Young people's flight fades Valentine's Day, flowers are donating immigrants; Business Hall Bookings

Turkey's natural roses, apartment rentals decorated with candles, helium balloons and natural petals or pellus bears continue to remain the favorite gift trend for Love Day.

But the high wave of migration in Albania, mainly young people, has changed the requirement for presents on Valentine's Day as well. Unlike past years, more flowers have been ordered for this year by immigrants than locals. Flowers vendors in some stores in the capital claim that there is a high increase in demand by males living in emigration for their wives or girlfriends.

Regarding the price of flowers, vendors said that over the years they have not experienced growth, while orders vary at low cost. “

The demand for fresh flower bouquets this year is led by Albanian males living in migration. The highest demand has been from Germany, England and Italy.

Orders vary according to budgets of up to 50 euros per budget. So far we haven't received orders for huge herds of flowers with high budgets”, Eni claimed the flower salesman from the “Royal Navy” store on Bardil Street.

Total in Albania for January 2023, 597,8 thousand pieces of fresh flowers have been imported for bouquets according to Customs data. Compared to January 2022, the number of imported flowers dropped 8%, while 1% was worth it.

Years have been imported more flowers, but at cheaper prices. According to INSTAT data on 2022 imports for the group <x0pemes and plants, roots, flowers and ornamental leaves” in quantity increased 8%, while about 2% fell to the value. The Netherlands, followed by Italy, Greece, and Ecuador, is also the main weight of its fruit for 2022.

As for running demand from locals, store vendors “Fior” in the former Block area underlined that it is much lower than last year, adding that 2 days before the party demand was zero. Their view is that flowers have been ruled, not by youths, but by older ones.

This year there has been no request from the group we work with. We think this is due to pre-party protests. At the end of the day, however, we could have a full balance on the” requirement.

Fiction trend

For Valentine's Day, demand has increased for decorations from gift trading shops, while decoration stores say that demand has erupted from young people in immigration for rented apartments that have been used as a surprise for the holiday.

Clea Kolbucciaj from the agency “Esther Event” states that the highest budget requirement for decorations of flats rented with the aim of passing the holiday is headed by immigrants in England.

The growing demand for apartments comes from immigrants as a surprise for their wife or girlfriend, as they require calm and privacy. They prefer natural petal decorations, candles, balloons, and so on. Or they also select chimney apartments and seek decorated surroundings.

Orders for these decorations range from 150, 200 to 500 euros, and more are required to be used as surprises by those living in the emigration”.

This year in Tirana, there has been an increase in decorations for the foreign environments of gift trading shops.

In some cases, owners have deliberately used some of the expressions of reality show.

Klea Kolbukaj adds that the demand for interior decoration has increased, while they have not been absent from restaurants that, along with the holiday food menu, require an atmosphere of a decorated environment.

The Association of Bars and Restaurants said that compared with years the demand for dinner bookings at the restaurant is much lower because of the retirement of youth and the decline of purchasing power from higher prices. /Monitor. al