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43% of Latvian residents spend an average of EUR 750 on travels

43% of Latvian residents are prepared to spend EUR 500 to up to EUR 1,000 on travel per person. 45% are prepared to spend less than EUR 500 and 10% – up to EUR 1,000-2,000 for a good time abroad. This is concluded in the recent survey carried out by Jēkaba Ceļojumi tourism bureau and Turkish Airlines.
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SAS airline returns to Latvia after nearly seven years of absence

Scandinavian Airlines returns to Latvia. The return begins with establishment of direct flight connectivity between Riga and Stockholm. SAS plans to provide up to 18 flights per week between these two destinations.
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airBaltic to begin flights to ski resort in Slovakia

On December 13th airBaltic launched a new direct route linking Riga and Poprad, Slovakia, LSM reports. The once-a-week service, offers convenient connections between the two cities and beyond to destinations in the Baltic region, Scandinavia, Russia and the CIS countries.
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airBaltic to perform flights to Dubrovnik in Croatia

Latvian airline airBaltic will launch a new route between Riga and Dubrovnik, Croatia, on 26 May 2015. The new route will offer a new summer holiday destination for travellers from the Baltics, as well as open convenient travel options to Riga and beyond to destinations in Scandinavia, the Baltics, and the CIS.
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Norwegian tourists: Riga’s beauty is overshadowed by low prices

29% of foreign tourists mention Old Riga as the most interesting place in the capital city of Latvia. Other noteworthy locations include Freedom Monument and the National Opera.
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Latvia enjoys ongoing tourism boom, despite dip from Russia

LSM - The state Tourism Development Agency (TAVA) opened Latvia’s eleventh annual Tourism Forum conference Friday, as director Armands Slokenbergs lauded the last four years of growth in the sector, acknowledging Riga’s stint as a European Culture Capital this year as an additional “launching pad.” On her part, TAVA senior expert Inese Širava revealed that destinations beyond Riga’s metropolitan center remained among Latvia’s top attractions among both domestic and foreign travelers.
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Spruce from Riga to be Set up at Brussels Central Square for Christmas

A very special spruce from a forest on the outskirts of Riga left for Brussels today, November 14, where it will popularise Riga as an exciting holiday destination steeped in tradition. Decorated with traditional Latvian symbols, the Riga Spruce will be the centrepiece of the Brussels Christmas Festival that each year is attended by thousands of people from all over the world.
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New airline to come to Riga International airport this winter; new destinations to follow

With the introduction of a list of winter season flights at Riga International airport, a new airline will enter the airport – Brussels Airlines. It will introduce six flights per week. New destinations will also be added – Cologne, Poprad, Bradford (Leeds) and Brussels (Charleroi).
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Duke of Courland’s castle celebrates reopening

LSM - The restoration of several interior rooms of the Bauska castle ruins has been completed, and on Friday the renewed space will celebrate its opening and stay open to the public all day Saturday free-of-charge.
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Riga gainsground as desirable city for international conferences

Thanks to the booming hotel sector in Riga, it is becoming a popular destination for organizations and enterprises to hold their conferences and congresses. The Riga Tourism Development Bureau (RTDB) reports that the Latvian capital already is able to compete with other large metropolises in northern Europe.
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Staro Rīga Light Festival
Staro Rīga offers an international programme of light and multimedia installations. Buildings, squares, bridges and monuments turn into unique pieces of light art, supplemented by performance art and musical and theatrical elements.
Entertaiment & Arts

Vivid selection of Latvian culture on offer in Tartu for 9 days

The Estonian city of Tartu is hosting nine days of selected Latvian culture events up until the centennial of Latvia on November 18. The events begun on Friday with the opening of the photography exhibition by internationally acclaimed photographer Zaiga Šteina.