Latvian flag-carrier AirBaltic will be saved from collapse by the national government using taxpayer’s money the prime minister confirmed earlier. AirBaltic is already 52.6 per cent owned by the government, with Valdis Dombrovskis stating this stake would be expanded despite ongoing austerity measures in the country.

The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, has joined the BalticMiles loyalty programme of the Latvian national airline airBaltic. With immediate effect, BalticMiles members earn 500 miles per stay at a Radisson Blu or Park Inn hotel in Europe, Middle East and Africa.