The Number of Kuwaiti tourists to Dubai increased two percent during the year 2016, when compared to 2015, showed an economic report on Monday.

The report, issued by UAE's Al-Bayan newspaper in cooperation with Kuwait Council of Business in the Emirates of Dubai, said that up to 419,000 Kuwaiti tourists, the equivalent to 12 percent of the total Gulf tourists, have visited Dubai during the past year.

Kuwait one of the most important markets for Dubai tourism sector, after Dubai became the first destination of Kuwaiti tourist, especially for short vacations, which shows through the annual growth in the number of Kuwaitis visiting Dubai.