Dubai enjoys a great reputation for shopping. It boasts many fantastic malls, numerous souks and traditional markets, and the legendary Dubai Duty Free at the airport.
The intense summer heat means that air-conditioned shopping malls have triumphed over the high street in Dubai. In recent years they have become not just shopping destinations, but centres for socialising and entertainment. Almost all the malls built in recent years feature a large number of restaurants, a multiplex cinema, family entertainment centre, and one or two tourist attractions.