The passenger ferry line, which connected the Latvian city Ventspils and the Estonian-owned island Saaremaa, started on 17 May 2005...

Latvian Film Marathon happens every year and this year it took place on May 4. This year it was viewed by people in 38 countries. Last year there were viewers...

The Latvian Government on May 13 2021, decided that people who are entering Latvia from any European Union country, Switzerland and the United Kingdom will no longer have to comply...

Latvian airline airBaltic in April 2021 has carried 49 000 passengers or 67% more than the previous month. In April 2021, airBaltic performed 1 010 flights...

The Chairman of Tallink Board, Paavo Nõgene, in an interview to Latvian Radio in May 12, stated that traffic between Riga and Stockholm will not be resumed this year. Due to...

Latvian airline airBaltic announces that starting from June 12 it will perform weekly summer seasonal flights between Riga and Greek island Corfu. The new route...

This week, that starts on 10th May 2021, from Riga International Airport it is possible to fly to 50 destinations. Travelnews.lv was informed by Laura Kulakova...

Stena Line/Stena Rederi A/S today announce the latest addition to their Baltic Sea fleet. The 186 metre long Visentini RoPax vessel Stena Livia will initially join sister vessel...

Today already the second airBaltic NFTs have been issued on OpenSea marketplace for a fixed price of 0.01 Ether. A total of 10 new unique collectibles...

Latvian airline airBaltic informs that during three days of vaccination 410 employees of the company have used the opportunity to receive their first dose of Covid-19...

The operational performance data show that in the 1st quarter of 2021, the number of passengers served at Riga Airport dropped by 91%, handling only 9% of last year's passenger figures...

It is organized within the framework of the project “Long-distance cross-border hiking route “Mežtaka””. In total, 104 pedestrian-friendly hospitality service providers have already been awarded the badge in Latvia...

A permanent E. Gulbis Laboratory patient reception point has been opened at Riga Airport, offering travellers and employees of the Airport and companies working at the Airport an opportunity to take various types of Covid-19 tests...

Liepaja. Last year airBaltic Training opened the first Diamond Aircraft DA40 and DA42 aircraft service centre in the Baltics and now has launched recruitment of additional technical staff.

On February 2nd, 2021, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced that the 2021 World Championship organization would be entrusted to Riga, Latvia. 

The operational performance data show that in January 2021, Riga Airport handled just over 50 thousand passengers, which is 90.4% fewer passengers than a year before. 

It is planned to extend the emergency situation until 6 April in order to achieve a significant reduction in morbidity.

Latgale is closer than ever and even safer to travel! Watch new videos of Latgale region and choose which Latgale is closer to you!

Riga. Last year airBaltic carried 7.5 million kilograms of mail and cargo on their passenger aircraft fleet.

On January 28, 2021, an impressive snow sculpture was made in Vecpuiši Park in Valmiera.

Liepāja is the 3rd largest city in Latvia and the 10th largest in the Baltic States. About 70,000 people call Liepāja their home, their place of study and work.

Skrunda Manor is known as the miniature copy of the Mežotne Palace, and there is a lot of similarity to see, it’s because the architect's handwriting actually is the same.

The Ventspils Museum, in collaboration with the Tourism Information Centre, invites you to discover the little city towers.

Riga. Latvian airline airBaltic has successfully continued its maintenance program, completing C check on the first seven of its Airbus A220-300 aircraft, and planning to do four more C checks soon.

Riga. Latvian airline airBaltic announces that it plans to build a new aircraft hangar at Riga Airport to maintain its fleet, thus reducing future maintenance costs and becoming more efficient.

From January 18th, 2021, you can fly to 22 destinations in 21 cities from Riga this week. 

The long waited 2021 has finally come. Nevertheless, the first month has already introduced us to several new traveling regulations. 

Data of the Central Statistical Bureau show that in November 2020 the number of foreign and resident visitors comprised 50.3 thousand, which is 44.2 % less than in October 2020 and 72.3 % less than in November 2019.

Even during this pandemic, physical activity is not only allowed but even welcomed. There are quite a few mountains and cross-country ski runs in Latvia. 

Skytrax has awarded Latvian airline airBaltic a five–star COVID-19 safety rating...