More and more tourists from Russia arrives in Jurmala

During the first half of Jurmala hotels were 43,970 tourists. This is a 14% increase compared to the same period in 2009. The most numerous guests were Latvian tourists (33%), in second place - the Russians (19%). Visitors from Estonia came to 9%, from Lithuania - 8%, from Belarus - 5%, from Finland - 4%, from Norway - 4%, from Sweden - 3%, from Germany - 2,4%, and from Poland - 1 %. Total volume of foreign tourists in Jurmala hotels was 61%, the rest is accounted for by the Latvians. Growth in tourist flow from Russia for six months was 50%, according Rata-News. For the first three months this figure was 40%. In addition, significantly increased the demand for hotels in Jurmala, Latvia travel among themselves: the growth of tourist traffic for the half year amounted to 14%. On average, foreigners spend in Jurmala 4 days, citizens of Latvia - 4,5 days. Most of all - tourists from Belarus (16 days) and Germany (7 days). Russians on average come to Jurmala for three days. This summer the Russian tourists stayed in Latvia longer - due to the unfavorable ecological situation in Moscow and the country's readiness to extend the visa.