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The number of guests at Latvian hotels rose by 13.3% in Q2

BC, Riga, 14.08.2017.Print version
According to the latest data of the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB), 694.2 thsd visitors stayed at Latvian tourist accommodation establishments in the 2nd quarter of 2017, which is 13.3% more than during the respective period of 2016. As compared to the previous year, the number of nights spent by visitors increased by 14.3% and reached 1.32 million. The average duration of a visitor's stay at an accommodation establishment was 1.9 nights.

Over the 2nd quarter of 2017, 495.3 thsd foreign visitors were hosted, which is 14.5% more than during the respective period of the previous year, whereas the number of nights spent by foreign visitors increased by 13.9%, reaching 929.0 thsd. Most of the foreign visitors came from Germany (66.7 thsd), Russia (56.4 thsd), Lithuania (42.4 thsd), Estonia (39.6 thsd), Finland (34.9 thsd) and the United Kingdom (25.4 thsd). There has been a significant increase in the number of visitors from Canada (3.8 times), Israel (two times), China (of 33.2%), Denmark (of 24.9%) and Sweden (of 23.8%). The number of Russian visitors hosted has grown by 19.3%. There were less foreign visitors from Ukraine (by 7.8%), Norway (by 6.2%) and the United States (by 2.7%).

 

29.8% of all foreign visitors came from the neighbouring countries of Latvia – 11.4% were from Russia, 8.6% from Lithuania, 8.0% from Estonia and 1.8% from Belarus.Out of all foreign visitors, 79.5% stayed in Riga, 7.4% – in Jūrmala, 1.7% – in Sigulda county, 1.5% – in Liepāja and 1.3% – in Daugavpils.




In the 2nd quarter of 2017, 198.9 thsd Latvian residents were hosted at tourist accommodation establishments, which is 10.3% more than during the 2nd quarter of 2016, whereas the number of nights spent increased by 15.2% and amounted to 389.3 thsd.

 

Latvian residents stayed mostly in Riga (23.8% of visitors), Jūrmala (8.6%), Liepāja (8.4%), Daugavpils (4.4%), Ventspils (3.7%) and Sigulda county (2.3%).


Number of visitors hosted at accommodation establishments and number of nights spent

 

Q2 2017

Q2 2016

Changes, %

(Q2 2017/2016)

 

Number of visitors

Number of nights

Number of visitors

Number of nights

Number of visitors

Number of nights

TOTAL

694 169

1 318 112

612 948

1 153 478

13.3

14.3

of whom:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latvian residents

198 871

389 259

180 289

337 765

10.3

15.2

Foreign residents

495 298

928 853

432 659

815 713

14.5

13.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

66 718

125 503

61 887

111 661

7.8

12.4

Russia

56 439

113 387

47 304

99 159

19.3

14.3

Lithuania

42 363

67 270

36 975

59 044

14.6

13.9

Estonia

39 559

55 580

34 908

52 037

13.3

6.8

Finland

34 882

64 791

29 101

52 841

19.9

22.6

United Kingdom

25 383

48 954

22 441

45 459

13.1

7.7

Sweden

23 785

45 173

19 217

30 933

23.8

46.0

Norway

19 179

37 947

20 441

41 814

-6.2

-9.2

Poland

16 462

24 853

15 283

23 132

7.7

7.4

USA

15 560

30 992

15 984

30 303

-2.7

2.3

France

13 789

24 747

11 510

21 546

19.8

14.9

Italy

11 164

19 882

11 273

20 390

-1.0

-2.5

Spain

9 078

15 598

9 087

14 612

-0.1

6.7

Belarus

9 052

26 362

8 800

31 212

2.9

-15.5

Netherlands

9 007

17 974

7 655

15 024

17.7

19.6

Japan

8 561

11 040

8 007

10 989

6.9

0.5

Denmark

7 919

14 582

6 339

11 728

24.9

24.3

Ukraine

7 834

14 802

8 494

17 998

-7.8

-17.8

Canada

6 925

9 695

1 456

3 036

375.6

219.3

China

6 846

10 788

5 141

7 983

33.2

35.1

Israel

5 837

15 309

2 918

6 844

100.0

123.7

Switzerland

5 713

10 873

5 286

10 183

8.1

6.8

Austria

4 800

8 496

4 659

7 863

3.0

8.1

Belgium

4 698

9 134

4 503

9 086

4.3

0.5

 

In the 2nd quarter of 2017, 441.2 thsd visitors were hosted at tourist accommodation establishments of Riga – 12.2% more than during the 2nd quarter of the previous year. The number of foreign visitors in Riga increased by 12.7% and amounted to 393.9 thsd. The majority of foreign visitors who came to Riga were from Germany (13.3%), Russia (10.1%), Finland (7.2%), Estonia (6.7%), Lithuania (6.2%), the United Kingdom (5.8%) and Sweden (5.3%).

 

More information on tourism statistics is available in the Tourism – Key Indicators section of the CSB website. The data are published in the “Tourism” section of the CSB database (short-term statistical data and annual statistical data).

 





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