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Number of foreign visitors hosted at Latvian tourist accommodation establishments has grown by 15.3 %
Latest data compiled by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that 454.2 thousand visitors stayed at Latvian tourist accommodation establishments in the 1st quarter of 2018, which is 14.3 % more than in the 1st quarter of 2017. Compared to corresponding period of the previous year, the number of nights spent by visitors increased by 12.8 %, reaching 885.2 thousand. The average length of stay comprised 1.9 nights.
Over the 1st quarter of 2018, 304.6 thousand foreign visitors were hosted, which is 15.3 % more than in the 1st quarter of the previous year, whereas the number of nights spent by them increased by 14.3 %, reaching 605.8 thousand nights. The majority of foreign visitors came from Russia (62.0 thousand), Estonia (34.9 thousand), Lithuania (33.3 thousand), Germany (21.8 thousand), the United Kingdom (20.4 thousand), Finland (15.2 thousand).
In the 1st quarter of 2018, significant increase was observed in the number of visitors coming from Canada (3.6 times), Japan (66.2 %), Denmark (47.2 %), Finland (37.5 %), Ukraine (33.3 %) and Spain (31.1 %). A drop was observed in the number of visitors coming from Norway (16.8 %), USA (12.3 %) and France (7.2 %).
Out of the total number of foreign visitors, 45.4 % or 138.2 thousand came from the neighbouring countries of Latvia – Russia (20.4 %), Estonia (11.5 %), Lithuania (10.9 %) and Belarus (2.6 %).
Out of all foreign visitors, majority (83.8 %) stayed in Riga, 6.8 % – in Jūrmala, 1.3 % – in Daugavpils, 1.2 % – in Liepāja, 1.1 % – in Sigulda county.
Number of foreign visitors hosted at Latvian tourist accommodation establishments and changes thereof
(2017 and 1st quarter of 2018, thousand)
In the 1st quarter of 2018, 149.6 thousand Latvian visitors were hosted at tourist accommodation establishments – 12.4 % more than during the 1st quarter of the previous year, but the number of nights spent increased by 9.6 % and comprised 279.4 million.
Latvian residents stayed mostly in Riga (33.3 % of visitors), Jūrmala (14.7 %), Liepāja (8.4 %), Daugavpils (5.0 %) and Sigulda county (3.1 %).
Number of visitors hosted and nights spent at accommodation establishments
| 1st quarter of 2018 | 1st quarter of 2017 | Changes, % (1st quarter of 2018/2017) | |||
| Visitors hosted | Nights spent | Visitors hosted | Nights spent | Visitors hosted | Nights spent |
TOTAL | 454 227 | 885 158 | 397 441 | 784 945 | 14.3 | 12.8 |
Latvian residents | 149 621 | 279 376 | 133 164 | 254 960 | 12.4 | 9.6 |
Foreign residents | 304 606 | 605 782 | 264 277 | 529 985 | 15.3 | 14.3 |
Russia | 62 028 | 119 019 | 53 868 | 102 543 | 15.1 | 16.1 |
Estonia | 34 881 | 52 158 | 30 855 | 45 413 | 13.0 | 14.9 |
Lithuania | 33 275 | 49 839 | 30 761 | 48 052 | 8.2 | 3.7 |
Germany | 21 782 | 44 375 | 17 260 | 35 089 | 26.2 | 26.5 |
United Kingdom | 20 409 | 40 511 | 16 409 | 33 696 | 24.4 | 20.2 |
Finland | 15 164 | 28 373 | 11 030 | 20 777 | 37.5 | 36.6 |
Sweden | 11 363 | 26 011 | 10 743 | 24 691 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
Norway | 10 645 | 22 609 | 12 791 | 27 983 | -16.8 | -19.2 |
Poland | 8 528 | 14 039 | 6 643 | 11 265 | 28.4 | 24.6 |
Belarus | 8 012 | 25 095 | 8 553 | 24 539 | -6.3 | 2.3 |
Ukraine | 7 301 | 14 102 | 5 479 | 12 905 | 33.3 | 9.3 |
Canada | 6 094 | 9 055 | 1 697 | 3 319 | 3.6 times | 2.7 times |
Italy | 5 855 | 12 001 | 5 376 | 10 088 | 8.9 | 19.0 |
Denmark | 5 679 | 11 171 | 3 859 | 6 877 | 47.2 | 62.4 |
USA | 4 984 | 11 099 | 5 681 | 11 766 | -12.3 | -5.7 |
Netherlands | 4 122 | 7 759 | 3 483 | 6 608 | 18.3 | 17.4 |
France | 4 101 | 7 710 | 4 420 | 8 307 | -7.2 | -7.2 |
Japan | 3 948 | 4 891 | 2 375 | 3 458 | 66.2 | 41.4 |
Spain | 3 284 | 6 875 | 2 505 | 5 401 | 31.1 | 27.3 |
Belgium | 2 558 | 4 766 | 2 541 | 4 601 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
Israel | 2 365 | 5 252 | 2 371 | 4 876 | -0.3 | 7.7 |
Ireland | 2 135 | 4 343 | 1 805 | 3 599 | 18.3 | 20.7 |
Switzerland | 2 057 | 4 393 | 1 762 | 3 236 | 16.7 | 35.8 |
China | 1 994 | 4 309 | 1 639 | 3 865 | 21.7 | 11.5 |
Over the 1st quarter of 2018, 305.0 thousand visitors were hosted at tourist accommodation establishments in Riga – 15.8 % more than during the 1st quarter of the previous year. The number of foreign visitors in Riga rose by 15.3 %, amounting to 255.1 thousand. The largest number of foreign visitors hosted in Riga came from Russia (19.2 %), Estonia (10.2 %), Lithuania (8.9 %), Germany (7.7 %) and the United Kingdom (7.6 %).
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Communication Section
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More information on data:
Edīte Miezīte
Transport and Tourism Statistics Section
E-mail: Edite.Miezite@csb.gov.lv
Phone: +371 67366810
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