TIRANA, June 17 /ATA/ Albania is attracting more and more foreign visitors, which in January-May period of this year were 42% more than the same period last year.
Minister of Tourism and Environment Mirela Kumbaro published in the social media the data of the number of visitors during the period January-May 2023, compared to the same period of 2022.
Kumbaro said that, “Foreign visitors who have chosen Albania in the first five months of the current year are 42% more than last year, promising more tourists at the peak of the summer season we are entering”.
According to the data, in the period January-May 2023 Albania was visited by 2 389 899 foreign visitors, while in the same period of 2022 by 1 677 691 foreign visitors.
“Also, in May 2023, our country was visited by 705,079 foreign visitors and in May 2022 by 604,430, i.e. 17% more”, is said in the video published by Kumbaro.
Due to the long coastline, Albania offers several beaches, from north to south, such as in Velipoja of Shkodra, in Shengjin of Lezhë, in Durres, Vlora, Himara, Saranda, etc., these beaches are frequented not only by Albanians, but also by foreign citizens, who choose Albania as a tourist destination during the summer months. Also, Gjirokastra, Berati, Butrinti, Kruja, Tirana, Shkodra, etc., are popular destinations for historical and cultural tourism.
Also, our country has conditions for all year-round tourism, due to the relief, which offers opportunities for tourism from the south to the north. There has been a high number of tourists in the tourist villages of the north of the country, while the infrastructure for adventure tourism is also being developed.
Albania also has many rivers, lagoons and national parks that attract tourists from all over the world. /k.s/ /gj.m/p.s./
