TIRANA, December 13 /ATA/ Travel restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic reduced tourism revenues brought by foreigners visiting our country. During the third quarter of the current year these revenues amounted to 323 million Euros.
According to the “Balance of Payments” report published by the Bank of Albania, foreigners spent 732 million Euros on their trips to Albania during the period January-September as compared with 1,636 million Euros in the same period last year.
But, Albanians have also spent less on trips abroad during this period, compared to the same period of 2019.
Referring to the data, it results that Albanians spent on trips abroad during the period January-September of this year 507 million Euros, while in the same period of 2019 spent 1.224 million Euros.
The balance of travel that measures the difference between the expenditures of foreigners in Albania with those of Albanians abroad was positive during the 9-month period in a value of 224 million Euros. /a.a/p.s./
