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Tag: Tourism

What, where, when: how to plan your trip for the New Year with New Year celebrations

Information was prepared by Gabriela Ūdre, TEZ TOUR Latvija Communications Representative. With the New Year holidays approaching, the tourism industry is experiencing a sharp increase in travel, airfare and accommodation prices. Statistics show that the closer you get to the festive season, the higher the cost, so you need to plan your winter holidays either well in advance or with extra thought. TEZ TOUR Latvia has [...]

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 [...]

Programme of events in December

The most beautiful time of the year is here! This month, countless events are taking place in various towns and villages across Latvia. In this article, we've rounded up the highlights of the events taking place across Latvia this month! If you want to find out what's on the Christmas programme, look here! This month's highlight concert Golden Hits Symphony | Universe Orchestra The concert programme includes the best hits and favourites of [...]

Five places to visit in Finland

Known as the Land of a Thousand Lakes (although the true number of lakes is over 180 000), Finland is a Nordic country renowned for its unique nature, high quality of life and innovation. The country is regularly voted the happiest country in the world and its people appreciate nature, peace and simplicity of life. Finland has four distinct seasons. Summer (June to August) [...]

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 [...]

Latvijas Avīze: Travelling towards winter

Tourism Awards of the Year in Latvian Regions can inspire new adventures In just a few days, the First Advent will be here, ushering in the darkest time of the year and the road to Christmas, which is full of diverse atmospheric concerts, festive workshops and other events. It is also a time to look back at the achievements of the past year in tourism, so this [...]

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 [...]