{"id":37078,"date":"2025-07-09T08:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T08:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=37078"},"modified":"2025-07-09T08:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T08:59:13","slug":"dubai-airport-dxb-named-best-in-the-world-for-food-and-shops-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/dubai-airport-dxb-named-best-in-the-world-for-food-and-shops-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Airport (DXB) Named Best in the World for Food and Shops in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new report from AirHelp has confirmed what many travellers already experience: <strong>Dubai International Airport (DXB) has officially been ranked the best airport in the world for food and shops in 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The ranking is based on AirHelp\u2019s annual global airport evaluation, which <strong>scored 250 airports across 68 countries<\/strong>. Airports were rated in three key areas: punctuality, customer opinions, and food &amp; shops.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30606\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_1221469003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_1221469003.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_1221469003-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_1221469003-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_1221469003-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"western\">DXB\u2019s Performance in the 2025 AirHelp Score<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Score for food &amp; shops: 9.1 out of 10 (ranked #1 worldwide in this category)<\/li>\n<li>Overall score: 8.14 out of 10<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overall ranking: 18th place<\/strong> globally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DXB wasn\u2019t the only UAE airport to rank well. Abu Dhabi Airport secured 19th place overall, just behind Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>Also worth noting, <strong>DXB was recently named the <a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/dxb-named-no-1-airport-for-international-passenger-traffic-in-2024\/\">No.1 airport in the world for international passenger traffic<\/a> in 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30607\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"western\">Global Top 5 Airports in the 2025 AirHelp Score:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Cape Town Airport (CPT), South Africa\u00a0\u2013 8.57 points<\/li>\n<li>Doha Hamad Airport (DOH), Qatar<\/li>\n<li>Riyadh King Khaled Airport (RUH), Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>Brasilia Airport (BSB), Brazil<\/li>\n<li>Muscat Airport (MCT), Oman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>AirHelp has been publishing these rankings since 2015<\/strong>. The goal is to give air travellers reliable data on airport and airline performance \u2014 helping them plan trips with clearer expectations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14069\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_1199143831.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_1199143831.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_1199143831-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_1199143831-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_1199143831-64x32.jpg 64w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_1199143831-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_1199143831-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>DXB continues to provide top notch services, making arrivals and departures as convenient as possible for passengers. Recently, the <a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/dubai-airport-dxb-introduces-direct-luggage-delivery-to-homes-and-hotels\/\"><strong>airport introduced luggage delivery services directly to homes and hotels<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With the highest global ratings and its modern services, Dubai Airport continues to set a strong standard for the passenger experience \u2014 both on the ground and in the air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new report from AirHelp has confirmed what many travellers already experience: Dubai International Airport (DXB) has officially been ranked the best airport in the world for food and shops in 2025. The ranking is based on AirHelp\u2019s annual global airport evaluation, which scored 250 airports across 68 countries. 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