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Best Eid Al Adha Gifts From Dubai to Pack This Year
Flying home from Dubai for Eid Al Adha 2026? These eight compact, premium gifts fit in your luggage and impress every family member — from Bateel gourmet date boxes to Al Nassma camel milk chocolate, Mirzam artisan bars, saffron, and more.
1 May 2026
Dubai Chocolate Bar Earns Tourists Dhs1M Daily at DXB
Dubai Duty Free revealed tourists spend Dhs1 million every day on the viral Dubai chocolate bar from FIX Dessert Chocolatiers — the pistachio kunafa treat that hit over Dhs28 million in April 2025, topping 4% of the airport's total monthly sales.
7 May 2025
Dubai Duty Free and TerraPay Enable Digital Wallet Payments
Dubai Duty Free has partnered with TerraPay to accept instant digital wallet payments at Dubai International Airport. The deal connects DDF to over 3.7 billion mobile wallets, including Airtel Money, M-PESA, and MTN MoMo.
6 Feb 2025
Dubai Duty Free 2024 Sales Hit Record $2.2 Billion
Dubai Duty Free closed 2024 with a record AED 7.901 billion ($2.164 billion) in annual sales — airport retail's highest-ever result. December alone contributed AED 821.9 million, boosted by a 41st-anniversary promotion that drove AED 60 million in purchases in 24 hours.
2 Jan 2025
Indian Expat Wins $1M in Dubai Duty Free Draw
Khaliq Naik Mohammed, a 48-year-old Indian engineer from Hyderabad living in Abu Dhabi since 2012, won $1 million in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw on June 27, 2024. Three luxury vehicle prizes were also awarded in the same Finest Surprise draw.
27 Jun 2024
Indian Wins $1 Million in Dubai Duty Free Draw
An Indian construction supervisor in Dubai, Chimalakonda Krishna, won $1 million in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire Series 462 draw on May 29 — becoming the 230th Indian winner since 1999. He remains unreachable and has yet to learn of his prize.
30 May 2024