TIRANA, Sept 15 /ATA/ The tourism industry in Albania is seeing a boom in recent years.
In the first half of 2023, the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments reached the highest level in the last decade, signaling a significant increase in the performance of this industry.
The data published by the European Statistics Office (EUROSTAT) show that in the first half of this year Albania records 1702 068 overnight stays, or 44.1% more than in the same period of 2022. Our country recorded the highest increase in the number of overnight stays, given that the average of European Union countries was 12.9%.
However, the figures of the Albanian Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) indicate a further increase in tourists in our country during the summer months.
Referring to the data, Albania was visited in the month of August alone by more than 2 million foreigners.
From 5,667,121 foreigners visited the country during the 8-month period of 2022, during the January-August period of this year, Albania was visited by 7,190,410 foreign visitors, marking an increase of 27%.
Meanwhile, data from the Bank of Albania show that in the first 6 months of 2023, the expenses of foreigners who traveled to Albania increased by 37% compared to the first 6 months of 2022, reaching 1.55 billion euros, the highest figure on record.
Due to the long coastline, Albania boasts several beaches, from north to south, such as in Velipojë in Shkodra, in Shengjin, in Durrës, Vlorë, Himarë and Sarandë, which are frequented from May to October.
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