{"id":14371,"date":"2021-05-26T07:49:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T07:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=14371"},"modified":"2021-05-26T07:55:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T07:55:14","slug":"tourist-season-back-on-track-this-april-amid-rapid-rise-of-visitors-entering-our-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/tourist-season-back-on-track-this-april-amid-rapid-rise-of-visitors-entering-our-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist season back on track this April amid rapid rise of arrivals in our country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to data published by INSTAT, the number of foreign visitors entering our country has seen a sharp rise this April, with visitors from Kosovo having the greatest effect.<\/p>\n<p>The rate by which Kosovar citizens are visiting our country at this time of the year is 21% higher than the first trimester of 2019, but unfortunately in regards to visitors coming in from overseas, the numbers still remain 31% lower than the pre-crisis levels (January-April 2019).<\/p>\n<p>This has been mainly a consequence of the reluctance of European tourists to get out and travel.<\/p>\n<p>According to INSTAT, the number of Albanian and foreign tourists entering Albanian soil during the month of April 2021 was 466.283, which is a significant rise compared to the same time last year, 18.5 times higher in fact.<\/p>\n<p>The number of foreign visitors entering our country was 241.015 or 19.8 times higher than the same time last year.<\/p>\n<p>INSTAT\u2019s findings show that the pandemic has produced a particular influence on the rise of visitors coming in to our country from Kosovo, seeing that they now make up 51% of the total entries, compared to 29% during January-April 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/05\/17\/a-plan-to-revive-our-blue-economy-klosi-in-5-years-albania-will-be-an-ambitious-actor-in-coastal-tourism\/\">Plan for our \u2018blue economy\u2019 Klosi: In 5 years, Albania will be an ambitious actor in coastal tourism<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/04\/06\/unskilled-workers-from-abroad-and-their-impact-on-the-albanian-economy\/\">Unskilled workers from abroad and their impact on the Albanian economy<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/01\/19\/dp-leader-basha-economy-in-a-crisis-97-of-albanians-paying-more-taxes\/\">DP leader Basha: Economy in a crisis, 97% of Albanians paying more taxes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div class=\"spot-im-replies-count\" data-post-id=\"eneu13616\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to data published by INSTAT, the number of foreign visitors entering our country has seen a sharp rise this April, with visitors from Kosovo having the greatest effect. 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