400,000 Kuwaiti tourists visited the UAE during 2025

The Minister of Economy and Tourism, Abdullah bin Touq Al-Marri, discussed during a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs of the State of Kuwait, Abdul Rahman Baddah Al-Mutairi, enhancing cooperation opportunities in the various tourism and cultural fields, increasing intra-tourism between the two brotherly countries during the coming period, and enhancing communication between tourism companies on both sides.

This meeting coincides with the UAE’s celebration of the established fraternal relations with the State of Kuwait, starting on January 29 and for a week in all the emirates of the country, under the title “The UAE and Kuwait… Brothers Forever.”

Abdullah bin Touq said, “The tourism sector is one of the basic pillars of economic relations between the UAE and the State of Kuwait, as the number of Kuwaiti tourists coming to the UAE reached 400,000 during the year 2025, recording an increase of approximately 6% compared to 2024, and the total number of direct flights operated by national carriers between the two countries reached 174 direct flights weekly, which enhances the prospects for growth and economic and tourism exchange.” And the cultural.”

He added, “The two countries’ celebration of the ‘Emirates and Kuwait…brothers forever’ week embodies a practical translation of the deep historical, humanitarian and economic partnership that binds them.”