April 8 (SeeNews) - Foreign tourist arrivals to Albania reached 1.7 million in the first quarter of 2024, an increase from 1.07 million in the same quarter of 2023, tourism minister Mirela Kumbaro said.
In March alone, foreign tourist arrivals surged 91% year-on-year, to 734,666, a video posted by Kumbaro in social media last week showed.
In 2023, total tourist arrivals in Albania numbered 10.1 million, a 35% increase from the previous year, the tourism ministry has said.
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