Thu, 10 Nov 2011: Spending set for advertising Riga…
Nov 10, 2011 Latvia
“Of course, it can be sad that not everything has been achieved and that there is still much to do; however, Live Riga has united Riga’s tourism policy. We must continue to work and co...Tags: 10 Nov, Advertise, Advertising, Founders, Marketing, National Airline, Riga City Council, Rsquo, Tourism Policy, Tourists, Travel Agents, United, Voting Rights
Wed, 24 Nov 2010: Tallinn Airport taking off…
Nov 24, 2010 Baltics
The country’s carrier Estonian Air will start flying between Tartu and Tallinn in February. Easyjet will add Liverpool in the spring. New market entrants include Blue 1, which will introduce...Tags: Airport Management, Board Member, Easyjet, Estonian Air, Etv, Flights, Fly, Helsinki, Liverpool, Management Board, Market Entrants, Market Share, Positive News, Roundtable, Ryanair, Tallinn Airport, Tartu, Time Experts, Tourists
Wed, 25 Aug 2010: New mega-mall challenges depressed shopping environment…
Aug 25, 2010 Baltics
Shops which offer goods of the same type will be grouped together, so that a person will find it easier to shop. The same pattern was used in the Galleriet shopping center in Bergen, Norway, one w...Tags: Bergen Norway, Environment, Latvians, Logistics, Mall Shopping, Mega Mall, Riga, Rsquo, Sales Turnover, Scandinavia, Shopping Bergen, Shopping Center, Shopping Centers, Square Meter, Tourists
Wed, 21 Jul 2010: Growing competition as bike rental business hits the street…
Jul 21, 2010 Baltics
With older bike rental services expanding, new ones springing up citywide and the Baltics first bike sharing system unveiled in June, is this business destined to take a similar path? Like Paris...Tags: Airbaltic, Airline, Bicycle Program, Brussels, Corporate Communications, European Cities, German Company, Next Bike, Paris, Passenger Numbers, Rental Business, Street Bike, Tourists, Vice President
Thu, 27 May 2010: Company briefs - 2010-05-27…
May 27, 2010 Baltics
The company estimated that the April sales were affected by the partial opening of the electricity market in Estonia, the presumed growth of industrial production and the fact that the temperature...Tags: April Sales, Azura, Company Briefs, Cruise Ships, Docks, Electricity Market, Leaves, Port Of Tallinn, Tourists
Thu, 17 Sep 2009: Taxi violence reflects larger problems…
Sep 17, 2009 Baltics
Taxi drivers [in Latvia] see how politicians buy support and votes from each other, eventually they start to see it as the norm and want to have their share." Criticizing airBaltic, she also sai...Tags: Free Competition, Investors, Latvia, Norm, Passing Car, Politicians, Taxi Company, Taxi Drivers, Tourists, Violence
Wed, 22 Apr 2009: Skyways enters Vilnius market …
Apr 22, 2009 Lithuania
So we are very happy about this," Barauskas said. "I think these cities are really good for Vilnius 's lots of tourists will come from there. We would like more cities, but we deal with what we ha...Tags: Airbaltic, Businessman, Direct Flights, Flights To Stockholm, Fly, Germany, Great Britain, Great News, Per Nilsson, Skyways, Spain, Thailand, Tourists
Wed, 15 Apr 2009: AirBaltic changes routes in Lithuania…
Apr 15, 2009 Lithuania
He added that the cancellations were part of the business strategy of the company. The head of airBaltic's Lithuanian operations, Tadas Vizgirda, affirmed the ambassador's statements. "It is pure ...Tags: Airbaltic, Ambassador, Baltic Times, Business Strategy, Business Travel, Cancellations, Corporate Travel, Economics, Lithuania, Lithuanian, Milan, Minister Of Transport, Munich, Ski Season, Stockholm, Summer Period, Three Months, Tourists
Thu, 18 Sep 2008: Baltic tourism up despite economic woes…
Sep 18, 2008 Baltics
More than 420,000 people visited accommodation establishments in the second quarter, approximately 60 percent of whom were foreign tourists. Tourism experts say that the trend is likely to cont...Tags: Accommodation Establishments, Autumn, Baltic Times, Economic Woes, Inflation, Latvia, Marita, Second Quarter, Statistics, Tourism Board, Tourist Season, Tourists
Tue, 8 Jul 2008: Haapsalu shows value of heritage investment…
Jul 8, 2008 Baltics
Nor were there any tourist services offering activities and there was no compact information system presenting the castle," added Hankov. The project had to tackle all those problems in order to ...Tags: Car Park, Castle Area, Exciting Activities, Haapsalu, Heritage, Information System, Infrastructure, Lot, Moat, Open Air Stage, Security Systems, Tourist Services, Tourists, Value Investment, Visiting Time
Wed, 12 Dec 2007: Official: quality tourism in Latvia lacking…
Dec 12, 2007 Latvia
Previously tourists were content with average services for average prices, but now the industry was charging high prices and still providing the same average services, Vitolins said. Feedback on ...Tags: Cafes And Restaurants, Dissatisfaction, Growth Pains, Latvia, Low Quality, Quality Service, Quality Tourism, Taxi Drivers, Tourism Growth, Tourists, Unfriendly Service
Wed, 20 Sep 2006: Baltic and Scandinavian hotels to share rating system…
Sep 20, 2006 Baltics
Graikste told the Baltic News Service that the current participants - Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Lithuania and Latvia 's had yet to agree on definite criteria and implementation standards for the ...Tags: Baltic News Service, Classification Committee, Current, Definite Criteria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Five Star Rating, Hotels, Implementation Standards, Latvia, Lithuania, Participants, Regional Project, Restaurants, Sweden, Tourists
