Dubai Has Often Been Called The City Of Gold

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Dubai has often been called the city of gold, and the ongoing festival here is a means of telling the rest of the world just why! One of the most exciting shopping festivals of the year is finally here! The Dubai Shopping Festival is a shopper’s paradise that promises fun, entertainment and great deals at unbelievable prices!

The shopping extravaganza, which was first hosted by the emirate in 1996, has evolved into a family festival with evening shows and mall-based entertainment to add to the zing! The month long festival started on 3rd January and will carry on till 3rd February 2013. A smart way of boosting trade andDubai tourism, this festival gets bigger and better every year and draws in visitors from all over the globe.

Retailers will offer discounts as high as 75 percent, an opportunity that no self-respecting shopper would like to miss out on! One will find on sale a stunning range of electronic products, besides a host of cultural events to indulge and participate in. Fashion shows, plays, film festivals, street dances, musicians, jugglers, street artists and spectacular displays of fireworks ...
... are all lined up to make this event one of Dubai’s best affairs.

A circus group has also been hired to perform several times a day, along with a Lebanese Theater Group that is also scheduled to perform. Raffles and prizes worth great amounts will be given out, while the Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group will be hosting raffle tickets with prizes worth 4.5 million dirhams expected to be given away.

This shopping festival in Dubai will have great bargains and gifts for all, besides being a means to presenting to the world the best face of Arabian culture and heritage. It is an excellent tourist attraction and showcases the very best of Dubai to all visitors, besides boosting trade and commerce.

If it is the Dubai shopping festival that is offering massive discounts, one must not forget a wide range of tour packages for the shopping festival at Dubai that are available to make your trip an exciting and comfortable one. The festival gives visitors an excuse to explore the rest of Dubai and delve into its rich heritage and explore the nuances of its exotic culture.

While in Dubai, one must also take a tour of the city, enjoy a desert safari, and take a Dhow cruise down the Dubai creek!

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