wie der Titel sagt, Tourismus in Albanien erlebt ein Boom, 40% mehr als im Vorjahr, um dennoch weit hinten bei der Ranking, zwar 19 Plätze besser als im Vorjahr aber es ist noch viel zu tun um mit den Nachbarländern (Mote platz 36, Cro Platz 34) mithalten zu können.
Albanian Tourism Continues to Boom
The number of foreign tourists and nonresidents visiting Albania increased in the first five months of 2011.
Besar Likmeta
Tirana
Tourists follow the trail of British poet Lord Byron in horse ridding expedition in Southern Albania | Photo courtesy of Auron Expeditions According to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sports, a total of 567,835 visitors came to Albania from January through May. That's an increase of 163,393, or 40 per cent, over the same period last year.
Albanian tourism has experienced exponential growth in the last few years, as the country slowly emerges from a difficult and often tumultuous transition period.
However, while the government points to statistics demonstrating the purported success of the tourism industry, tour operators and lobbying groups complain that the country's underdeveloped infrastructure and lack of promotion are leaving the Albanian market several steps behind its competitors.
In the latest World Economic Forum report on competitiveness in the international travel and tourism industry, Albania ranks 71st on a list of 133 countries – 19 slots better than its last ranking in the 2009 index.
However, Tirana continues to be outperformed by its neighbours to the north. Montenegro is ranked at 36, and Croatia sits at 34, putting those countries well ahead of not only Albania, but Serbia, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Albanian Tourism Continues to Boom
The number of foreign tourists and nonresidents visiting Albania increased in the first five months of 2011.
Besar Likmeta
Tirana
Albanian tourism has experienced exponential growth in the last few years, as the country slowly emerges from a difficult and often tumultuous transition period.
However, while the government points to statistics demonstrating the purported success of the tourism industry, tour operators and lobbying groups complain that the country's underdeveloped infrastructure and lack of promotion are leaving the Albanian market several steps behind its competitors.
In the latest World Economic Forum report on competitiveness in the international travel and tourism industry, Albania ranks 71st on a list of 133 countries – 19 slots better than its last ranking in the 2009 index.
However, Tirana continues to be outperformed by its neighbours to the north. Montenegro is ranked at 36, and Croatia sits at 34, putting those countries well ahead of not only Albania, but Serbia, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
