The Hindu Business Line : Emirates offers packages for Dubai summer festival

EMIRATES Airline is offering its customers worldwide a fantastic opportunity to experience summer fun in Dubai with travel packages that start from as little as $29, during the Dubai Summer Surprises Festival.

These affordable packages offer customers, especially families, value-for-money. Emirates' customers can choose from a range of city and beach hotels, three- to five-star including The Fairmont, Grand Hyatt, The Ritz-Carlton and Mina A'Salaam, according to a press release from the airline.

Emirates' guests will experience the famed Arabian hospitality from the moment they arrive at the Dubai International Airport. They will receive personalised meet-and-assist services, and are provided a welcome pack from Arabian Adventures and transferred to their hotels in chauffeur-driven cars.

At the end of their stay, when they leave the city with suitcases full of bargains, each visitor will receive an additional 10 kg of free baggage allowance.

Valid from June 17 to August 27, these packages are available to all Emirates passengers regardless of the class of travel, for a minimum stay of three nights with an option to extend their stay.

Prices are on a per-person per-night sharing basis and include all accommodation-related taxes and service charges.

Dubai will host the seventh annual Summer Surprises in June 2004. The event has grown phenomenally over the years.