GITEX Global 2026 Tickets: Price, Passes, Free Entry, Promo Code

GITEX Global 2026 Tickets

We start with the ticket price and how it changed. Then we look at what the pass includes, whether you can get in free, and how to buy online. After that we cover day passes, student tickets and VIP passes, and help you decide when to buy.

Here are the numbers to remember:

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GITEX Global 2026 Ticket Price

Let's start with the number everyone asks about. The GITEX Global 2026 ticket price is AED 480 today for one Visitor Pass. The official page calls this the early bird price. It says the early bird price expires on 25 October 2026.

The page shows AED 650, struck through, as the full price. All prices include 5% VAT, so you add nothing on top. On those two prices, buying early saves you AED 170. The page does not say that AED 650 will apply from 26 October.

The page gives a date but no time of day. So do not leave it until the evening of 25 October.

GITEX ticket price per day

It helps to see the price per day. The pass covers four days, so the sum is simple:

At the full price shown, AED 650, the same sum gives AED 162.50 a day. This only works if you really go on all four days.

How the GITEX pass price has changed since September

Now for the part most people miss. The price on the official form has not stayed the same this year. We read the form and the ticket page on different dates, and they showed three different offers:

So in September, the startup show Expand North Star had its own free pass. By 3 October, the free option had gone from the form. It was the same on 11 October, and there was still no free pass on the ticket page on 23 October.

Here is the same change in dirhams:

In under three weeks, the listed GITEX Dubai ticket price fell by AED 165. That is good news if you were going to pay anyway. It is bad news if you only wanted the startup show, because that visit was free in September. Then, by 23 October, the early bird price had gone up by AED 15, to AED 480.

What does this mean for you? A price you read last month may be wrong today. That includes prices in news articles and in this guide. The ticket page also does not say if AED 650 is the price after 25 October. Check the page on the day you pay.

GITEX Global Passes: What the Visitor Pass Includes

First, one word to explain. GITEX Global is a trade exhibition, which means a show for people who work in an industry. So the organiser calls its ticket a pass, and your pass becomes a badge with your name on it.

Here is everything the ticket page lists for the GITEX Visitor Pass:

Expand North Star and LivX by GITEX are now inside the same pass.

The page is also clear about what you do not get:

These are the organiser's exact words on the ticket page:

“"Excludes Certified Trainings, workshops and the Summit at the Dubai World Trade Centre"”

GITEX Global ticket page, visit.gitex.com, read 11 October 2026

The GITEX Summit is a separate one-day event on 7 December 2026, the day before the expo opens. The cheapest pass that includes it is The GITEX Summit Pass, at AED 3,000.

The other passes on the ticket page

The ticket page now lists more than the Visitor Pass. We read it on 23 October 2026. All prices include 5% VAT:

None of the Summit or conference passes includes certified trainings. If you only want to walk the exhibition, the Visitor Pass is still the one to buy.

Expand North Star and LivX run for three days, not four

The Visitor Pass covers four days, but Expand North Star and LivX are open for only three of them:

If startups, investors or health technology are your reason to go, visit between 8 and 10 December. On Friday 11 December, only the main GITEX exhibition is still open.

Is GITEX Global Free? Free Entry and Promo Codes

Is GITEX free to attend? No, not on the ticket page today. The cheapest pass is the AED 70 Visitor Student Pass, for students aged 16 or over, subject to approval. Everyone else pays AED 480 for the Visitor Pass at the early bird price. The free Expand North Star pass we saw in September is no longer there.

Many people search for a GITEX free pass. There are still a few ways to pay less, or nothing:

• A promo code. The form has a box for one. Codes usually come from exhibitors and from business groups, not from the ticket page.
• Media. Working journalists can apply through the organiser's press enquiry form.
• Exhibitors. If your company has a stand, your badge comes through your company.

Our guide to the GITEX Global free pass explains each route and who can use it.

Where to enter a GITEX promo code

The promo code box is on the registration form, in the panel on the right. It sits under the pass amount and has an APPLY button.

Under the box is a line called "Total Including 5% VAT". It starts at the price of your pass. This line is your proof. If you apply a GITEX discount code and the total does not change, the code did not work.

