airBaltic to increase frequencies on 20 routes from Riga in summer 2026
Information provided by airBaltic Corporate Communications Department. Riga. Latvian airline airBaltic will significantly increase frequencies from its home base in Riga in the summer season of 2026, strengthening travel options on some of the most important routes used by travellers for both leisure and business trips. The schedule changes are due to growing demand and the airline's continued commitment to [...]
LIDO restaurant celebrates its 20th anniversary
Information was prepared by Laila Pastare, Public Relations Consultant, AS LIDO. On Tuesday, 9 December, LIDO restaurant in the fashion and lifestyle shopping centre “Spice” celebrates its 20th anniversary. LIDO restaurant “Spice” is one of the company's flagship restaurants, which can accommodate 600 visitors at a time. In the first 11 months of this year, the restaurant achieved a turnover of EUR 11.3 million, surpassing the previous year's figures. [...]
Christmas Market in Kipsala next week
Riga, LETA. Next week, the Kipsala Exhibition Hall will host the Christmas market “Baltic Expo”, LETA was informed by the organisers. This year, 417 traders, craftsmen, home producers and companies from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia will gather at the fair. There will be a separate food vendors“ area and creative workshops for children. The Christmas Market will take place from 12 to 14 December at Kipsala International Exhibition Centre. Visitors [...]
Ventspils Municipality publishes a new tourist guide with a map
Information was prepared by Marlena Zvaigzne, editor of the Ventspils municipality newsletter “Ventspils Novadnieks”. Due to the growing demand for information materials, directions and descriptions of sights, Ventspils Municipality has again this year published a new tourist guide with a map in Latvian and English. The total print run is 5000 copies. The tourist map includes 128 [...]
EXPO has boosted interest of Japanese tourists - Latvia's winter activities offer becomes more relevant
Source: Leta Information was prepared by the International Marketing and Communication Department of LIAA. On 13 October this year, the Baltic Pavilion at EXPO 2025 Osaka, jointly developed by Latvia and Lithuania, closed its doors to visitors. During the Pavilion's operation, a record number of 900,000 people visited the pavilion, while more than 200 Latvian companies, including representatives of [...]
Winter solstice, Christmas and New Year events in Valmiera
Information was prepared by Zane Bulmeistare, Deputy Head of the Branding and Public Relations Department of Valmiera Municipality Waiting time has its own unusual magic. It allows you to think about who will be the first to be elected when you see a shooting star, and at the same time be ready for the light you never knew (or forgot) had the power to [...]
Diena: Hoping for tourists to come for the festivities
Source: Leta The number of bookings for Christmas and the end of the year in LATVIAN hotels is slightly higher this year than last year. This was reported by Andris Kalniņš, President of the Latvian Hotels and Restaurants Association (LVRA) to LETA. It is expected that hotel occupancy over the Christmas and New Year period will reach around 70-80%, while in hotels in Riga city centre - even more than 80%. There are [...]
Jelgava hosts the orienteering game “In Search of Freedom” during Patriots' Month”
Avots: Leta From today until the end of the month Jelgava Regional Tourism Centre (JRTC) invites to participate in an educational orienteering game, which will allow to get to know the historical evidence of the Freedom Struggle in Jelgava and Jelgava region, JRTC informed LETA news agency. The route includes memorial sites in Jelgava and its surroundings, where the Freedom Battles took place in the first half of the last [...]
Turn your clocks back an hour on Sunday night!
Source: Leta Information compiled by the Ministry of Economics. On the night of Saturday to Sunday, 26 October, the clocks will be turned back by one hour across Latvia. According to the current procedure in Latvia, the changeover to standard time takes place at 4:00 on the last Sunday in October. The daylight saving time changeover in Latvia is [...]
New excursion destination - furniture nursery MEŽA DIZAINA DĀRZS
Hello! We would like to inform you about a new, beautiful and interesting excursion destination in Southern Kurzeme! If your company offers excursions in Latvia, you might be interested. Forest Designed Forest Design Garden is the first and only furniture nursery and tree forming garden in the Baltics. The Forest Design Garden creates living wooden sculptures and actually grows furniture. Hearts, crosses, arches, [...]