On December 5, event “Export and Innovation Award 2024” was held at Riga Castle, organized for the 19th time by the Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA) to motivate the growth of companies, state and municipal institutions. This year`s award in nomination “The most export-capable new tourism product in a group of associations, foundations, planning regions or municipal institutions” travels to Latgale – Centre of Technics and Industrial design “Engineering arsenal” becomes the winner in this category!
Appliance for award in category “Most export-capable new tourism product” was open for entrepreneurs, associations, foundations, planning regions or municipal institutions that has introduced a new tourism product to the market in the last two years that is sustainable, innovative, high-quality and has high added value, providing the opportunity for tourist involvement, and is suitable for the needs of foreign tourists.
Centre of Technics and Industrial design “Engineering arsenal” participated in this prestigious competition for the second time. Expert jury, seeing the institution’s stable work and efforts to occupy an important niche in the field of technical tourism, decided to award the applicant from Daugavpils. At the award ceremony center was represented by exhibition curators Ainārs Pankjāns and Anna Nariškina. Head of the institution, Raitis Ķikusts, considers this impressive success as an important step in promoting the city of Daugavpils:
“This award is a recognition of great teamwork – contribution of each involved employee and our partners, who gave their energy for developing “Engineering arsenal”. We are happy that Daugavpils tourism offer is becoming increasingly recognizable and that a new “anchor object” is operating and developing in our region. I am pleased and honored to be part of this team.”
Centre of Technics and Industrial design “Engineering arsenal” opened its doors in May 2023 and is currently considered the largest exhibition of motorized vehicles in Latgale region. In the same year, institution became the laureate of the Latgale Tourism Association’s “Latgale Tourism Annual Award 2023” and began to attract thousands of tourists and technology enthusiasts from Latgale, Latvia and abroad.
Information:
Centre of Technics and Industrial design “Engineering arsenal”
Daugavpils, Imperatora iela, 8
(+371) 28 033 133
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