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Gazpromneft-Aero Doubles airBaltic Refueling At Moscow Airports

2014-12-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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Gazpromneft-Aero has concluded a long-term agreement for two years with airBaltic, the Latvian national airline, for refueling new scheduled flights from Riga to Moscow (Vnukovo International Airport).

Tags: air travel, Latvia travel, Riga tourism, Russia travel

Latvia Q1 Hotel Stays Increase Year On Year

2013-05-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

HOTELS AND OTHER TOURIST ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS BY CITIES UNDER STATE JURISDICTION AND COUNTIES BY QUARTER

According to recently released data from the Central Statistics Bureau (CSB) Q1 hotel stays in Latvia grew by 5.9%. Foreign visitors increased by some 9.3%, while Latvian guests grew slightly less substantially. Some 300,000 plus hotel stays were recorded in the report.

Tags: Latvia figures, Latvia hoteliers, Latvia hotels, Latvia stays, Riga tourism

Tall Ships Races 2013 Visits Riga

2013-05-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Alexander von Humboldt II

Coming this Summer to Riga, Latvia, scores of sailing ships from 35 countries will compete at the Tall Ships Races 2013 visiting the city for the first time in 10 years. The massive tall ship regatta is expected to deliver hundreds of thousands of visitors to the city, and 99 of the world’s most fabulous sailing vessels are slated to compete July 25 – 28.

Tags: Latvia, races, Riga events, Riga races, Riga Summer, Riga tourism, ship races, summer events

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