. The Australian pavilion will also feature a cricket match.
For the first time since the 1900s, the Expo 2020 will feature a pavilion dedicated exclusively to women in recognition of their efforts and how they have contributed to shaping the course of events throughout history. This has been organized in association with Cartier and features work by women, including Laura Gonzalez, the architect who designed the facade. A film by Oscar-nominated Lebanese director Nadine Labaki will also be shown, in addition to an immersive exhibition by French director Melanie Laurent.
The South Korean pavilion will have as one of its many highlights K-Pop. Several bands have been booked to perform at Expo 2020, including the boy band Stray Kids, who have also been named as Pavilion Ambassadors by South Korea.
Every country will be allowed to celebrate its National Day – or a special day – at the Al Wasl Plaza. Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Arabic Language Day, Halloween, and World Poetry Day will also be celebrated in a custom-built amphitheatre. For the entire 182 days of the Expo 2020, students from various schools in the United Arab Emirates will perform at the Al Wasl Plaza, the megadome that is at the heart of the Expo 2020 venue. The UAE also celebrates its Golden Jubilee in December, and there will be celebrations all throughout the month.
There will be 30,000 volunteers to greet and assist visitors, in addition to 100 robots. About 31% of volunteers in the 18-24 age group comprise of Emiratis. The rest are made up by the multiple nationalities that reside in the UAE.
Academy Award-winning music composer AR Rahman will collaborate with the Firdaus Orchestra, an all-women ensemble comprising of 50 female musicians, and they are scheduled to perform on several occasions at Expo 2020. Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi and Lebanese singer Ragheb Alama will also perform at Expo 2020.
Singapore’s pavilion is the smallest, but includes hanging gardens to demonstrate that nature can co-exist alongside development when space is limited. It also features chefs from the best restaurants in Singapore who serve up a delectable array of coffee and traditional snacks that consist of beef satay, chicken, green bean fritters, and tapioca.
The pavilion of Sweden is themed around a forest, and rightfully named ‘The Forest’. Made from wood, it has been painstakingly designed to cut down on CO 2 emissions, while also acting as a carbon sink at the same time.
Russia’s colourful pavilion is themed around the traditional matryoshka doll, in which one doll, albeit a smaller one, is present inside another doll. Keeping in line with this concept, the small entrance to the pavilion will lead to a larger space inside, with the focus being on Russia’s development in science, medicine, and innovation. Ballerinas and dancers from the world-famous Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow will also perform at Expo 2020.
The Indian pavilion is a four-storied structure, made of 600 individual blocks. These blocks are capable of kinetic movement, and the idea to symbolize ‘India on the Move’.
Morocco’s pavilion is made using only rammed earth, and consists of 22 rectangular sections stacked on top of each other. This is a traditional construction technique, and commonly seen in the villages in the south of Morocco.
Italy’s pavilion will feature a robotic arm that is designed to dig through Martian soil. The drill, which has been built by Italian aerospace firm Leonardo, is capable of drilling up to a depth of two metres on Mars. It will be aboard the Rosalind Franklin rover, which is a part of the ExoMars 2022 mission.
The Swiss pavilion features an installation which has been created using 1,000 crystal glass droplets. These are all of varying sizes and hang from a mirrored ceiling. Called Swiss Fog Magnified, the idea is to recreate the experience of walking through fog, but only with each water droplet magnified and crystallized. These water droplets glisten in the air, and the installation is an artistic representation of a ‘sea of fog’, including kinetic elements. It has been created by Swiss creative agency Bellprat Partner; and interestingly, the outside is inspired by Bedouin tents and a 70% recyclable structure.
The Sustainability section has rotating solar panels that follow the sun.
One of the items on display at the Expo 2020 is a chess set that was aboard the Soyuz 3 spacecraft in 1968 and the Soyuz 4 spacecraft in 1969. Apart from the chess set from space which has pegs to keep the chess pieces on the board in zero gravity, Emirati astronauts will also making an appearance at Expo 2020. The week beginning October 5 is dedicated to space exploration; and Expo 2020 also plays host to the World Chess Championship in November.

