Foreign tourist arrivals to Albania down 63% y/y in Aug

Foreign tourist arrivals fell 64% year-on-year in the eight months through August, as a total of 1.7 million foreign tourists entered the country, the statistical office said in a statement.

In August alone, the number of domestic tourists decreased by 61% on the year to 271,414. The total number of domestic and foreign tourists in plunged 63% year-on-year to 846,973 in the month under review.

In August, Albania attracted 356,327 visitors from Kosovo, 88,781 from North Macedonia and 20,902 from Greece.