The Chairperson of the Board of the Latgale Tourism Association, Jeļena Kijaško, says in a statement that the security incidents observed near Latvia's eastern border in recent weeks, with regular airspace threat warnings and intensified crisis communications, have had a significant negative impact on tourism flows. The Latgale tourism industry is currently experiencing its most severe crisis since the Covid pandemic.
"The data for May 2026 shows a sharp and alarming decrease in ...