Baltic: Number of foreign hotel guests still below pre-pandemic level

The number of nights spent by foreign visitors in the three Baltic capitals was highest in Tallinn in the first half of 2024, according to data from the Latvian Hotel and Restaurant Association (LVRA), BNS reports. Foreigners spent 1.075 million nights at accommodation establishments in Tallinn, followed by Riga with 851,000 and Vilnius with 699,000. Compared to 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic, the number of foreign guests has declined by 12% in Tallinn, 22% in Vilnius, and 35% in Riga.