How to Get There

You can get to the Expo 2020 venue by car, taxi, bus, or by taking the metro.

There is a metro station at the end of the Red Line of the Dubai Metro that has been constructed specifically for the Expo 2020. Planning for the event began many years in advance, and the metro is capable of ferrying 32,000 passengers to and from the Expo 2020 venue in one hour. There will be 24 trains every hour in each direction, which makes the frequency between trains just 2 minutes and 38 seconds.

The Dubai Metro is a fully automated driverless metro, and it takes 1 hour and 14 minutes from Rashidiya, which is located at the northern end of the Red Line. You can also board the metro from any station on the Green Line, and change over to the Red Line from the Union metro station or the Bur Juman metro station. Trains normally run from 5 AM in the morning to 1 AM after midnight, although there may be additional trains operated to ensure a 24-hour service to and from the Expo 2020 venue.

580 buses are planned to be operated from various parts of the city to and from the Expo 2020 venue. These will be free of charge.

Special services to Expo 2020 will also be operated from Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, and Fujairah.

There will be a bus to the Expo 2020 venue every 20 minutes from Abu Dhabi International Airport, Abu Dhabi Bus Station, Marina Mall Station, and Al Ain Bus Station in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
There will be a bus to the Expo 2020 venue every 15-20 minutes from the Al Jubail Bus Station and the Muwaileh Station in Sharjah.
There will be a bus to the Expo 2020 venue every hour from the Ras Al Khaimah Bus Station, passing through Ajman.
There will be a bus to the Expo 2020 venue every two hours from City Centre, Fujairah.

Uber is also present in Dubai, and another taxi hailing service in the city is Careem. The taxicabs operated under the Careem banner are known as Hala cabs. Other taxi services in Dubai exist as well, and you can make a call to book your cab.

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Cars Taxi (blue roof)	+971 800 227 789
Metro Taxi (orange roof)	+971 600 56 000
Arabia Taxi (green roof)	+971 800 272 242
National Taxi (yellow roof)	+971 600 543 322

If you have special needs, wheelchair accessible taxis can be provided on request by Dubai Taxi. These taxicabs have a red roof and you can dial +971 4 208 0808 to book one.

In addition, 27 low-floor buses will operate at the Expo 2020 venue, enabling visitors to get around. There are some 14 designated stops at the Expo 2020 venue, and a bus will arrive every three minutes. These are free to use for everyone.

If you have a valid international driver’s license, you can also rent a car in Dubai, which you can drive yourself. A medium-sized sedan like a Toyota Corolla would cost you around AED 80 per day, with a hatchback costing just half that amount. There are 26,000 parking spaces at the Expo 2020 venue, and these have been designed in such a way that you do not need to walk more than 400 metres from your car to the gate.

There are 456 parking spots reserved for People of Determination (this is the term used to refer to differently-abled persons in the UAE). If you fall into this category, you just need to apply for a People of Determination parking permit which can be obtained from the Roads and Transport Authority through one of the Customer Happiness Centers at Al Manarah or Umm Rasool. All you have to do is provide a copy of your passport, proof of your address in Dubai, and evidence of disability. You can also present the parking sticker that you have obtained in your home country.

If you would like to hire a wheelchair-accessible private car along with a driver, you can contact Inclusion Services LLC which provides its services throughout the United Arab Emirates. However, it is to be noted that you need to pre-book your vehicle. Inclusion Services LLC can be contacted at +971 2 681 2929

People of Determination and those with special needs (such as pregnant women or the elderly) can use one of the autonomous vehicles that feature Braille and are also wheelchair-friendly.

BONUS TIP: If you are taking the metro to the Expo 2020 venue and want to avoid the same view on your way back, you could indulge in some sightseeing of the city. You could get down at the Dubai Marina Mall Metro Station, walk to the Dubai Marina Mall Marine Transport Station and hop on a ferry to the Al Ghubaiba Marine Transport Station. The view of the city from the water is spectacular, and an experience not to be missed.

