Kosovars “capture” Albania: Over 4 million entrances during 2025

Kosovars remained the main group of tourists in Albania even during 2025, marking 4.66 million entrances. Their weight against the total 12.4 million inflows was 37.4 percent again, pointing to the contribution of patriotic tourism in the country. Official data from groups that have visited Albania according to [...]
Official data from groups that have visited Albania according to the Citizens Movement published by INSTAT They show that the Italians remained the second most important group with a 1.29 million entry in the following year.
This marks a 3.17 percent increase in the year 2017. What is noted is a marked slowdown in this group's growth, as in 2024 compared with the 2023 increase was 31.5 percent. Tourists said during 2025 that a fainting of Italians especially during the summer was apparent, and this was related to the fact that they no longer considered Albania a vacation free country.
The extent of certain areas where this group focused on vacations, such as the southern part of Albania, caused many to cancel bookings or change their destination.












