Song and dance festivals helped to gain capital and hotels in Latvia

The beginning of July is traditionally the beginning of the "hot season" of tourism, but this time thanks to the Song and Dance Celebration, the profit could be even more important for the hotels of the capital and the restaurants of the Old Riga. "From the business point of view, there are more holidays, of course, caterers who eat the Song Festival participants and also colleagues from the Old Town. The restaurants of the old town and the entertainment venues have said to have noticed the song. "Jānis Jenzis, co-owner of the Garāža wine bar and president of the Jānis Jenzis restaurant badociation. He concludes that the restaurants in the Old City are especially enjoying the celebrations, since the number of visitors outside the center has not increased.

At the same time, Jenzis does not hide that if some owners of restaurants in Riga have won this week, they lose in other parts of Latvia. "Colleagues in the regions – in Cesis, Liepaja – said that they feel that the city was extinct, that everyone dances and sings" [Rīgā]. "

Jānis Pinnis, head of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants, says hotels will have won more, as prices have risen as demand has increased." As hotels are already almost full, There are more pieces that can explode, but they can be slightly adjusted by a few percent, "says Pinnis

As reported, thanks to the celebration of song and dance, this week in Riga is particularly full of guests.In addition, more than 40,000 vacationers have added to the number of tourists, many of whom have come to the capital as guests.But already on Monday, Riga will become empty because most leave will leave him.