Estonia is an attractive tourist destination
Lonely Planet, the world's largest travel guide, has chosen Tallinn as the best value travel destination of 2018 (Lonely Planet’s best value destination 2018) – this is an important title for tourists, as it will introduce Tallinn and Estonia to many travellers who have never heard of us before.
2017 saw an increase in people from Estonia traveling abroad as well as people visiting us. Estonia was also visited by more conference tourists than before: the main reason for this was the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, though other professional and scientific conferences were also held here. The positive experiences of the conference and business travellers who visit Estonia bring in more and more new travellers – often a first visit is followed by a longer holiday trip with family or friends.
Tallinn Airport statistics also indicate a steady increase in the number of passengers. Last year, 2.65 million passengers travelled through Lennart Meri Airport, meaning for the first time in history, the number of air travellers was twice that of Estonian residents. The airport development activities and tourist sights have been received well – for example, since the very first day of operation many travellers have used the opportunity to take a tram to the city centre.
The Estravel trademark Baltcoming is a professional conference organiser and incoming tourism partner in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In 2017, Estravel participated in organising the Presidency of the Council of the European Union by hosting foreign visitors and organising their accommodation and activities on-site in Estonia.
Estravel is Estonia's largest travel agency and hotel agency and is celebrating its 30th birthday this year. Estravel Group operates in six markets: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Australia and the USA. The company annually helps about 170,000 people to travel the world, visiting around 170 different countries each year. Estravel is the largest tourism services employer in the Baltic states, employing more than 200 people and is 100% based on Estonian capital.
