13 minutes agoAlbania strips China of visa causes of tourism
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Through a decision adopted by the Council of Ministers, the Albanian government announced the removal of visas for Chinese citizens for the period 1 April through 31 October 2018. The decision has been particularly welcomed by Chinese Ambassador to Albania Jiang Yue, who said it will bring progress in human exchange between 2 countries. For the Albanian government, [...]
Through a decision adopted by the Council of Ministers, the Albanian government announced the removal of visas for Chinese citizens for the period 1 April through 31 October 2018.
The decision has been particularly welcomed by Chinese Ambassador to Albania Jiang Yue, who said it will bring progress in human exchange between 2 countries. For the Albanian government, but also for the Chinese ambassador's visa removal, it will increase the number of tourists in Albania who already have an added reason to address Albania directly from China.
As tourism operators report so far, their visits to Albania have been more casual, not direct destination.
Most Chinese have turned to Albania from neighbouring countries Macedonia, Montenegro, or Greece, where they have chosen to spend holidays, from which they have discovered cheap tourist packages to watch one or more days.
According to the Chinese ambassador, Albania has many beautiful tourist spots, but the Chinese have more interest in seeing Kruja and Gjirokastra. According to data from the Chinese Embassy in Albania, last year Italy was visited by 3 million Chinese tourists, while about 1 million were counted in Greece.
In the latest INSTAT report in February 2018, no data on the movement of citizens in Albania is found on Chinese citizens coming to Albania because of visa restrictions.
Officially, China is the world's first source of tourists off borders, in 2017 alone, 130 million tourists were in the world, and their consumption totaled $110 billion.
