Inbound tourism in Latvia during three decades of independence: development phases, key drivers and challenges
Journal: Folia Geographica
Year: 2023

This article reviews the development of inbound tourism in Latvia over the three decades following the restoration of its independence following occupation by the USSR. The analysis uses the tourist area life cycle framework, which describes tourism development and factors during different development stages. The first stage can be described as the post 1991–2000 “economic pivot and transition phase”, where the orientation of the tourism economy shifted from east to west. Secondly, a “tourism bo