The Dubai Shopping Festival 2011 – Shopper Mania
The 16th Dubai Shopping Festival is ready to kick start with a grand opening ceremony at the Burj Khalifa Boulevard and a spectacular fireworks show at the Dubai Creek Park on the 20th of January, 2011. Since its inception in 1996 by the Dubai government, the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) has been able to successfully capture the interest of tourists and shopaholics world over. The first annual DSF attracted over 1.5 million enthusiastic shoppers and the numbers have only since increased. In 2009 it was estimated that a crowd of 3.35 million had attended the festival spending a whooping 9.8 billion UAE Dirham, making it the leading shopping event in the world. This year the month long shopping festival promises entertainment, extravagance and the best deals money can buy, giving Dubai the opportunity to boost Emirate’s tourism and retail sector.
The DSF begins on the 20th of January, 2011 and ends on the 20th of February, 2011. The 32-day shopping festival will encompass some of the best bargains and up to 75% discounts on an array of items that include jewelry, perfumes, textiles, handicrafts and electronics items. Although all the shopping is tax free that is not the only attraction of Dubai Shopping Festival, as you can win fabulous free gifts, bargain offers and raffle tickets. You stand the chance to win a LX570 and AED 100,000 cash daily in the Lexus Mega Raffle. The Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group has also created an exciting Dubai Shopping Festival promotion offering customers a chance to win 21 kilos of gold worth Dh 3.5 million through raffle draws.
Besides the amazing benefits for shopper the Dubai Shopping festival also offers its tourist first class entertainment. The DSF is popular for its colorful and exciting events that include spectacular fireworks at opening and closing ceremony, International concerts, Lexus Mega Raffle, Nissan Grand Raffle, Creations (Fashion Show), DSF Desert Camps, Night Shopping and Heritage events providing complete entertainment to tourists. The theme of the DSF is One World One Family One Festival where different participating countries set up their own unique pavilions at the famous Global Village.
There is a variety of special tour packages made available for tourists during the Dubai Shopping Festival by local travel agencies, tour operators and airlines. Dubai’s Hotel and Hospitality industry also offer discounted tour packages so that your travel and stay in Dubai is comfortable and memorable. So if you love bargains pack your bags and head on to the world’s longest and most extravagant shopping festival, the Dubai Shopping Festival.
The Astoria and Ambassador Hotels have been rendering its hospitality services since 1971to tourists from all over the globe. The Hotels have a long legacy of hospitality and luxury, situated in the heart of Dubai’s shopping district surrounded by the Gold, Textile and Electronic Markets. This makes it a perfect option for tourist to spend their holidays. During the Dubai Shopping Festival Astoria and Ambassador Hotels offer excellent tour packages and discounts to their customers.
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