Prices have increased by 50%”, vacationers abandon Stingen Beach

Due to the price crisis, citizens say they have reduced their days on the beach.

This year's “only five days ago we've been in two weeks, now only 5. We're coming from the Gnjilan municipality. Prices have increased by more than 50%”, a citizen said.

We're here this year, we're going somewhere else next year. Ten thousand dollars for the umbrella, up there for $15,000 a man, are we here in Dubai? Next year I'm going to Greece is cheaper than here. Here only Kosovars and those who stay abroad come”, another said.

Even merchants near beaches say there is a drop in work due to fewer vacationers.

“Bosh completely, it's 15 days. Sunday was something, but not as a year. This year, they were very surprised at the increase in prices”, a businessman said.

The Balkan Barometer for 2022 showed that 60% of Albanians cannot afford spending a week off a year. That was the highest percentage in the region.