The Dubai Expat Diaries

With the Dubai Metro set to start operating from September 9, Mall of the Emirates and Deira City Centre  have announced plans to introduce paid parking from September 10. As they are both located close to Metro stations, the mall management stated they intend to deter Metro commuters from using the mall parking facilities.

The latest shopping craze for credit-crunched Dubai expats – the Dubai Flea Market has become a big hit where people can buy and sell almost any used items. The last event in May witnessed crowds of upto 4,500 visitors. It is being held indoors for the summer at the Al Safa Hall in Jumeirah. The [...]

Dubai Mall is hosting a month-long shopping festival from April 30 – May 29, with exciting shopping deals and giving shoppers who spend AED 500 or more the chance to win AED 10,000 cash in daily raffles, not to mention the Grand raffle at the end giving away a million Dirhams to one lucky shopper. 

Yet another shopping mall has opened its doors in Dubai. The new Arabian Center Mall is located in Mirdiff on Al Khawaneej Road and is possibly a blessing for the residents in the area. It has over 175 international brands ranging from clothing, furniture, electronics, fashion and toys, including  H & M, New Look, Mango, [...]

There’s good news for all the UAE expats and tourists who have been eagerly waiting for the best shopping festival in the region, DSF 2009(Dubai Shopping Festival 2009) is just around the corner. It has been a big hit from its very first launch in early 1996, getting bigger and better every year. This year, the 14th edition of the Dubai Shopping [...]

There has been a new addition to the ever-growing list of shopping malls in Dubai, another one has just opened its doors in Dubai Marina. The Dubai Marina Mall boasts of a total of 160 stores, including a supermarket (the second Waitrose in Dubai), a six-screen cineplex, and a seven-storey Gourmet Tower.  Only a part [...]

19 Photos sent to us by a reader by email, from the opening of the worlds biggest shopping mall, The Dubai Mall, in Downtown Burj Dubai!

After last week’s delay in the planned opening, the largest Mall in the world, the Dubai Mall, finally opened it’s doors to the eager public today.  Quick Bites – Dubai Aquarium & Discovery Centre unveiled to the public at 4pm • Dubai Ice Rink; Gold Souk and the Fashion Catwalk also open • 30% of [...]