{"id":30254,"date":"2022-01-26T15:11:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T14:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=30254"},"modified":"2022-01-26T15:14:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T14:14:04","slug":"tourism-in-albania-far-from-pre-pandemic-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/tourism-in-albania-far-from-pre-pandemic-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism in Albania far from pre-pandemic levels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tourism in Albania did not succeed in reaching levels seen before 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Government efforts to attract visitors, by leaving the country\u2019s borders open, did not yield the desired effects.<\/p>\n<p>6.9 million people visited Albania last year, or in other words, 2,5 million visitors less than before the pandemic hit.<\/p>\n<p>These figures reveal that a return to normal levels is still distant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30259\" src=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Capture-1-696x352-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Capture-1-696x352-1.jpg 696w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Capture-1-696x352-1-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Capture-1-696x352-1-150x76.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This also translates into lost revenues, as in 2021 tourists spent \u20ac1.9 billion in Albania, around \u20ac400 million less than in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30260\" src=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Capture-2-696x306-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Capture-2-696x306-1.jpg 696w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Capture-2-696x306-1-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Capture-2-696x306-1-150x66.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In regional terms, the greatest influx of tourists arrived from Kosovo, followed by North Macedonia, Italy, and Greece.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Albania\u2019s coastline has attracted tourists from Poland and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instat.gov.al\/en\/themes\/industry-trade-and-services\/tourism\/\">In 2022<\/a>, travel agencies expect more visitors. 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Government efforts to attract visitors, by leaving the country\u2019s borders open, did not yield the desired effects. 6.9 million people visited Albania last year, or in other words, 2,5 million visitors less than before the pandemic hit. 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