Credit: WN / Smita Dubai Shopping Festival is one of the best tourist attractions for tourists and retains its position as the mecca of shopping festivals. Announced in 1996, DSF has so far attracted nearly 1.6 million shopaholics from around the world. The numbers kept on increasing year by year as DSF's popularity grew by leap's and bounds due to the amazing discounts, promotions, sales and the wide range of products available under one roof.