Abu Dhabi Duty Free pop-up offers cruise passengers ‘taste of Arabian hospitality’

ABU DHABI. Abu Dhabi Duty Free this week welcomed cruise passengers to Abu Dhabi with a pop-up shop at the city’s largest port.

Passengers en route from Singapore to Rome via Muscat and Europe took the opportunity to shop at the Zayed Port store during a 14-hour stop-off in the UAE.

Abu Dhabi Duty Free, which is owned by Abu Dhabi Airports, set up the store in the Cruise Terminal in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Ports.

Duty free Cruise Terminal
Abu Dhabi Duty Free and Abu Dhabi Ports worked in collaboration to operate a pop-up store for cruise passengers stopping off in the Middle East

Some 2,500 disembarking passengers had access to a range of retail and dining offers. The brands present included Sharaf DG Electronics, Pure Gold, several key beauty and fragrances brands, and Costa Coffee.

Two rental car partners were also present, and passengers had a chance to win prizes with Abu Dhabi Duty Free’s “Scratch & Win” promotion. Young travellers were welcomed by Dhabian, the camel mascot for Abu Dhabi Duty Free.

“Abu Dhabi Ports aims to showcase the Emirates’ hospitality to an international audience and contribute to the positioning of Abu Dhabi as a tourist hub in the region”

Abu Dhabi Airports Acting Chief Commercial Officer Dan Cappell commented: “Abu Dhabi Duty Free is always eager to welcome travellers to Abu Dhabi and enhance their passenger experience by giving them access to a great range of brands at fantastic prices, along with a taste of our Arabian hospitality.

“We ensured that our key brands were available for passengers coming through this unique gateway, and we look forward to working with the Cruise Terminal on future collaborations.”

Abu Dhabi Ports Cruise Terminal Manager Noura Al Dhaheri added: “We are happy to cooperate with Abu Dhabi Airports to enrich the passenger experience by providing travellers with excellent services while enjoying the facilities in the cruise terminal.

“Abu Dhabi Ports aims to showcase the Emirates’ hospitality to an international audience and contribute to the positioning of Abu Dhabi as a tourist hub in the region.”

The Cruise Terminal was inaugurated in December 2015 by Abu Dhabi Ports, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Airports and Etihad Airways, and is expected to receive more than 250,000 PAX between 2016-2017.

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