The Hotel and Restaurant Association has said businesses are working hard to encourage Estonians to travel within their own country this summer, even though foreign tourism has finally returned to pre-pandemic levels.
On Thursday, Statistics Estonia released data showing foreign tourism has finally bounced back to the same level it was in 2019.
Külli Karner, CEO of the association, said the first-quarter outlook is still not good.
“Our look back is actually quite bleak, especially when we consider March of this year, and there haven’t been many positive signals from our entrepreneurs for April either,” she said.
The statistics agency said 230,000 tourists stayed in Estonian accommodation establishments in February, which is two…
