Dubai News

Dubai is the shopping center of Middle East. Travelers and visitors to Dubai must enjoy shopping at various malls and shopping centers that are completely filled with products like gold, handicrafts, vehicles, furniture, sporting, fashion and electronic items.  In deed Dubai is well known for its lavish buildings and shopping malls. Dubai has all the required items in the market and supports low cost for branded items because it features very less import duties. In case you are looking out for best products at cheaper rates then you must visit Dubai during the Dubai Shopping Festival.

You must also plan a definite stay at Burj Arab Hotel to make your shopping experience more memorable.

Souks and Shopping Malls

There are numerous malls in Dubai that cater to the needs of the customers with their duty free services and products. You may get the products and items of your choice at an unbeatable price. Along with bargains comes striking gifts during the Dubai Shopping Festival. Buying personalized and corporate gifts for your loved ones can make shopping at Dubai more profitable.

Duty free shops

The Department of Civil Aviation was started in the year 1983 and has won many awards and laurels. It has become easier for visitors to buy items and products at duty free shops than any other malls.

The Dubai shopping malls operate from morning 9 o clock till afternoon 1 and then resume from evening 4 o clock till late night 9. However at Friday all the shops will be closed for prayers from 11:30 till afternoon 1:30. However the malls remain open from Friday evening till late nights.

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Dubai the city known for many great structures and buildings, amongst these megastructures is the Dubai Mall, the largest mall in the world with around 1,200 shops. It was opened formally only last year on the 9th of November 2008 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum at a grand ceremony. One of the main attractions in mall is the Dubai fountain, the tallest fountain in the world and shoots water up to 50 metres high. The Dubai Mall has also officially made it to the Guiness Book of World records with the Dubai Aquarium and Discovery Centre.

The Mall also appeals to those who may be interested in ice skating with its olympic sized Ice Rink, providing an environment of family fun and enjoyment. Another area that kids are sure to enjoy is the Kidzania, which is ideal for kids from the age of 4 to 15, with several different activities to choose from. In addition, soon to open are the Reel Cinemas, which provide movie goers with an amazing and entertaining experience. This will be the largest movie multiplex in Dubai with 22 screens.

This project was worth around 20 billion dollars and was designed by a team of top archeticts from all over the globe. The area of the mall is of around 50 international sized soccer fields. Dubai Mall is sure to attract thousands of people from all around the world.

The Mall is open from 10:00 to 22:00 from Sunday to Wednesday and 10:00 to 00:00 from Thursday to Saturday.