Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) will be January 2 to February 2 next year, it was announced yesterday.
The last 18 runnings of the event have attracted 47 million visitors, who injected Dh114 billion into the economy, Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment said.
"By announcing the dates now, four months before DSF 2014 commences, we can provide everyone involved in organising the event, from retailers to hotel operators and travel agents here and overseas, adequate time for planning, preparing and implementing an extensive line-up of high quality events and shopping promotions," said Laila Suhail, chief executive of Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment.
The festival was launched in 1996 on the directive of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
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