Special offers from Emirates Holidays for Dubai Shopping Festival 2012

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As the countdown begins to the 2012 edition of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), Emirates Holidays has unveiled special packages which offer substantial savings on hotel accommodation in Dubai during the festival period exclusively for passengers travelling with the award-winning airline.

These packages from the tour operating division of Emirates are available from just US $ 184 per person, twin sharing for four nights and represent a rare opportunity to obtain affordable accommodation at star-class hotels at a time demand for accommodation is at its peak.

Available to all Emirates passengers travelling from Colombo to Dubai irrespective of class of travel, the packages offer a choice of accommodation from a range of 42 selected city and beach properties which includes hotels and apartments to suit all budgets.

The packages also include buffet breakfast, transfers between the airport and the hotel by a luxury Audi A6 or Volvo V70 (or similar), assistance on arrival at the Dubai International Airport, room taxes and service charges.

In addition to these benefits, these packages also entitle customers to food and beverage and spa discounts.

“These packages represent the best deals for those visiting the festival, combining the comfort and convenience of flying with Emirates with substantial savings on accommodation,” Devika Ellepola, Emirates Sales Manager in Sri Lanka said. “They make a visit to the DSF affordable to a wide segment of our customer base.”

All members of Skywards, Emirates’ frequent flyer programme, are entitled to earn 20 per cent bonus miles on their travel when they book a special package. In addition, passengers who buy these packages are entitled to receive 24 hour emergency assistance. All passengers on Emirates also enjoy generous baggage allowances of 30kg, 40kg and 50 kg respectively on Economy, Business and First Class.

The world’s largest shopping extravaganza, the annual Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), of which Emirates Airline is the principal sponsor, will be held from 5th January to 5th February 2012 for the 16th time.

Spectacular discounts, especially for items such as gold jewellery, are to be offered by over 6,000 retail outlets during the festival, at which visitors stand the chance to win valuable prizes ranging from luxury cars to gold each day. An estimated Dh 1.4 billion in prizes has been given away since the first DSF in 1996.

The myriad other attractions the festival offers include exciting concerts, musicals and shows, sport and outdoor events, the Dubai Fashion Week attended by top designers and the Global Village where visitors can experience the vibrant diversity of international heritage and culture.

Emirates Holidays, the largest wholesale tour operator in the Gulf and Middle East, offers the region’s most comprehensive programme of inclusive vacations. With ground arrangements and transfers included, the company meets the needs of today’s discerning travellers by offering them a choice of arrangements that travel agents find easy to sell.

The winner of more than 500 top international awards, Emirates operates 21 flights a week from Colombo to Dubai and daily flights to Singapore, offering First, Business and Economy Class travel. The Emirates network now comprises 116 destinations in 68 countries.

For more information on Emirates Holidays, call 4704048 or email [email protected].