Do you want to find interesting things to do in Riga? Are you visiting Riga for a corporate event or incentive? Riga Out There has been offering Tours in Riga and Excursions in Latvia since the beginning of 2005.

 

Latest industry figures reveal that Riga is set to become the fastest developing corporate events, conference and incentives destination in Europe over the next 12 months. Let Riga Out There DMC offer you a unique 5-star special event experience at 3-star prices.


Riga has been witness to a tourism and construction boom over the last five years. Latvia’s capital city is now set up for any events that can be thrown at it after hosting the 2006 NATO Summit and the 2006 World Ice Hockey Championships. George Bush alone brought more than 1,000 of his own delegates to the NATO Summit held in Riga.


Latvia in figures
These are the most up to date statistics published in February 2010:

Hotel beds in Riga: 8,000
Events capacity: 80,000 people
Congress and conference space: 80,000 m2
Passenger growth at Riga International Airport (Feb 2006-2007): 33%
Air links: 820 destinations in 132 countries.
Transfer time from the airport to the centre of Riga: 15 minutes
Transfer time from the airport to Riga Central train station and bus station: 15 minutes
A large number of restaurants and bars in central Riga
Population of Latvia: 2, 274, 735
Ethnic groups: Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belarusian 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2%
Population of Riga: 747,200
Population density: 2,434/km2
Total city area: 307.17km2
Residential areas: 67 km2
Parks: 57.54km2
Water: 48.5km2
Male/Female ratio: 44.6% male 55.4% female
Coastline: 531km
Bordering countries: Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, and Belarus.
Highest point: Gaizinkalns 312m

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