(MENAFN) The leader of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Latvia, Andris Kalnins, stated on Friday that Latvia has suffered the loss of a third of its tourists since reducing affairs with Russia over the Ukraine battle and is improbable to ever recuperate the loss.
The Baltic country had been a common destination for Russian tourists for a long time, and that is because of its close proximity to Russia, as well as historical relations as a previous portion of the Soviet Union.
In September last year Latvia limited tourism from Russia, with Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevics posting in a tweet: “You're not welcome here – you need to end the war against Ukraine and be gone from that beautiful country!”
The restriction – which includes most Russian tourists, except for European Union residence who have a permit as well as some other groups – has caused a great blow to Latvia’s tourism sector. Russians formerly accounted for a third of all visitors to the nation.
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