In July, the number of guests served in Latvian tourist accommodation decreased by 25%

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With the end of the emergency situation on 10 June and the resumption of operations at a large number of tourist accommodation establishments, the number of guests continued to increase rapidly in July – it has more than doubled compared to June.

In July 2020, compared to July of the previous year, the number of Latvians served in tourist accommodation has increased by 1.9%, reaching 133.1 thousand. The number of nights spent by local residents was 236 thousand, 4.9% less.

In July 2020, 165.9 thousand foreign guests were served, which is 38.5% less than in July 2019. The number of nights spent was 309 thousand – a decrease of 42.4%. However, compared to July of the previous year, the number of guests from Lithuania (by 67.7%), Estonia (by 65.1%) and Finland (by 44%) has significantly increased.

In July, 96.8% of respondents submitted a report on the operation of tourist accommodation, of which 5.5% of respondents (3% in July 2019) answered that they did not carry out the activity, citing downtime, home improvement works or repairs as the reason.

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