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Friday, 29.03.2024, 12:27
Latvian rural tourist facilities report growing numbers of Japanese and Chinese tourists
"There have been more tourists from Japan and China
looking for lodging in country houses... Perhaps it is because they are looking
for new tourism destinations and Eastern and Northern Europe is a less explored
region to them," Serzante said.
The representative of the association said that generally
trends in rural tourism have remained the same as last year. In the summer,
holiday houses by the sea were in the highest demand, and with the winter
approaching demand has shifted to tourism facilities in the countryside where
clients want to enjoy silence, tranquility and some sort of seclusion.
In the first eight months of this year, Latvian hotels and
other tourist facilities reported a 5.8 % increase in overnight stays, as their
number reached 2.16 mln. In the eight months of 2016, the Latvian hotels and
other tourist facilities received 1.114 mln foreign tourists, or 5.6 % more than
a year ago.
Lauku Celotajs is
a professional rural tourism association established in 1993. The association
unites 330 rural tourism services providers.