Housing and hospitality experts to gather in Riga on 17 November
The conference “Baltic Living and Hospitality Symposium” will take place in Riga on 17 November to discuss investment opportunities in the Baltic housing and hospitality markets. It is organised by the Latvian business daily Dienas Bizness and CPB, a real estate consulting firm.
The conference “Baltic Living and Hospitality Symposium” will be held on 17 November 2026 at the Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga, bringing together representatives of international hotel groups, investors, developers and the public sector. Participants will discuss investment, project development and operating prospects in the housing and hospitality sectors across the Baltic states. The event is organised by the daily Dienas Bizness and CPB, and will be held both in person and online.
Economy and housing prices
The organisers say the Baltic economies will grow faster than the euro zone in both 2026 and 2027. According to forecasts from central banks and Latvia's Ministry of Finance, gross domestic product in 2026 will rise by 2.4% in Latvia, 2.7% in Lithuania and 2.6% in Estonia. For 2027, growth in all three countries is forecast at 1.8–2.4%, against 1.2–1.4% in the euro zone.
Eurostat data show that in the second quarter of 2026 housing prices rose year on year by 11.4% in Latvia, 14.3% in Lithuania and 5.8% in Estonia. In all three countries the increase exceeded the EU average of 4.7%.
Rental housing market
A CPB study shows that the stock of professionally managed rental homes in the three Baltic capitals has grown by about 140% over five years, reaching around 12,300 units. Another 3,300 are under construction or in planning, equal to about 27% of existing supply. Santa Rozenkopfa, head and partner of CPB Group, says projects in Riga give investors opportunities to invest in real estate as well as in companies that operate these properties.
Tourism and hotels
From 2023 to 2025, the number of nights spent by foreign guests in accommodation in the three Baltic capitals rose by about 25%. More tourists are arriving from European countries, and interest from North America is also growing. The hotel group Accor plans to open Mercure Vilnius and Adagio Access Tallinn this year.
Speakers will include development directors of IHG Hotels & Resorts, Keystone Collections Hospitality and Accor, along with representatives of several investors, developers and public sector institutions.
