Year after year, the world awaits one event that is by far the ultimate blend of world-class entertainment and shopping bonanza-the Dubai Shopping Festival, also know as DSF.
The spectacular event is now in its 10th year. As such, there will be celebrations galore over the 32 fun-filled days of the festival, starting from January 12 till February 12, 2005. Under the visionary leadership of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Defence Minister, the Dubai Shopping Festival is moving in the right direction in establishing the emirate as a top-notch tourist destination. The Dubai Shopping Festival is a truly remarkable showcase of the excellent co-operation between the Dubai Government and the private sector that offers you and your family a magnificent and rare opportunity to experience the finest in the world of shopping and entertainment. World Class Shopping Shopping in Dubai is an event by itself. Whether shopping in the state-of-the-art shopping malls or in the well-lit streets, shoppers find themselves amidst an entertaining set-up that enthralls one and all. The Global Village The Global Village has seen a great success since it has been launched in 1996 and through out the following years, establishing a unique tourist destination that is sought by visitors from all over the world. According to the statistics, which have shown an outstanding increase in the numbers of visitors and countries participating with special sets of pavilions on the location, the village is still by far the most exotic attraction of the DSF. It's a wholesome experience for the visitor to enjoy, as it offer them various of facilities and services. After more than 9 years of its presence at Dubai Shopping Festival, the Global Village is now moving to a new location on the immense project of “Dubailand" announcing a new rule of continuing to succeed and attract tourists from around the world – whom have last year exceeded 5.2 million. The Global Village will be open with the beginning of DSF on the 12 Jan 2005 and remain open for two and a half months till 31 Mar 2005. This year what you can win… Gold It's going to be prizes galore at this 10 th special year. Now hold your breath as one single individual will be taking home not one but 100 kilos of gold as grand prize by purchasing a Dh250 souvenir gold coin which also entitles the buyer to a weekly draw of five kilos of gold taking the overall winnings to 120kgs while the purchase of Dh500 worth of gold and jewellery gives him/her a chance to participate in the daily draw of a kilo of gold organised by the Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group. Lexus It's not only gold but the cars raffle as well that is expected to attract hordes of buyers who will be mesmerized by the prospect of winning not just one, but three Lexus cars: Lexus LX 470 (4x4), a Lexus RX 330 and a Lexus ES 300 by buying a Dh250 raffle (Each package contains 5,000 coupons). In addition to the three cars, each ticket (excluding the daily winner) gives its owner the chance to win Dh10,000,000 (ten million dirhams cash) by the end of the Festival. Nissan The Nissan Grand Raffle this year offers a choice of a car in the daily draw for the winner to pick up from a fleet of 10 cars. The final prize, for this Dh25 to Dh200 purchase coupon, is 10 cars for one winning ticket. Now, all these are besides the Key and Support Sponsors' scratch and win prizes as well as discounts. The idea here is to have the effect of winning in DSF 10 times more. The DSF also has individual promotions by its 130 sponsors as well as other offers and discounts from over 2,000 participating outlets For more details please visit www.mydsf.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail