TIRANA, March 21/ATA/ Today, the first cruise ship with tourists from the United States of America stopped in Saranda.
Prime Minister Edi Rama shared photos of the cruise ship on the shores of the Ionian Sea and wrote that the American tourists are a good omen for the tourist season.
The INSTAT report on tourism shows that 7.5 million foreign tourists visited our country during 2022, spending in Albania their holidays not only during the summer season, but also during other seasons of the year.
There are 1.9 million more tourists than in 2021 and 18% more than in year 2019, which until now held the record of numbers.
Also, the report provides interesting data on new markets that are growing rapidly. There are 85% more visitors from England; 3.7 times more visitors from Spain; double number of visitors from Slovenia; 3 times more visitors from the Netherlands; 84% more visitors from Turkey; double number of visitors from the Nordic countries; without forgetting the guests from Kosovo, North Macedonia and from other Balkan countries. /gj.m/p.s./
