Dubai stands for fast paced development, amazing vacation spot and impressive architectural feats including the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa. For tourists, the name is synonymous with shopping.

Being UAE’s busiest city and commercial hub (along with Abu Dhabi), the city is home to many amazing hotels and resorts. In Dubai, luxury resorts are a plenty, at a variety of prices depending on the level of luxury and sophistication you seek.

As a shopping hub, the city is loaded with some of the biggest malls in the world where you can get anything from gold to electronic items to designer labels to luxury goods. You will also encounter older souks where you can get items such as clothing carpets, rugs and spices. Sellers from Turkey, Iran, India and China sell their goods in Dubai.

Similar to tourists the locals too are big on shopping in this bustling city. Shopping malls offer a whole lot more than just shopping outlets, namely, restaurants, theme parks, movie cinemas and even aquariums.

The most popular mall here is probably the Dubai Shopping Mall. Home to over 1,200 outlets, this mall gives one a complete shopping experience. Almost like a mini city, the Dubai mall also boasts of a massive aquarium, Olympic-sized ice rink, four-story indoor waterfall and a wide choice of restaurants. You’ll find some of the world’s top-end brands here as well.

Other popular shopping precincts are Deira Gold Souk, Global Village, Al Fahidi Street, Bur Dubai Souk and the Karma Shopping Centre.

Considering Dubai’s shopping attractions, many tourists consider staying at the PER AQUUM Desert Palm Dubai due to its convenient location, luxurious accommodation and world class service.

The crowning point of a good shopping experience in Dubai is the Dubai Shopping Festival held during the first quarter of the year. This festival alone attracts an average of 3 million people each year, a vast majority of them tourists.

Intrigued by history, art and food, Shazzana Hamid is a writer who is passionate about the extraordinary. Disguised as Lavinia Woolf she writes of the exhilarating and enchanting.
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