Dubai Shopping Festival 2006
In a previous post, I’ve enumerated the various shopping festivals in Asia. Well, brace yourself, year 2006 will start with a shopping spree… at the 11th Dubai Shopping Festival! I’ve had stop-overs in Dubai several times and I have to say, if the awesome array of fashion, electronics, cosmetics and especially jewelry at the Duty-Free is anything to go by, the Shopping Fetival is one to wow even the most shoppaholics of shoppaholics!
Themed ”One World, One Family, One Festival”, the month-long extravaganza will start on the 4th of January. Aside from shopping, there are exhibitions, plays, concerts, bazaars, street performances, fashion shows or sports events to suit everybody.
Are you lucky with raffle draws? Well,then be sure to get your ticket for a chance to win these awesome prizes: Each day, a Lexus LX 470 or ES 300 will be given away, and every other day, you have a chance to walk away with… get this.. one kilogram of gold bars!
If you’re flying in for this shopping fiesta, might as well fly Emirates, the official airline of the DSF, and take advantage of the DSF travel package: for $56 per person, choose to stay at any of the 21 hotels available and enjoy the following amenities:
- Airport-Hotel tranfers by chauffeur-driven cars
- Buffet breakfast.
- Emirates Holidays 24-hour emergency assistance.
- Additional 10 kg free baggage allowance on return/onward flights from Dubai.
- Stopover charges in Dubai waived for onward bound passengers.
- Arabian Adventures Welcome Pack.
Ah, what to buy, what to buy? Well, here are some definite must-haves from Dubai:
- Arabic perfumes (attar), from the Perfume Souk near the city centre.
- Incense: powder, crystal, rock or wood. At the very least, have a look for frankincense
- Arabic spices: cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, dried fruit and nuts at the Spice Souk.
- Gold trinkets at the Gold Souk.
- Carpets and rugs: Persian rugs, Turkish kilims, as well as Turkoman, Kashmiri and Afghan rugs.
- Dates: these fruits are yummy and healthy fiber-rich snacks!
- Haute couture clothing, electronics and handicrafts
When taking a break from shopping, be sure to check out the myriad of adventures Dubai has to offer: historical tours, cruises, and desert safaris!
Enjoy and… don’t forget the sunblock!
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