Dubai Duty Free has grabbed the ‘Best Duty Free Shopping in the Middle East’ award for the 22nd consecutive year at the recently concluded Business Traveller Middle East Awards held at Palazzo Versace Dubai on May 1.
Dubai Duty Free, which marks its 40th anniversary this year, came out top in the readers’ and online survey conducted by the Business Traveller magazine in the duty free category and beat stiff competition among the other nominated airport retailers.
Executive vice chairman and CEO of Dubai Duty Free, Colm McLoughlin, said: “Receiving this honour for the 22nd straight year since 2002 is significant and showcases the dedication of our team of staff who continue to do an excellent job.
“I want to express my gratitude to our Chairman HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum for his unwavering support, and many thanks to all of those who have supported us and voted for us every year.”
Organised by Motivate Publishing and Panacea Publishing, the awards recognise the best of the best across 40 categories spanning three main divisions including airlines, airports and hotels as well as a special award for the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dubai Duty Free is one of the largest duty free operations in a single airport in the world and covers a total retail area of 40,000 square metres across Dubai International Airport and Al Maktoum International Airport.
In 2022, its sales reached $1.74 billion, representing a more than 78 per cent leap on the pre-lockdown previous years.
The airport retailer opened for business on December 20 in 1983.
