For providers of rural tourism services
- We elaborate quality requirements for country tourism facilities, inspecting them regularly and awarding quality categories.
- We have established a database of country tourism accommodations in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, and we regularly update it.
- We award the "Green Certificate" to country tourism facilities - a sign of environmental quality in tourism services.
- Each year we award the title of "Host of the Year".
- We organise training seminars and trips to gain experience for country tourism service providers.
- We hold regular association board meetings and open meetings of participants, and anyone who is interested in country tourism is welcome to attend.
- We produce teaching materials for country tourism service providers and publish timely information about the business of country tourism in the professional section of our Internet homepage.
- We provide individual consultations in our offices and visit country tourism facilities as requested.
- We provide marketing services for country tourism in Latvia and abroad.
For tourists
- We publish the annual catalogue "Country Holidays" in Latvian, English, German and Russian.
- We maintain and regularly update the country tourism homepage www.traveller.lv on the Internet.
- We publish tourism maps and travel guides in the series "Green Holidays".
- We establish tourism routes and programmes in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia (eco-tourism, boating, bicycling, driving routes, etc.).
- We popularise Baltic rural tourism offers at tourism fairs and exhibitions.
- We provide online reservations for country tourism accommodations.
For the development of rural tourism
- We collect and analyse statistics, conduct research and study the development of country and eco-tourism.
- We work hand-in-hand with European country tourism organisations.
- We organise international country tourism seminars and conferences.
- We represent the interests of country tourism businesses before the government and other institutions (programmes, funds, etc.), taking part in the drafting of new laws and regulations when necessary.
- We manage and participate in EU and national country tourism development and environmental protection projects.
Our memberships
- In Latvia: The Latvian Tourism Advisory Board, the Latvian Council of Agricultural Organisations, the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Association of Latvian Travel Agents "Alta", the Environmental Advisory Board.
- In Europe: The European Federation of Farm and Village Tourism "EuroGites", the European Eco-Agro Tourism Association "ECEAT", the European Landowners’ Organisation "ELO", the European Association of Eco-Labels "VISIT".
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