How to Buy GITEX Global 2026 Tickets Online

You buy GITEX tickets online on the organiser's ticket page, visit.gitex.com. The older registration link now forwards to the same page.

Here is the whole path on one line:

And here is what to do at each step:

1. Open the official ticket page, [visit.gitex.com](https://visit.gitex.com/). You will see several passes. Find the Visitor Pass card and its price.
2. Press BUY NOW on that card. The registration form opens on the same site, with the pass already selected.
3. Fill in the form. It has 13 required fields, such as your name, email, nationality, company and job title.
4. Enter your promo code, if you have one. Press APPLY, then read the total line.
5. Tick the boxes. Two are required, and one confirms that you are 18 or older. The two marketing boxes are optional.
6. Submit and pay. We did not submit the form, so we cannot describe the payment screen.

There is no separate GITEX registration fee. The pass price is the only fee, and registering is how you buy the pass. Our guide to GITEX Global registration explains every field on the form.

GITEX One-Day Pass, Student Ticket and VIP Pass

These three are searched a lot, so let's be direct. The ticket page now has student passes, but no day pass and no pass called VIP. It also offers a group booking option.

GITEX one-day pass

There is no GITEX day pass, so a one-day visitor pays the same price as a four-day visitor. That changes what each day costs you:

One day costs you four times as much per day as four days. If you can only go once, plan that day well. Our GITEX Global 2026 guide covers the shows and how to reach the venue.

GITEX student ticket

There are now two student passes. Both are for students aged 16 or over with a valid student ID, and both are "subject to approval":

• Visitor Student Pass, AED 70. It gives the same access as the Visitor Pass.
• Student Delegate Pass, AED 300. It adds all the conference tracks and stages, but not the Summit or certified trainings.

Apart from these two passes, visitors must be 18 or older, because GITEX Global is a trade event for adults.

GITEX VIP pass price

No pass is called VIP. The closest is the Premium Pass at AED 10,000. It covers the Summit, all conference tracks and the Main Stage, and it adds lounge access at the ConneXions and Investor Lounge. The All Access Pass costs AED 4,000, and The GITEX Summit Pass costs AED 3,000. The organiser also takes delegate enquiries through a form on its website.

Which GITEX Global Ticket Should You Buy?

If you want the exhibition only, the Visitor Pass is the one to buy. What changes is when you should buy it and which days you should use it. Find yourself below:

Buy now or wait?

If you wait past 25 October, you may lose AED 170, the gap between the two prices shown today. The page does not say AED 650 will apply after that date. If you buy and then cannot go, you may lose more. The ticket page says nothing about refunds or name changes.

These questions will help you decide:

GITEX Global 2026 Tickets: Three Things You Will Be Told

Friends and colleagues all have advice about GITEX 2026 tickets. Some of it was true a month ago.

"The Expand North Star pass is free"

This was true in September. It is not true on the form now. The Expand North Star website now offers only a form to pre-register your interest and an application for a founder's pass.

"You can buy a ticket at the door"

Maybe, but nobody can promise it yet. The organiser has not announced on-site registration or a price at the door. If you count on it, you give up the early bird price for a plan that is not confirmed.

"A coupon site has a GITEX promo code"

The form does accept codes. But they usually come from exhibitors and business groups. Test any code yourself. Press APPLY and read the total line. If it has not changed, the code did not work.

What Can Go Wrong With GITEX Global 2026 Tickets

Most ticket problems at GITEX Global Dubai are small mistakes with a real cost. Here are the ones to avoid this year:

A five-minute check before you buy

Before you pay for a GITEX Global 2026 ticket, do this quick check:

1. Open the official ticket page and read the price on the Visitor Pass.
2. Read the expiry line under it. Is the early bird date still ahead of you?
3. Press BUY NOW and look at the right-hand panel. The total should match the price you just read.
4. Enter your promo code, press APPLY, and read the total again.

If the price or the date is different from this guide, trust the page. It has changed before.

What Is Not Announced Yet

As of 11 October 2026, the organiser has not announced these things:

• Refunds and name changes.
• Tickets at the door, or their price.
• A confirmed price after the early bird.
• Opening hours and badge collection.