AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoLatvia Travel Pulse: Latvia’s hotel market is cooling: Q1 2026 saw 447.1k arrivals and 779.1k nights, down 3% year-on-year, with non-residents falling 7.2% while residents edged up 2.8%. Schengen Reality Check: A new “Schengen Shufflers” trend is spreading among Brits—staying in Europe for months by constantly planning around the 90/180 rule, with one couple claiming just £4,000 spent over 100+ days. Baltic Security Drills: NATO’s Crystal Arrow exercise in Latvia tested unmanned ground vehicles against drone-focused opponents, with commanders calling robots “force multipliers” and saying Latvia needs to catch up fast. Belarus Victory-Day Fakes: Belarusian state media pushed claims that Baltic states don’t observe Victory Day and that Estonia bans remembrance symbols—fact-checkers rate it mostly false. Business on the Move: Ron Matusalem’s Master Blender Tour kicks off in Riga today, then hops across Europe before ending in Japan.
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