Travel Shopping at Dubai Airport

In a survey published by the International Air Transport Association, Dubai Airport has been ranked the best in the world for several consecutive years. It allows guests to enjoy luxurious services treated like a king. The airport has a simple shape and is lined up from east to west. The duty-free shop brings together the most fashionable products in the world, but the prices are definitely the lowest on the market, and there are often value-for-money gifts; the rest area has 32 spacious and comfortable sofas; the dining area is like a state banquet auditorium, offering 25 styles of diet. Famous brands such as Cartier have counters or sales points in the airport duty-free area, and US dollars and dirhams (DHS, AED) can be used at the airport.

Dubai Airport is the busiest international airport in the world and has been ranked the best in the world for several consecutive years. The 9,000-square-meter duty-free shop opens its doors 24 hours a day and has gorgeous facilities. There are many world-famous brands and it keeps a high degree of synchronization with European and American fashions. This is Dubai International Airport - the world's best airport for shopping.

This is the nostalgia of shopping enthusiasts, this is a giant shopping mall with a dazzling array of products! (The currency unit is dinar, the currency of Dubai. Multiply the conversion by 2 to equal the price of RMB). Whenever you travel by air, the first place that gives you your first impression is the airport. From the first time I took a plane and took endless photos around the airport, to the subsequent trips to every city and country where I clicked the shutter at the local airport, all this was just to retain this beautiful image that I had never seen before, and to share it at the same time. For those who have never been.

Celebrity brands: A wide range of big brands, including YSL, Lancome, Shiseido and other cosmetics, as well as Rolex, Omega, Blancpain, Centennial, IWC, Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre and other famous watches.

Price level: Skin care products are very cheap.

Shopping environment: The duty-free area covers an area of ??9,000 square meters, with gorgeous facilities, numerous world-famous brands, and fashion trends that keep pace with Europe and the United States, making it a truly world-class shopping airport.

Featured service: You can swipe a credit card for purchases in US dollars or dirhams, eliminating the 1.5 handling fee for swiping the local currency on China's common dual-currency credit cards.

Disadvantages: The dried arabic fruits that the family was looking forward to were very disappointing. A 500g pack of dried fruits costs about 50rmb, and when I opened it, I found it was very wet and not as good as the ones bought in supermarkets in Beijing.

Experience: Dubai International Airport is known as the busiest passenger and cargo airport, with 100 foreign airlines using Dubai Airport. The 9,000-square-meter duty-free shop has become the third largest airport duty-free shop in the world with sales exceeding 2.1 billion dirhams (US$590 million) in 2005. Its gorgeous facilities, world-renowned brands, and popularity keep pace with Europe and the United States. Style makes it a truly world-class shopping destination.

Free Internet: There is a free Internet area on the second floor of Dubai. If you are not sure whether the product price is cheap, you can search here first.

Comfortable rest: The seats at Dubai Airport have hinges at the bottom that can be folded up, making people rest more comfortably. The carpet is soft and you can rest on the floor. The airport has a VIP lounge with automatic massage chairs and a 42-inch large-screen TV. If you stay overnight, there is a five-star hotel within the airport. There is also a fitness club at Dubai Airport, which is very comprehensive.

Free meals: Opposite the boarding sign No. 18, there is a restaurant with free meals. You can enjoy this treatment if the transfer time is more than 4 hours, but there are more customers.

Many plugs: Dubai Airport has many plugs, which makes it convenient for tourists to turn on their computers to watch TV series or charge their mobile phones.

Boarding tips:

1. The boarding gates at Dubai Airport change frequently. Remember to check the information signs every once in a while to avoid missing your flight.

2. Because Dubai Airport is very narrow and long, it takes some time to get from the duty-free shop to the boarding gate. Therefore, if you have a tight transfer time, be sure to time it carefully and don’t let shopping delay your boarding.

Travel Tips

In Dubai, government agencies usually start working at 7 or 8 a.m. and end at 2 noon. The agencies are closed in the afternoon. So if there is anything that needs to be done, it must be done in the morning.

In a typical company, people go to work at 9 a.m., get off work at 2 noon, then go to work again at 4 p.m., and get off work at 8 p.m. Unlike us in China, the rest day here is Friday, and government agencies are closed on both Friday and Saturday. The common unit is Friday, one day only. Most shops are not open on holidays and are only allowed to open after four or five in the afternoon.