TIRANA, October 6 /ATA/ Another 5-star hotel will be added to the hotel structures in Albania, an investment of over 15 million Euros that will create new jobs and another standard in tourism.
Minister of Tourism and Environment Mirela Kumbaro gave the news to reporters after the government meeting.
“The government approved the special status of the new strategic investor for the construction of another 5-star hotel of the Mediterranean Investment Group, an investment that will take place in the city of Durrës, which is a continuation of the Albanian government’s tourism strategy to add strong investors, but also the most powerful brands of world tourism “, said Kumbaro.
She stressed that, “This is a hotel that will be part of the InterContinental Hotels Group and that will attract a very well-known world brand in the field of 5-star hotels, ‘Plaza Hotel'”.
Kumbaro said that, “It is not just the idea of approving a special status of a new investor”.
“It goes much further, it creates employment. It is about a significant investment over 15 million Euros that brings Albania to the centre of the vision we have for the development of tourism “, said Kumbaro.
Also, according to her, “it serves our objective in the coming decade to make Albania the highest level of tourism in the Balkans.”
“5-star hotels are not only important investments and new jobs, but also create another standard in tourism by placing Albania on the most important maps of tourist destinations”, said Kumbaro./j.p/p.s./
