Rotana tempts Brits to Dubai for shopping extravaganza

Make the most of the newly extended duty free allowance and take your sale shopping to Dubai this January. The Dubai Shopping Festival, a month-long shopping, entertainment, and cultural extravaganza begins on 15 January 2009. This, coupled with the new duty free rules introduced on 1 December 2008, means that there has never been a better time to plan a shopping break to Dubai.

UK residents travelling from outside of the European Union are now able to bring back double the amount of duty free goods such as electrical products and souvenirs, following the first changes to customs allowances in 15 years.

Leading Middle East hotel company, Rotana is delighted to offer a wealth of accommodation packages, spanning the company’s ten Dubai properties. Each hotel offers guests the chance to relax amid beautiful surroundings and enjoy the authentic Middle Eastern service, whilst still being able to take advantage of the abundant shopping opportunities.

The five-star Al Murooj Rotana Dubai is the perfect choice for discerning travellers seeking a shopping break and is ideally located close to the city’s newest and largest shopping centre, Dubai Mall. Alternatively, Towers Rotana Dubai offers excellent facilities, including an outdoor swimming pool and Jacuzzi, in a prime location on Sheikh Zayed road, whilst Media Rotana Barsha Dubai, the newest Dubai hotel in the collection, provides contemporary luxury, dramatic architecture and design and stylish restaurants.

During the Dubai Shopping Festival, the emirate puts its most exciting shopping opportunities on show, from the bustling textile and spice souks and the renowned Gold Souks with over 400 jewellery shops, to the electronic markets and famous shopping malls.

More than two million visitors attend the Dubai Shopping Festival each year and it offers an array of entertainment for the whole family - children’s events, international fashion shows, visiting artists, street-side performances, nightly fireworks, musical shows, film festivals and numerous cultural events.

Kuoni (kuoni.co.uk) offers five nights at the Towers Rotana, Dubai on a bed and breakfast basis in a classic room, including flights with British Airways from Heathrow with transfers in resort. Prices for January/February 2009 start from £764 per person based on two sharing.

For Rotana reservations go to Rotana.com.