One of Dubai’s greatest attractions for visitors is its superb shopping, which is an integral part of life in Dubai. Being an open port with low import duties and no taxation, the city offers unbeatable value. Most major brand name products are readily available, and are often less expensive in Dubai than in their country of origin. Modern shopping malls are conveniently located throughout the city.

Local markets, Bazaars and souk shopping can be entertaining as well as profitable. The sheer variety of goods available in the winding alleys is bewildering, from

gold and the latest in electronics, cameras and wrist watches to spices, silks, household appliances and sports goods. Dubai’s major shopping areas include Al Rigga Road, Al Karama, Al Dhiyafa Road and Bani Yas Square.

Dubai's Heritage Village, featuring small houses made of mangrove and palm stalls where locals demonstrate traditional craft such as pottery-making and metal pot-making, cannot compete with Egypt's pyramids, Jordan's Petra, Syria's Tadmor, or Saudi Arabia's Mecca in historical or religious value.

But it would be safe to say that none of the above countries have anything half as glamorous as Dubai's spaceship-like Burj Al Arab hotel, the Mall of the Emirates, which is the only shopping mall in the world to host a ski slope, and The World islands - a collection of man-made islands shaped into the continents of the world.

What and where to Buy in Dubai

Place to Shop in Dubai