Event Review: “EXPO 2020, DUBAI, UAE”- An Incredible Experience

EXPO 2020 was a mega international event in terms of duration, number of activities, scale, and visitor counts in Dubai, UAE. After six months of operation and eight-plus years of making EXPO 2020, Dubai proved that the event was a tremendous success. It was a 182-day journey of imagination, innovation, creativity, and revelation. More than 192 countries participated, created more than 2,50,000 jobs in the UAE, and projected 25 million visitors across the world. This event was themed “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”. The subthemes were Sustainability, Mobility, and Opportunity.

The event also had mascots viz Alif, Salama, Terra, Opti, Latifa, and Rashid. Individual pavilions of different countries exhibited their unique culture, cuisines, mementos, virtual experience, and technical innovations. It was a platform where people around the world connected, shared ideas, learned, and discovered. 

In this review, I take the opportunity to make you all experience this incredible event. The entry to the event was quick and easily accessible to the residents of UAE and  visitors around the world. One can come by RTA bus, Metro, or private car. The arrangements to take you to the entry gate by the EXPO organizers were commendable. At the entry gate, we could see the flags of almost all the countries that participated in the event. We entered through the opportunity gate and it took around 15-20 minutes to enter the mega event. The moment we entered, we met the mascot Opti who guided us further. At every few steps, there were vending machines installed with water, juice or some snacks for refreshment, restrooms and small seating arrangements. 

After some time, we saw the arrow (sign) fo...