Tourism in Estonia according to accommodation statistics
30. November 2011
Helga Laurmaa – Eesti piirkondlik areng. 2011. Regional development in Estonia (p. 127)
The 1st half of the 19th century when the first health resorts were founded providing opportunitiesto spend a vacation or receive therapy can be considered the beginning of tourism in Estonia.The main tourist destinations were Haapsalu, Kuressaare, Pärnu, Narva-Jõesuu and Tallinn.These tourist areas have retained their reputation also two centuries later. Like today, transportconnection had a significant effect on the development of tourism centuries ago. Opening of ferrylinks and building of the Tallinn–St. Petersburg railway made Estonian resorts highly valuedholiday destinations among Russian aristocrats, merchants and intellectuals.
Tourism 2008
30. September 2009
Anneken Metsoja, Helga Laurmaa – Eesti Statistika Kvartalikiri. 3/09. Quarterly Bulletin of Statistics Estonia (p. 52)
The overview observes the situation in tourism in Estonia in 2008 and changes in comprisonwith previous years. Events in tourism worldwide, the main tourism attractions and mostpopular travel destinations in Estonia as well as visitors’ satisfaction with tours have beendiscussed. Finally, the overview looks at the travelling of Estonian residents in Estonia andabroad.
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