After the trip to beautiful Latvia, our groups started to design new concepts for the municipality of Tukums. The field trip gave us more insight into the nature tourism opportunities and challenges in the area. Also, how sustainability is taken into account by entrepreneurs who operate in the area. Tukums have a diverse nature. They…
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We arrived to Riga on Monday morning. Even though the weather forecast promised rain, we were lucky to have pleasant weather with sunshine. After we left our bags in the hostel, we headed to Turiba University where we listened to an interesting lecture about sustainability and got to see the campus. Also, we met Diana…
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My cultural heritage tourism experiences in Latvia While traveling to Latvia, I realized that the country is very rich in cultural heritage and traditions. Therefore, Latvia is an excellent destination for those who seek to learn more about the culture and traditions of the Baltic countries. There were some cultural heritage tourism destinations that we…
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Welcome to my blog post! You can call me by the name Quyen Le or July. In the final stretch of the tourism studies at Lapland University of Applied Sciences, I expect the trip to Tukums, Latvia to be a sweet end to my international stay. Having lived in the city for nearly 21 years,…
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In this blog, I will introduce two main challenges for developing rural tourism in the Tukums region. In my last blog, I shared some stories and experiences when visiting those two rural destinations. I also mentioned some unpleasant feelings that it is hard to find the correct position in those places. This time, I will…
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With wildness and nature as its strength, Tukums municipality is a potential destination for rural trips. However, tourism operators have faced challenges in improving rural services and activities for customers. Today’s blog will mention some factors hindering the development of rural tourism in this region. Seasonality in tourism Like most neighboring countries and regions, the…
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Sustainability has been a trend in the tourism field for quite a while now. Tourists as well as tourism companies are more aware of their actions and want their choices to have positive impacts. In this blog post, I will discuss rural tourism and sustainability and how the two can be combined.
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Here I will tell you what kind of cultural heritage, rural, and nature tourism destinations we experienced in Tukums. More precisely, I will write about my experiences on Tuesday which was the most rewarding day for me. We travelled to Latvia on Monday, and on Tuesday we drove from Riga to the Tukums region. There,…
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Welcome (again) to July’s blog posts! In the previous blog, we’ve gone through some must-try activities for tourists. This time I will introduce one of the extremely interesting experiences that visitors are highly recommended to take part in when coming to Tukums municipality, Latvia – walking through the forest on a barefoot trail. Feel free…
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On the third of October, we officially embarked on our journey from Riga to Tukums. Before reaching the place, I was really interested in what the rural destinations and experiences in Tukums look like. I came from China. In my memory, rural areas are always in an image of Large fields of rapeseed flowers or…
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