LCB Archive Update
"In the new year, I also have positive news - the work of the Latvian Tourism Advisory Council has been renewed which is especially important in this difficult time of change between the two EU funds programming periods. Combating the consequences of Covid-19 is serious and resource-intensive work, so I expect The Council will help to find jointly the most appropriate measures for the industry both for short-term solutions to the crisis and for long-term thinking about the development of an effective policy, "said Minister of Economics Jānis Vitenbergs during an online meeting with representatives of the Latvian Tourism Advisory Council.
On Friday, January 8, 2021, the first meeting of the renewed Latvian Tourism Advisory Council took place online. The Minister of Economics appointed Jānis Naglis, a long-term expert in the field of tourism, as the Chairman of the Council, and Ēriks Lingebērziņš, the head of the Tourism Research Center of the School of Business Administration "Turība"& ALTA board member , as the Deputy Chairman.
"I am convinced that the representation and productive cooperation between the two parties involved in the work of the council - the tourism industry and the public sector - will ensure a fruitful work of the council. The new year, new opportunities and renewed council are a good combination. I will provide significant support to the initiatives of both the Ministry of Economics and the representatives of the private sector.
At its first meeting, the Council agreed on its composition and future organizational issues, as well as on existing and planned support measures. The Council included representatives of 25 public sector and tourism industry organizations, Latvia Convention bureau including
The Council will initially set up six sub-groups to address industry issues. A number of sub-groups are already in place to discuss support measures for the sector and tourism policy.
The Latvian Tourism Advisory Council is a consultative institution established by the Cabinet of Ministers, the aim of which is to promote the development, implementation and evaluation of a coordinated tourism policy. The regulations of the Council have yet to be approved at the Cabinet meeting.