Shopping in Dubai

One of Dubai’s greatest attractions for visitors is its superb shopping, which is an integral part of life in Dubai. Being an open port with low import duties and no taxation, the city offers unbeatable value.

Most major brand name products are readily available, and are often less expensive in Dubai than in their country of origin. Local markets, Bazaars and souk shopping can be entertaining as well as profitable.

"Shop till you drop" is one of the captions that attract shopaholics to Dubai, which has the largest number of shopping malls in the Middle East.

The city of Dubai is an open port with low import duties and no taxation, and as such offers unbeatable value to the bargain hunter. Number of Shopping Malls offers good products with variety and at low cost.

Burjuman center is one of the first major shopping malls in Dubai, which is located in Bur Dubai and is currenlty under an expansion project. BurJuman comprises of 300 thousand sq. ft. of retail space with 190 stores of popular American and European brands, wide selection of restaurants, a food court and Food court at BurJuman is one of the best in Dubai.

Dubai Shopping Festival, 2006

Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) 2006-2007 is one of the largest shopping and entertainment extravaganza in the world.The longest ever DSF, special 45-day long event, is poised to be the greatest celebration of shopping, entertainment and winning.

The DSF centers on the theme of ‘One World, One Family, One festival’. This year’s festival has the theme of ‘A World of Festivals’.

The major shopping areas of the city are Al Faheidi Road, Al Rigga Road, Al Karama, Al Satwa's Al Dhiyafah Road and Beniyas Square. The modern shopping malls, located throughout the city, contrast with the sights, sounds and smells of the traditional souks.

This year DSF has already put the city on double celebration mode. Colourful lights adorn bridges and lampposts. Huge advertisements vie for attention. This year DSF has lots of events for whole family. DSF has lots of fun, excitement and entertainment.

The world's best brands at the world's lowest prices

The Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), known in Arabic as 'Layali Dubai', was first started in February 1996 by the Dubai government as purely a retail event aimed to promote trade in Dubai. Since then it has become an annual shopping, entertainment, and cultural extravaganza that continues to promote tourism in Dubai and draws people from around the world each year.
More than two million visitors attend the Dubai Shopping Festival each year,Sponsored by Dubai Duty Free, DSF offers an array of entertainment for the whole family - children’s events, international fashion shows, visiting artists, streetside performances, nightly fireworks, musical shows, film festivals, numerous cultural events reflecting the emirate’s cosmopolitan character and record-busting feats.