A Baltic Times article on tourism in Tallinn paints a fairly grim picture of an industry which has expanded too fast and cannot fill hotel rooms or attract enough staff. This year has seen a fall in tourist numbers and a drop in the average number of nights for which visitors stay – at [...]
Tallinn faces tourism slump
July 26th, 2007 · No comments yet
Categories: Latvia, Trends
Baltic Visitor Tags: alcohol, ban, Bronze-Soldier, Estonia, riots, Tallinn, tourist-industry
A view from Venice of recent events in Tallinn
May 17th, 2007 · No comments yet
I have been meaning to mention this post for a couple of days now. The author, an Estonian living in Venice, provides a succinct and even-handed response to the question ‘What’s (been) happening in Estonia?’
Categories: Estonia, History, Politics
Baltic Visitor Tags: Bronze-Soldier, Estonia, riots, Tallinn
Will tourists trust Tallinn after the riots?
May 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment
This feels like a strange time to be launching a Baltic travel blog. The riots which scarred Tallinn at the end of April have drawn attention to the complex politics of independent Estonia, and it is impossible to ignore the questions which have been raised. At the same time, it seems unwise to kick things [...]
Categories: Estonia, History, Politics
Baltic Visitor Tags: Bronze-Soldier, citizenship, collaboration, Estonia, protest, riot, Russia, Second-World-War, Soviet-Union, stateless, Tallinn, war-crimes, WWII
