In January, the number of foreign and resident visitors comprised 79.3 thousand, up 2.1-fold YoY, but twice as less than before the beginning of pandemic in January 2020.
As compared to January last year, the number of nights spent by visitors comprised 146.6 thousand nights, up by 84.9%.
In January, tourist accommodation establishments hosted 49.9 thousand Latvian residents, up by 63.3%. The number of nights spent by them comprised 86.8 thousand, and it rose by 45.3%, compared to January last year, according to data of the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia.
Latvian visitors stayed mostly in Riga (31.4%), Jurmala (17%), Liepaja (6.6%), Cesis municipality (5.2%), Sigulda municipality (4.2%) and Daugavpils municipality (4.2%).
In January, the number of foreign visitors out of all visitors in accommodation establishments comprised 37.1% or 29.4 thousand, up 4-fold YoY, however still 3.8 times less than in January 2020 before the pandemic. The number of nights spent by foreign visitors, compared to January last year, has grown 3.1-fold and comprised 59.8 thousand.
The majority of foreign visitors came from Lithuania (4.5 thousand), Estonia (3.6 thousand), Germany (3 000), United Kingdom (2,200), Ukraine (1,900), Russia (1,600) and Poland (1,500).
Most foreign visitors were hosted in Riga – 81.9%, Jurmala – 4.4%, Liepaja – 2.8% and Sigulda municipality – 2.6%. (BNN/Business World Magazine)