DAMAC winners get private island and private jet

By Staff

As part of the largest and most exclusive promotion during DSF 2008, luxury lifestyle provider and the region's leading private sector master developer – DAMAC Properties – announced the lucky winners. Ismail Ahli, UAE national was the lucky winner of the grand raffle prize – a private island and Abdulla Al Shamisi, UAE national, won the ECLIPSE 500 Private Jet worth AED 5.5 million.

The promotion, which has seen prizes worth AED 90 million being given away, was awarded most innovative DSF 2008 promotion, at the DSF closing ceremony in February. The promotion comprised of a mega raffle prize with a private island worth AED 1 million and a grand raffle prize with a brand new ECLIPSE 500 Private Jet worth AED 5.5 million.

Every property bought during DSF entitled the customer a chance to win either the private island or a Jet plane. The property developer also announced a Bentley or BMW with every apartment brought during DSF 2008.

Unveiling details about the winners, Mr. Hussain Sajwani, Chairman DAMAC Holding, said, "I am pleased to announce that DAMAC's promotion during Dubai Shopping Festival 2008 was a grand success. At DAMAC our focus has always been delivering luxury to our customers, and during DSF, we delivered a vast array of extended delight and benefits to all our new customers."

Speaking at the event, Peter Riddoch, CEO, DAMAC, said, "I would like to congratulate all the winners and thank them for their purchases. This year's DSF success has challenged us to raise the bar to develop an even more innovative marketing campaign for DSF 2009."