Dubai Shopping Festival for Property

Yesterday saw the start of the Dubai Shopping Festival, 45 days of shopping madness and deals galore.

So what is the Dubai Shopping festival?

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.

On February 15, 1996, the travel industry in the Middle East heralded the beginning of a new dawn - the birth of the most impressive shopping cum entertainment mega event. An entirely new concept, it succeeded brilliantly in showcasing what co-operation between private sector and public sector could do to create a mind-boggling achievement.

Initially, Dubai Shopping Festival was conceived as a pure retail event, the primary aim of which was to revitalise the retail trade in Dubai. It was later developed into a comprehensive tourism product in line with Dubai’s far-sighted stance to set global standards in every field

Dubai Shopping Festival is basically a shopping paradise. Dubai is know around the world as such a paradise throughout the year, but they really lay out the red carpet during shopping festival month, with over 2,300 retails outlets participating, that offer everything imaginable from gold, perfume, haute couture, cars, electronics to handicrafts and textiles.

Source: Dubaishoppingfestival.com

Property Promotion?

Well as we stated in our last post in Dubai is a awash with property and large scale promotion are the norm, however I was made aware of a promotion that really does go far and above anything I have ever heard of.

A developer in Dubai is offering property buyers the chance to be entered into a draw where the winner will walk away with a PRIVATE JET… yes you heard right a private jet. On top of this every buyer will also be eligible to receive a Jaguar car. So if you are a potential buyer in Dubai this promotion may be worth a closer look.

The offer stands until 2nd Feb 2007, so you have some breathing space to take this one in.