The Al Ghubaiba Marine Transport Station is within walking distance of the Al Ghubaiba Metro Station, which is on the Green Line of the Dubai Metro. If your final destination is on somewhere on the Red Line, you could take the metro in either direction to the Union Metro Station or the Bur Juman Metro Station and transfer to the Red Line of the Dubai Metro.

The FR1 ferry ride costs AED 70 for Gold Class and AED 50 for Silver Class. Children below five years of age travel free of charge.

You could also do the same on your way to the Expo 2020, that is get on the FR1 ferry at the Al Ghubaiba Marine Transport Station, enjoy the view, and get off at the Dubai Marina Mall Marine Transport Station. You can then hop on to the metro at the Dubai Marina Mall Metro Station and alight at the Expo 2020 Metro Station.

Where to Stay

There is only one hotel that overlooks the venue – the Rove Hotel that is conveniently located next to the Al Wasl Plaza, the central part of the Expo 2020 venue. But that is not to say it is the only option. Dubai has the second-highest number of five-star hotels in the world. There are also several three-star hotels and four-star hotels that meet international standards. In Dubai, you can find both luxury hotels as well as business-class hotels. But even if you cannot afford to stay at the Burj Al Arab (said to be the world’s only seven star hotel), there is no need to worry. Dubai has been designed for two classes of people – the tourist and the businessman / businesswoman – and you are guaranteed to find a place that fits your budget perfectly, meeting all acceptable standards of hospitality as would be the case in your home country.

If you need help getting a visa for Expo 2020, we at A&A Associate LLC can be of assistance. We have years of experience helping people obtain visas and assisting them with company registration in Dubai.

Tickets and Offers

Those who are aged below 18 as well as over 60 can access the Expo 2020 venue free of charge.
Those who are students of any academic institution in the world (this must be substantiated by a valid student ID card) can access Expo 2020 free of charge.
People of Determination – this is the term used to refer to differently-abled persons in the UAE – can access the Expo 2020 venue free of charge.
Those who are accompanying People of Determination can avail of a Companion Pass for AED 245 per person. This is valid for the entire duration of Expo 2020.
A Season Pass ticket, which is valid for 182 days from 1st October 2021 to 31st March 2022 can be had for AED 495 per person if the individual is aged between 19 and 59 years of age. You can enter and exit the Expo 2020 as many times as you like.
Those who establish their companies* in the Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone, United Arab Emirates are eligible for a 30% discount on Season Pass tickets, provided they purchase 30 tickets or more. From the standard rate of AED 495 per ticket, a Season Pass can be had for AED 347. This can be used by employees, friends, or family members.
A Day Pass costs AED 95 per person, and this can be utilized only for a single entry.
Those flying Emirates to Dubai between 1st October 2021 and 31st March 2022 get a free Day Pass to the Expo 2020. You can also avail of this offer even if you are just transiting through Dubai International Airport – the only condition is that your layover be more than six hours.
A Multi-Day Pass that is valid for 30 days from the date of first use can be had for AED 195
Those who wish to avail of VIP access to the Premium Lounge as well as priority at select business events are required to pay USD 505.05 and this also comes with the services of a dedicated concierge. Guided tours are included in the Premium Pass, and this also entitles you to a 20% discount on food and beverage. The Premium Pass is valid for all six months of the Expo 2020, and you can access the Premium Lounge up to a maximum of five times.

*If you need help incorporating your company in the Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone, we can be of assistance. At A&A Associate LLC, we have years of experience helping establish companies on the mainland and in free zones. With our expertise when it comes to company formation in Dubai, we can advise you on the right company structure for the business model you have in mind. We can help you get started.

The Expo 2020 Dubai is quite simply the biggest event in the world of business, and you cannot afford to miss out on Expo 2020 Dubai. The world will be here, and it provides you with an opportunity to secure lucrative business contracts. Having an address in the United Arab Emirates makes it more certain, as the laws are enforced strictly in the UAE. A company incorporated in the United Arab Emirates can thus be trusted to hold its end of the bargain. This exudes a greater sense of security and confidence among your clients, making it all the more likely for you to clinch that business deal.

