Amongst them, the variety of nights spent by international visitors in Latvian accommodations and different vacationer lodging within the first 4 months of 2024 in comparison with the corresponding interval of 2023 elevated by 4.5% and was 595,000, and the variety of nights spent by native residents in Latvian accommodations and different vacationer lodging elevated by 2.1% and reached 434,900.
Normally, within the first 4 months of this 12 months, 598,700 visitors had been served in Latvian vacationer lodging, which is 7.7% greater than within the first 4 months of 2023, together with the variety of international visitors served elevated by 9.6% to 334,200, whereas the variety of native residents served elevated by 5.3%, reaching 264,500.
However, in comparison with the pre-pandemic interval – the corresponding interval of 2019 – the variety of visitors served in Latvian vacationer lodging within the first 4 months of 2024 10% decrease, whereas the variety of nights spent by visitors is lagging behind. The info within the first 4 months of 2019 was 21.4%.
In April this 12 months, the variety of nights spent by visitors in Latvian accommodations and different vacationer lodging didn’t change considerably in comparison with April 2023, amounting to 305,400, together with the variety of nights spent by international visitors elevated by 0.4%, reaching 186,700, whereas the variety of nights spent by native residents decreased by 0.6% and reached 118,700.
The common size of keep of home visitors in vacationer lodging in April this 12 months was 1.68 nights, and in April final 12 months – 1.69 nights, whereas the typical size of keep of international visitors in lodging was tourism in April 1.77 nights, and final April – 1.88 nights.
A complete of 176,200 visitors had been served in Latvian vacationer lodging in April, which is 4.1% greater than in April 2023, together with the variety of international visitors served up 7.1% and was 105,700, whereas the variety of native residents served decreased by 0.1%, making 70,500.
Essentially the most international visitors had been obtained from Lithuania in April this 12 months – 14,900 adopted by Estonia, from which 13,000 visitors had been obtained, Germany – 9,500, Finland – 7,800, the UK – 6,200, Poland – 5,700, Spain – 4,400, Sweden – 4,300 and the USA – 3,200.
Essentially the most international visitors had been obtained in Riga – 80.1%, Jurmala – 6.2%, Mārupe area – 4.2%, Liepāja – 2% and Daugavpils – 1.1%.
The preferred locations for Latvian residents to remain in April had been Riga, the place 34.4% of visitors stayed, Jurmala – 10.4%, Liepāja – 8.3%, Daugavpils – 4.8%, Cēsu district – 3.5%, Sigulda and Kuldīga districts – 3%.
