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In October the number of foreign visitors at accommodation establishments increased

Accordingly data of the Central Statistical Bureau, in October 2021 the number of foreign and resident visitors comprised 107.7 thousand, which is 19.5 % more than in October 2020, but twice as less than before the pandemic in October 2019. As compared to October of the previous year, the number of nights spent by visitors comprised 201.8 thousand nights, which is 8.7 % more.

In the 10 months of this year there were 1.1 million foreign and resident visitors in tourist accommodation establishments, which is 16.2 % less than in 10 months last year and 53.8 % less than during this time period in 2019.

In October 2021 tourist accommodation establishments hosted 55.9 thousand Latvian residents, which is 22.8 % less than in October 2020. The number of nights spent by them comprised 104 thousand, and it fell by 23.8 %, compared to October last year.

Latvian visitors stayed mostly in Riga (30.1 %), Jūrmala (11.8 %), Liepāja (7.8 %), Cēsis municipality (5.4 %), Sigulda municipality (4.6 %), Daugavpils (3.5 %) and Kuldīga municipality (3 %).

In October 2021 the number of foreign visitors out of all visitors in accommodation establishments comprised 48.1 % or 51.9 thousand, which is 2.9 times more than in October 2020, however this is still 64.2 % less than in October 2019 before the pandemic. The number of nights spent by foreign visitors, compared to October last year, has grown twice and comprised 97.8 thousand.

The majority of foreign visitors came from Germany (7.2 thousand), Lithuania (6.1 thousand), Estonia (5.5 thousand), United Kingdom (3.8 thousand), Russia (2.4 thousand), Finland (2 thousand), Netherlands (1.9 thousand) and Poland (1.8 thousand).

Most foreign visitors were hosted in Riga – 84.6 %, Jūrmala – 4.1 %, Liepāja – 2 % and Sigulda municipality – 1.8 %.

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More information on data:
Ilze Ķerus
Transport and Tourism Statistics Section
E-mail:
Ilze.Kerus@csp.gov.lv
Phone: +371 67366778

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