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Polish tourists tend to stay longer in Albania

Pandi Skaka — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:45:52 +0000

TIRANA, November 27/ATA/ Albania is an attractive destination for Polish tourists who are not only visiting our country during the summer season, but also during the other months of the year.

According to INSTAT, around 279 thousand Polish tourists visited Albania during the first 9 months of 2025, being one of the most important groups of foreign visitors.

Poland has been one of the main markets for Albanian tourism, ranking among the top 5 countries.

During the summer months, the presence of Poles has also been noticeable, representing 11% of accommodated visitors in July, 12% in August and 11% in September.

Also, the data show that Polish tourists tend to stay for longer periods, making Poland one of the most important European markets for the accommodation sector in Albania.

In addition to tourist visits, the Poles have also shown increased interest in property investments in our country, another sign of developing ties between the two countries. /j.p/p.s./

Nights spent at tourist accommodations in Pogradec increase three-fold

Pandi Skaka — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 08:33:10 +0000

TIRANA, January 11/ATA/ About half a million local and foreign tourists visited Pogradec in 2023. The number of tourists have been growing from 2020 while Pogradec happens to be one of the most favorite tourist cities as the visitors have increased considerably their nights stay in the hotels and guesthouses.

Thus, the number of persons who have spent nights in Pogradec tourist accommodations during 2023 happens to have a three-fold increase in 4 years time.

In a post in the social media, the municipality of Pogradec wrote that together with the tourist operators, they managed to put Pogradec on the list of the most favorite cities and it is already on its way of tourist development, which mostly serves to strengthen the local economy of the city and its surroundings./p.s./

Italians and Germans tourists, more nights spent in Albania in September

Pandi Skaka — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:21:43 +0000

TIRANA, November 20/ATA/ Albania was also confirmed in September as a destination in demand for tourism. According to the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT), the number of nights spent by local residents in hotels doubled, while the number of nights spent by foreigners increased by 81%.

According to the data, the Southern Albania has attracted more tourists, but there has been an increase in nights spent even in the Northern areas.

According to INSTAT data, the number of total visitors increased by 70.1% if compared to September 2022.

The number of visitors from Italy increased by 8.8% and from Germany 7.2%. The number of Polish visitors also increased by 6.2%, while the number of Spanish visitors increased by 3.2%.

The number of total nights spent also increased by 87.8% if compared to September 2022. /r.e/p.s./

“I stay in Albania”, motto of tourist campaign/Albania, Mediterranean country where tourists discover last secret of Europe

Pandi Skaka — Wed, 12 May 2021 12:10:26 +0000

TIRANA, May 12/ATA/ “I stay in Albania”, the motto of the tourist campaign that led us in the first year of the pandemic, will continue throughout 2021.

Minister of Tourism and Environment, Blendi Klosi made the statement while emphasizing that this year the tourist season will be in more favorable conditions from the point of view of the pandemic and while vaccination is progressing at an extraordinary pace.

“Promoting our destinations is an opportunity to get to know and further explore Albania, to help our industry and our communities,” Klosi said.

Minister Klosi invited all citizens to become part of this campaign with photos and videos from the destinations they visit.

Minister Klosi also posted a video in the social media with some of the most beautiful destinations of our country, inviting Albanians to join the “I stay in Albania” initiative, to visit the beautiful places that our country has./k.s/p.s./