About 5.2 million tourists in Albania this summer, 2.2 million were from Kosovo

The end of August also culminates with the removal of most vacationers from the beaches.

Data from the Statistics Institute shows that out of 5.2 million total foreigners, 2.2 million are Kosovo Albanians. The Italians are second with over 430 thousand tourists, followed by citizens of Montenegro, North Macedonia, Greece and Germany.

It's seen that in the last two years, we are no longer in patriotic tourism, but also in Western countries. This is a very good signal,” says Albiona Muchimaj for A2 CNN, tourist operators.

Data from the Statistics Institute shows that tourists from 152 different countries have so far visited Albania.
Tourist operator Albiona Muchimaj also shows what foreign tourists have preferred most in these seven months.

“Since the mountain, sea, cultural tourism as well. There is a combination of tastes and selections by foreigners. ”

INSTAT data shows that the only countries Albania has not had any tourists in the January-July months arch are Congo, Eritrea, Monaco, Guinea, Bahamas and Belize.

In the balance of late August, operators estimated that lack of labor force increased expenses for them, as they were forced to offer double their salary to complete the staff. Yet, they did not find qualified staff.