Dubai Duty-Free – Now Shop with INR!
No need to convert the rupee in Dubai. It is now accepted as currency for shopping in the city’s duty-free airports
Its fantastic news for all the Indian passengers who travel to Dubai every year. Now you can shop at Dubai Duty-Free in INR as well. Yes, its first-ever initiative which will reap huge sales for Dubai Duty-free. Hence, Dubai Duty-Free has the unique facility of paying online and you can collect whenever you travel.
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Nearly 90 million passengers passed through Dubai airports last year. Of them, 12.2 million were Indians. Most of them came from the Indian cities of Mumbai, Delhi, and Cochin. Shop at Dubai Duty-Free with INR
Starting July 1, duty-free shops at the Dubai International Airport have started accepting Indian currency for transactions. Avail Service on purchases worth anywhere between Rs 100 to Rs 2,000. The remaining amount returned in dirhams.
Earlier Indian travelers had to convert the rupee into Dollar, Dirham or Euro before they could shop at Dubai’s duty-free shops. “This is a great move and will benefit us immensely,” said an Indian tourist.
INR – 16th Accepted Currency at DUBAI DUTY-FREE.
With the latest move, the Indian rupee has become the 16th currency to be accepted for transaction at Dubai Duty-Free. Since its opening in December 1983.
Dubai Duty Free has grown into one of the biggest travel retail operators in the world. Last year was a milestone year for Dubai Duty Free which celebrated its 35th anniversary on December 20, 2018, and crossed the $2 billion mark on December 29.
Dubai is famous for its luxury shopping and is a top destination for thousands of Indians. Done to use Rupee as currency for shopping. This expected to be a boon for the visitors.
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About 28 lakh Indians are reportedly working in the UAE apart. From thousands of relatives of the Indian diaspora visiting that country every year. Thus, Marketers consider Indian taste too!
Dubai Duty-Free currently operates some 38,000sqm of retail space at Dubai International Airport and 4,000 sqm at Al Maktoum International that will grow in line with the massive development plans of Dubai South. Hence, Best Chance to shop.
Now employing over 6,100 people, the operation has consistently raised the benchmark for airport retailing and it continues to grow. Thus, Of the original 100 staff who joined in 1983, 25 still in active service and referred to as “Pioneers”.
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