What To Do In Case of Emergency

In case of emergency, you can dial the following numbers for assistance.

Police	999
Ambulance	998
Fire Department (Civil Defence)	997
Coast Guard	996
Electricity failure	991
Water Supply failure	922

In the United Arab Emirates, the police are notified of your location within five seconds when a distress call is made using your mobile phone.

If you ever find yourself in need of non-emergency assistance, you can contact the police.

In Abu Dhabi, you can call +971 2 8002626 or send Abu Dhabi Police a message at the same number
In Dubai, you can call 8002626 when using a landphone or +971 8002626 when using a mobile phone
In Sharjah, you can call 800151 when using a landphone or send Sharjah Police a message at 7999
There will be a bus to the Expo 2020 venue every two hours from City Centre, Fujairah.

If a fire breaks out, please make your way towards the fire exits. All public buildings in the United Arab Emirates have fire exits and these are indicated clearly. Do not stay back to collect your belongings. If possible, close the door on your way out to prevent the fire from spreading further. Only if you know how to use a fire extinguisher should you try to put out the fire yourself, but after ensuring your safety. Do not rush, and under no circumstances are you to use the elevators in case of a fire anywhere. Once you have exited the building and seen to it that those around you are safe as well, you can proceed to call 997

If you come across an instance of human trafficking, kindly report it to the authorities by dialing any of the following numbers

You can call the Ewa’a Shelter for Women and Children hotline at 800-SAVE
You can call Dubai Police Human Trafficking Control Center by dialing 8007283 from a landphone or +971 4 6082347 when using a mobile phone. They can also be emailed at htccc@dubaipolice.gov.ae
The National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking can be contacted at +971 2 2222000

To report violence or abuse of women and/or children, please contact one of the following numbers using a landphone

You can contact the Ministry of Interior using its toll-free hotline 11611
The Ewa’a Shelter for Women and Children can be reached on its hotline at 800-SAVE or 800 7283
The Dubai Foundation for Women and Children can be reached at 800111
The Child Protection Centre in Sharjah can be reached using its toll-free helpline number 800 700
The Women’s Protection Centre in Sharjah can be reached using its toll-free helpline number 800 800 700
The Himaya Foundation for Children and Women in Ajman can be reached using its hotline 800-HIMAYA or 800 446292
The Aman Centre for Women and Children can be reached through Ras Al Khaimah Police at +971 07 235 6666

To report any instances of animal abuse, please contact the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment using the dedicated hotline number 8003050 or reach out to the Emirates Animal Welfare Society at +971 2 501 0054

If you are facing any consumer issues, you can contact the Ministry of Economy at 600 522 225 or email them at info@economy.ae

Alternatively, if you are in Dubai, you can call Ahlan Dubaion at +971 600 545555 or send an email to consumerrights@dubaided.gov.ae with the details of your grievance.

In case of suspected food poisoning, please contact Dubai Municipality at 800900 using a landphone or send an email to foodpoisoning@dm.gov.ae

If you are involved in a road accident, call the police at 999 and wait for their instructions.

In case of a minor accident, move the vehicle to the shoulder lane to prevent blocking traffic and wait for the police to arrive at the spot. In the interests of safety, kindly maintain a minimum distance of 15 metres between you and your vehicle at all times.
If anyone involved in the accident has sustained any sort of injuries, please leave all vehicles exactly as they are. An ambulance will arrive on the scene as soon as possible, along with a medical team. Those injured will be taken to the nearest medical centre.
In Abu Dhabi, the Department of Health operates a dedicated Istijaba call centre for any emergency requests from inpatients admitted to any healthcare facility in the emirate. You can call 8001717 for any emergency healthcare request, such as a rare blood type requirement, a medical condition that requires specialized care, or any other.

People of Determination (this is the term used to refer to the differently-abled) can receive emergency medical assistance by sending an SMS to 5999. The SMS must contain information about the type of medical assistance being requested, the location of the person in need of medical care, and a phone number that the police can use to call the person or a bystander.

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