Chile is intensifying preparations for its participation at Expo 2020 Dubai. The South American country will take part in the event under the theme of ‘Sustainability, diversity, tradition, and progress’.

The United States department of state has announced the country will be participating in Expo 2020 in Dubai. A consortium of 13 leading US-based organisations have created a unique journey through American innovation which will be showcased during the event.

Plans for Expo 2020 Dubai have been further strengthened through a wide-ranging agreement with Informa. The deal will bring some of the region’s major business and entertainment events to Dubai Exhibition Centre, co-located at the expo.

With less than a year to go until the event, preparations are moving up a gear at Expo 2020. Here Breaking Travel News chats with Sanjive Khosla, chief commercial officer for the event, during World Travel Market in London. He tells us about his ambitions for the exhibition and the lasting impact it will have on the hospitality sector in the Middle East.

Mariah Carey has urged guests from around the world to visit Expo 2020 in Dubai as the emirate begins the one-year-countdown to the show. Playing a free concert at Burj Park in Dubai, the popstar kicked off the countdown to the event, which will debut on October 20th next year.

Seats that will allow the public to view Expo 2020 Dubai’s construction site for the first time as it nears completion, have all been sold-out within hours of being made available.