Why do you think international hotel chains don’t open hotels here in Jūrmala?
It requires big capital investments to make the first steps. I think there is a lack of skilled personnel and altogether it’s a big risk knowing you’ll have the sheer volumes to fill a large hotel all year round. And at the current situation – why open a hotel if tourists are not coming? The situation requires that we should think about economics not politics – the best solution would be to open the border with Russia. Maybe Interhaus would like to open a hotel? At the moment we are developing a small project in Melluži with about 20 rooms on the very coast of the sea and we are planning another project by the Lielupe riverside. We are also working on the reconstruction of the historical Lido restaurant located in the very centre of Jūrmala. After reconstruction it will be an exclusive three-storey guest house, casino, restaurant, tea pavilion and open terrace. This spot is historically significant because the wedding of the Prince of Edinburgh and Princess Anna was organized there, an
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