TIRANA, February 27 The Albanian tourism sector will have its first certified tour operators and guides. The first stage of the licensing process was concluded and the first 159 tour operators have …
Standardization of Tourism Industry to Cost €1.2 mln
TIRANA, February 13 The standardization of the tourism sector for the next two years is expected to cost Euro 1.2 million to the Albanian state. According to the plans of the Ministry of Economic …
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Albania Sees Q3 GDP Growth Driven by Tourism
TIRANA, January 13 Albania’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased annually by 3.08 percent during the third quarter of 2016, and experts say that it was a tourism-led growth. Meanwhile, the …
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The Dutch Discover Albania’s Tourism Potential
TIRANA, January 11 Albania is participating for the first time at Vakantiebeurs, tourism fair that is taking place in Utrecht in the Netherlands from January 10 to 15. The main purpose of this fair …
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Summer Bookings Up as Turkish Tourism Is in Crisis
TIRANA, January 3 A sudden increase in tourism is expected in Albania as Turkey has been hit by tourism crisis. Therefore, tourists are taking into consideration other European countries such as …
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International Tourist Arrivals Up 33% during Q3
TIRANA, December 29 The number of international citizens who visited Albanian for tourism purposes increased by 33 percent during the third quarter of 2016 compared to the same period of 2015. …
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Albania Expects Positive 2017 Tourism Trend
TIRANA, December 20 Albania, as part of the southern Mediterranean region is expected to have a positive tourism trend during 2017. Based on the third quarter assessments made by the World Tourism …
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KfW to Provide EUR 20 Mln Vlora Landfill Project
TIRANA, December 15 A financing and project agreement was signed on Thursday between the Albanian Ministry of Finances and German Bank KfW. The bank will finance about Euro 20 million for a project …
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Tourism in the Lead of Albania’s Economic Growth
TIRANA, December 13 The Albanian Economy benefited over half-billion Euro from tourist and visitors that entered the country for business purposes during the third quarter of 2016. This was confirmed …
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Albania Hopes to Attract Hungarian Investments in Environment and Agriculture
TIRANA, November 25 Increased cooperation between Albania and Hungary may help to increase the presence of foreign investors and the number of Hungarian tourists in the country. These and other …