du makes GCC visitors 'feel at home' during Dubai Summer Surprises Festival

In addition, travelers will be able to stay in touch with family and friends back home during the festival, from 18 June to 1 September, and access services they normally enjoy at home.

Farid Faradoni, EVP Commercial Division, du, said:

'Dubai Summer Surprises is the biggest shopping and entertainment event in the region, figuring prominently on the holiday calendar of a huge number of regional visitors and we are delighted to be part of this exciting event. By roaming with du, visitors from GCC countries with postpaid and prepaid lines from their home country can make and receive calls and SMS, use video calling, mobile internet browsing and email to enable them to feel at home whilst traveling within the UAE.'

'With du's roaming services, visitors will enjoy a roaming experience that combines convenience and flexibility, because we realize the importance of communications in our daily life and the need to stay connected to family and business acquaintances, from anywhere in the world,' he added.

du has signed over 550 international roaming agreements with world-class operators in a record span of 18 months from service launch.

Moreover, visitors from several operators can enjoy easy access to their voice mail service, home operator customer care and other services using the same numbers that they use back home.

To roam with du, visitors must open the network operator settings menu on the mobile phone; choose manual operator selection method and then select 'du' or 'UAE03' Visitors can then access the du directory enquiry service by dialing 199 from their mobile phone to receive local numbers for shopping malls, restaurants, hotels and other destinations.