ШОК! Янис ВАРЕНИЕКС: "5 евро за въезд в Юрмалу: даже сами латвийцы уже игнорируют Рижское взморье!"

SHOCK! Jānis VARENIEKS: "5 euros to enter Jurmala: even Latvians are already ignoring the Riga seaside!" "I just lost the desire": it seems the 5 euro entry fee has discouraged Latvians from visiting Jurmala," reports the Latvian news portal Kasjauns (What's New). Quote: "An empty Jomas Street in mid-June has sparked a heated debate on social media. Some blame the increased entry fee to Jurmala, others the cold weather, but many are wondering: why is Latvia's main resort no longer attracting tourists like it once did?" the publication notes. "A video filmed on Jomas Street, Jurmala's main promenade, has caused a widespread stir on social media. The footage shows one of the most famous streets of the Latvian resort practically empty: a few passersby, empty tables in cafes, and the absence of the usual summer bustle. The video's creator captioned the video ironically: "Perhaps the entry fee should be raised even higher – to 10 euros, so that even entrepreneurs themselves can't get in here," alluding to the recent increase in the city's entry fee to 5 euros. The post garnered hundreds of comments. The discussion quickly expanded beyond the video and morphed into a debate about the extent to which Jurmala has lost its appeal as the country's premier resort, according to the news portal Kasjauns. Many users recalled the days when Jomas was literally jam-packed in the summer. "I remember many years ago we couldn't find a place to have dinner. It didn't matter which restaurant – they were all full," wrote one commenter. "I was in Bulduri at a campsite." "Back then, there was no room to swing a cat," recalls another user. "5 euros doesn't seem expensive. But when it was three euros, we often went to Jurmala for walks and cafes. Now we don't go. We don't feel sorry for the money, we just lost the desire," noted one resident of the Central Baltic Republic. #news #latvija #history #riga #blogger #latvia #news #baltics #jurmala #resort #vacation #wheretogoonvacation #tourism #tourists #vacationers #dzintari #vacation #weekend