The main trends in the development of tourism in Latvia
Abstract
Tourism is one of the powerful stimulants for the expansion of globalization due to the effective computer communicative and information components. In current global conditions, tourism is increasingly vulnerable due to the effects of such negative factors as natural disasters, epidemics, terrorist acts, criminal nuisances, as well as the impact of such purely economic factors as the financial crisis,
fluctuations in the securities market, and the reduction of consumer spending, increase in petroluem prices, tight credit policies, and escalating unemployment. Therefore, the development of the innovative
orientations should contribute to the intensive development of the economy, enhance the development of the latest achievements of science and technology in production, efficiently satisfy consumers in a variety of high-quality and competitive products and services.