Abu Dhabi’s premier real estate investment & development showcase, “CityScape Abu Dhabi,” smashed previous attendance records today, with an estimated 120 per cent increase over the previous record.

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nayhan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces opened the exhibition at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The show was sold out some months ago, with over three hundred confirmed exhibitors covering more than thirty thousand square meters of exhibition space.

The luxury property market in the Gulf shows no signs of slowing down. Roads to the centre were initially clogged from early morning and massive queues surprised even the organizers IIR Middle East.

“We have been overwhelmed by the response on the first day of the exhibition. We’ve actually had to deploy extra staff, such was the demand and we didn’t want people waiting around. To anyone who was, I offer our apologies for the inconvenience,” said Mark Goodchild, the Project Manager.

Goodchild estimates attendance could easily reach more than 30,000 visitors, double the numbers recorded last year. This based on the first morning’s attendance. More on City Scape Abu Dhabi Breaks Attendance Records