Marriott International – EMEA Annual Meeting, Dubai, February 2024
- Location: Dubai, UAE
- Attendees: 1,500
- Duration: 3 days
- Team: 1 photographer & 1 videographer
- Deliverables: Photos & Video
In February 2024, The Photo Team travelled to Dubai to cover Marriott International’s flagship EMEA regional meeting. With over 1,500 delegates attending across multiple locations and three days of programming, we managed full photography and videography logistics, from conferences to gala dinners. Our team delivered a stunning photo gallery and highlights showreel that captured the scale, prestige, and cultural setting of this international event.
The Challenge
Covering Marriott International’s EMEA annual meeting required detailed planning and seamless execution across multiple venues in Dubai. With over 1,500 attendees, three days of meetings, entertainment, and a finale gala dinner and award ceremony, the challenge was two fold:
- International logistics — arranging travel, permissions, and equipment for coverage across multiple hotel locations.
- Cultural considerations — respecting local customs and protocols, while ensuring discreet and professional coverage of high profile global executives.
Our Approach
- Worked closely with Marriott’s EMEA team to plan detailed logistics across three venues.
- Coordinated permissions and access across Dubai’s premier Marriott properties.
- Deployed a compact but highly efficient team, one photographer and one videographer, to remain agile and unobtrusive.
- Strategically mapped daily schedules to cover plenary sessions, breakout meetings, networking, entertainment, and the award gala.
- Balanced creative delivery with cultural respect, ensuring all coverage reflected the prestige of the event and local sensitivities.
Execution Highlights
- Full three day documentation, capturing formal sessions, candid networking, and entertainment.
- Beautifully lit coverage of the final gala dinner and award ceremony, showcasing both atmosphere and corporate prestige.
- Coordinated workflow across multiple locations to ensure no moment was missed.
- Produced a high impact highlight reel used by Marriott for internal and external communications.
The Results
- Delivered a premium library of professional images spanning the entire event.
- Produced a cinematic highlight showreel that brought the three day experience to life.
- Successfully managed international logistics and cultural considerations, reinforcing Marriott’s confidence in The Photo Team for global scale assignments.