Wed, 12 Jul 2006: Icelandic air carrier buys Latcharter…
Jul 12, 2006 Baltics
Furthermore, the company has gained extensive knowledge of the CIS market, which we will undoubtedly benefit from in the near future, opening the window for our current product line," said managin...Tags: Aggressive Growth, Air Carrier, Boeing, Boeing 757 200, Boeing 767 300, Central America, Cis Market, Current, Fleet, Icelandic Air, Icelandic Airlines, Indian Ocean Region, Investor, Latcharter, Loftleidir Icelandic, Managing Director, New Airlines, New Partner, Tourists
Wed, 31 May 2006: Ryanair close to opening hub in Riga…
May 31, 2006 Latvia
Ryanair representative David O'Brien said that Ryanair's current operations in Riga, which began in October 2004, have been very successful both for the airline's business and Latvia, as the numb...Tags: Airline, Ambitious Plans, Current, David O Brien, Hub, Latvia, Representative David, Riga Airport, Ryanair, Tourists, Travel
Wed, 25 Jan 2006: Sale and leaseback in the hotel sector …
Jan 25, 2006 Baltics
And according to construction permits issued by authorities, 50 new hotels are to be commissioned in the next two years.The new buildings cover nearly all segments of the market, from small guest ...Tags: Atmosphere, Authorities, Core Competency, Development Cooperation, Guest Houses, Hospitality Market, Hotel Operators, Hotel Sector, Intense Competition, Luxurious Hotels, New Buildings, Newcomers, Price Quality, Sale And Leaseback, Sale Leaseback, Segments, Specifics, Tourism, Tourists, Travel Agencies
Wed, 24 Aug 2005: Sex ads to be separated…
Aug 24, 2005 Baltics
Likewise, the amount of sexual-related ads in travel guides has increased dramatically as the number of tourists to Latvia continues to grow. . ...Tags: Latvia, Sex Ads, Tourists, Travel Guides
Wed, 6 Apr 2005: Finns press Kotka, Rekvere officials for new passenger port…
Apr 6, 2005 Baltics
"Kotka is one of the most important ports of the Gulf of Finland, but the city doesn't have a ship connection with Estonia. We are ready to create it," Lindelof said.Currently the shipper Kristiin...Tags: Aland Islands, Cruises, Estonia, Finns, Gulf Of Finland, Necessary Facilities, Ports, Russia, Ship Route, Shipper, Shipping, Sillamae, St Petersburg, Tourists, Turku Archipelago, World War Ii
Wed, 26 Jan 2005: Official accuses Ryanair of trying to subsidize flights…
Jan 26, 2005 Baltics
"This is not tolerated by the European Commission, either."Ryanair, which launched flights to Riga in October, has been negotiating with Lithuanian officials to begin flights sometime this year, p...Tags: Airline, Baltic Country, Budget, European Commission, European Flights, Jan 2005, Litas, Riga, Ryanair Flights, Secondary Web, State Tourism Department, Tourists, Web Page
Thu, 27 Nov 2003: Baltic Hospitality: Viru getting much-needed facelift…
Nov 27, 2003 Baltics
Viru Hotel will attempt to meet this growing demand by shifting its focus to business travelers in the near future, Turnanan said. At present, some 65 percent of the guests at the hotel are touris...Tags: Attempt, Ba, Business Travelers, Facelift, Finns, Hospitality, Hotel Chain, Hotel Employees, Hotel Guests, Market Share, Sokos Hotel, Tourists
Thu, 30 Oct 2003: State to bolster tourism industry…
Oct 30, 2003 Baltics
Next year the ministry intends to allot 1 million lats (1.5 million euros) to tourism, more than twice what the sector will receive from the state this year. Also, in 2004 more efforts will be put...Tags: Business Tourism, Deluge, Finnis, Foreigners, Industry Officials, Informational Brochures, Languages, Lats, Latvia, Locals, Nordic Region, Priority Markets, Riga, Road Signs, State Tourism, Tourism Center, Tourism Industry, Tourists
Thu, 28 Aug 2003: Tourism still adrift on shores of Baikal…
Aug 28, 2003 Baltics
There are too few restaurantsand too little local will to do justice to traditional cuisine, delicious asit is. Three nature reserves and three national parks border the lake, and "thereare many b...Tags: Asit, Baikal, Beautiful, Bureaucratic Obstacles, Ecologists, Heart, National Parks, Nature Reserves, Popov, Sandy Bay, Scientists, Tourism, Tourists, Traditional Cuisine
Thu, 8 May 2003: Estonia to see more tourists this year…
May 8, 2003 Estonia
Erik Sakkov, marketing manager for the state-owned port, said that he expects 235 cruise vessels bearing 220,000 tourists to enter Tallinn this year, signifying an annual increase of 70 cruise ves...Tags: Bearing, Ceo, Cruise Ship Passengers, Cruise Vessels, Estonia, Helsinki, Industry Officials, Marketing Manager, People, Port Of Tallinn, Ships, Tourists, Transportation Options
Thu, 24 Apr 2003: Wars, SARS forcing Balts to rethink holiday…
Apr 24, 2003 Baltics
Martins Plumins, director of LUTK (Latvia University Tourist Club), Latvians are refusing to go abroad for holidays.. "Tourists in Latvia now fear to come under attack, so they prefer staying at ...Tags: Attitude, Balts, Bargain, Egypt, Holidays, Hotels, Islamic Countries, Lass, Latvia University, Latvians, Russians, Sars, Staying At Home, Tourism Industries, Tourism Industry, Tourist Club, Tourists, Turkey, War In Iraq, World Travel Service