Experience Dubai Shopping Festival with Emirates

If you thought the Dubai Shopping Festival is exciting, Emirates' hotel packages starting from as little as US$75 per person per night will make the whole deal that much harder to resist.

The packages, valid from 24th January 2008 until 24th February 2008, apply on a twin sharing basis and provide customers with a choice of accommodation from a range of 18 select properties to suit all pockets.

The packages must be booked for a minimum of three nights and carry the option to extend. The price includes breakfast, transfers between Dubai International Airport and the hotel by chauffeur-driven car and personalised meet-and-assist upon arrival. Customers receive a special 10 per cent discount on hotel room tariff, for booking and buying packages online at Emirates.com.

The packages take care of the customer's every need from the moment they disembark at Dubai International Airport where they receive personalised meet-and-assist, an Arabian Adventures Welcome pack. First and Business Class passengers can even avail of a free chauffeur drive from the Dubai International airport to the hotel of one's choice.

Departure is facilitated with an additional 10 kg free baggage allowance on return/onward flights from Dubai. For onward-bound passengers, stopover charges are waived.

Commenting on the airline's continued support for the festival, Ghaith Al Ghaith, Emirates Executive Vice President Commercial Operations Worldwide, said: "This is about the best time of year for anyone to visit Dubai - the shopping is great, there is plenty of fun and excitement for the family and the weather is perfect. Every year, the Dubai Shopping Festival just grows bigger and better, drawing in more and more tourists to Dubai. We invite our customers to avail of our super value-for-money offers and enjoy a wonderful holiday in Dubai.

"Emirates has supported the festival since its inception 12 years ago as part of the airline's mission to promote Dubai world-wide as a tourist destination. We have successfully raised the event's profile worldwide with our global promotional activities and the increasing number of tourists during the month-long festivities is proof that our packages are a great hit with our customers."

These packages are available to all Emirates passengers, regardless of class of travel.

The DSF has, over the years, grown phenomenally from a pure retail event to a comprehensive tourism product with something for everyone. Apart from incredible shopping bargains, the event hosts the world's biggest gold raffle, the world's richest luxury car raffle and many other opportunities to win fantastic prizes. The entire city takes on a carnival-like atmosphere during this time, with plenty of entertainment and activities for the entire family.

The Global Village, the biggest draw during DSF, will remain open for two-and-a-half months till 31st March.