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Fjoralba Dizdari: Albania cannot even absorb 1% of the tourists who come to the Mediterranean

2024-10-29 14:26:00, Politikë CNA

Fjoralba Dizdari: Albania cannot even absorb 1% of the tourists who come to the

The member of the National Council of the DP, Fjoralba Dizdari, in a statement to the media, spoke about the statements of the Minister of Tourism Mirel Kumbaro about the numbers of tourists who visited Albania until the month of August.

Dizdari raises the question why the government has not yet set up the dedicated statistics system for SAT tourism, which it promised this year.

According to Dizdar, the statistics that are released today are a cross-section of different sources from Instat, Taxes, the Ministry of Finance or the Municipalities, distorting public opinion with crazy numbers.

She has stated that Albania cannot absorb even 1% of the tourists who come to the Mediterranean

Fjoralba Dizdar's statement.

In a public appearance, the Ministry of Tourism, Mrs. Kumbaro stated that this year Albania was visited by 8.5 million foreign visitors until the month of August, while according to INSTAT data, Albania for the period January - July of this year was visited by 6.4 million foreigners, and only 1 .6 million of these foreigners have slept in accommodation structures, which means that very little has been spent on accommodation structures, hotels.

Why this government, which cares so much about tourism, has not yet set up the SAT (Satellite Account of Tourism) Statistics System, which was promised for this year.

The statistics that are released today are a cross-section of different sources from Instat, Taxes, the Ministry of Finance or Municipalities, distorting public opinion with crazy numbers.

What was reflected this year on the beaches of the country, is precisely the failure of the Albanian Government in the management of coastal tourism. This year, the government also failed successfully in the management of natural, mountain and inter-city tourism, as a result of the lack of accommodation capacities and transport lines from city to city.

The Prime Minister claimed at the beginning of the year "that for 2024 there was an increase in bookings compared to 2023 in the country", and even bookings were closed for 2025, while only a few weeks ago he instructed the tourism operators in Vlonia to reduce prices as the beaches were empty

Until a few days ago, Albania did not have a Strategy for the development of the sustainable tourism sector 2024-2030, but a strategy until 2023. Although the Ministry of Tourism had promised it a month ago.

The Mediterranean this year will be visited by over 500 million tourists and only two neighboring countries, Greece and Croatia, attract about 10% of these visitors, while Albania cannot even attract 1% of them.

According to the Minister of Tourism, the Albanian government was pleased that our compatriots, the Kosovar Albanians, had their visas liberalized, hoping anyway to visit our coast, while on the other hand, this government has fined the northern Albanians, who want to access the beaches, with two taxes of the country!

The Ministry of 800 tons of hazardous waste, declared that the wastewater filtration plants in Albania do not cope with the increased capacities of the cities.

Why is it not invested in this direction, but they endanger the health of children and vacationers who bathe on the beaches, making Albania the last in the region and Europe, for the quality of marine waters.

This is confirmed by the report of the European Environment Agency on the quality of marine waters, where Albania ranks last among 29 countries in the region and Europe.

For Albania to become a tourist attraction, more than 'strategic letters' and television commitments are required./ CNA





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