World Governments Summit 2027. Set down at the right point, and a car held for the day.

Madinat Jumeirah is a walled resort complex with a small number of gates, and for the summit those gates are controlled. In the 2026 edition, vehicle access was limited to cars carrying a valid summit access sticker during daytime hours across a five day window, with free shuttle buses running from a parking area at the Dubai Police Academy for anyone without one. The equivalent arrangement is published each year shortly before the summit.

That single fact shapes the whole plan. A car without accreditation cannot drive you to the door. What it can do is take you cleanly to the accredited set down point or the shuttle marshalling area, wait somewhere legal, and be back for you at the end of the day. If you are staying inside the complex, at one of the resort hotels around the waterways, you can walk or use the resort's own abras and avoid the gate question entirely. That is worth paying attention to when the rooms are booked, months before anyone thinks about cars.

Our own cars and chauffeurs are in London and Manchester, and a trusted global network covers everywhere else. In Dubai the cars are arranged through operators we know, drivers who work the summit each February, and you keep one contact here for the flight, the cars and the schedule.

Dubai International is the busy one, close to the city and to the eastern hotels, and it handles private movements alongside a very heavy scheduled operation. Al Maktoum, out at Dubai World Central in the south west, is the centre of the emirate's private aviation and is usually the easier arrival for a delegation, particularly when aircraft need to be parked for several days. From the Jumeirah coast the two are not far apart in driving time, so the choice usually comes down to slots and parking rather than distance.

February is high season in the Gulf. The weather is at its best, the city is full, and the summit shares the month with a crowded calendar of conferences and sport. Aircraft parking at both airports is tight, and handling slots for the days either side of the summit go early. We arrange the aircraft, and we will tell you plainly what is available before anything is promised.

If you are combining the summit with Riyadh, Doha or Abu Dhabi, the short regional legs are easy to arrange and the cars can be planned as one itinerary. It is usually the connection between them that goes wrong, not the flights, so we keep both under the same booking.