Regional tour operators promote tourism during Tirana workshop

Dozens of tour operators and hotels from different countries such as Turkey, Greece, Montenegro, Macedonia and Cyprus will have the opportunity for two days to sign contracts with different partners and exchange experiences at the tourism workshop hosted in Tirana by the company Vas Tour.

Attending the opening of the workshop, Economic Development Minister Milva Ekonomi praised it as a good opportunity for Albania, since such events serve for the opening of tourism and generate income from it.

Economy stressed that the government is working to provide opportunities in Albania for tourism throughout the year and to increase the quality of service.

Vas Tour President Enver Mehmeti described the workshop as a good opportunity for visitors of the workshop, while stressing that they will be able to take advantage of promotional offers.

VAS Group Coordinator Andi Gorenca said that such workshops serve to promote tourism in the Balkans as well as information on tourist markets, including our country.

This is the third edition of Vas Travel Fair. After Tirana, this international tourism event will move on May 4 in the Zahir Pajaziti Square in Prishtina, and on May 5 to TV 21 Square in Skopje.

According to official data from Tirana International Airport, 2.2 million passengers have traveled from Rinas Airport last year, a record level.

Compared with the previous year, passenger numbers increased by 11%.

Albanians made up nearly 60% of total passengers, while the rest are foreigners.

The main destination is Rome, with 300 thousand passenger.

Meanwhile, the expenditure of foreigners in Albania marked a significant increase in 2016, reaching ALL 1.5 billion, marking an increase of 13% compared to last year.

In the 2017 Report on Tourism Competitiveness, drafted by the World Council of Travel and Tourism, Albania is one of 12 most improved countries from emerging markets.

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