Following an extremely successful 2014 event, International Expo Consults (IEC) has announced that next year's Dubai Entertainment Amusement and Leisure (DEAL) show will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre on April 14-16.

DEAL 2014 saw a large assembly of exhibitors and visitors within the entertainment arena, as 32 new exhibitors and three new countries took part in the show.

"Many exhibitors have shown a keen interest in displaying their games at the event which will be the largest edition of the show in history, said Sharif Rahman, CEO of IEC.

"The story was different 20 years ago as there were no shows in the region that catered to the needs of the theme parks and amusement industry.

"DEAL has welcomed many of the stalwarts of the amusement industry, with regional and global names such as Amusement Services International, Warehouse of Games, Zamperla, Moser Rides, Pro-Fab, Brunswick, EOS Rides, Polin Waterparks and Pool Systems and Rainbow Productions among several other industry leaders across the globe.

"A new way of entertainment which includes retail also referred as 'retailment' is now in the limelight," Rahman added. "It is an amalgamation of family entertainment centres, retail, cinemas and F&B which has been adopted in the GCC and across the Middle East.

"Malls in the region compete with each other by bring out new innovative entertainment zones constantly. It is therefore not something unexpected that the main leaders in the amusement and leisure industry all across the globe are showing keen interest in the DEAL show that is taking place in April 2015."