May 19 (SeeNews) - The number of foreign nationals who visited Albania in the first four months of the year rose by 13.4% to 961,392, the statistical office, INSTAT, said on Friday.
Visitors who visited Albania for the purpose of recreation represented 24.4% of all foreign nationals, or 234,779, INSTAT said.
By comparison, 91,577 foreign nationals visited Albania for recreational purposes in January-April 2016, or 10.8% of the total number of foreign visitors, INSTAT said citing data from the state police directorate.
Details on purpose of visit of foreign nationals to Albania follow:
|
Jan-April'17 |
Jan-April'16 |
Total foreign visitors to Albania |
961,392 |
847,850 |
Personal purpose |
943,201 |
831,357 |
- recreation, vacation |
234,779 |
91,577 |
- visiting relatives |
3,414 |
3,854 |
- one-day visits |
24,069 |
31,089 |
- medical treatment |
222 |
227 |
- religious purpose |
184 |
353 |
- other |
636,013 |
660,077 |
- transit |
44,520 |
44,180 |
Business and professional trips |
18,191 |
16,493 |
In April alone, Albania was visited by 359,452 foreign nationals, up 25.7%. Out of the total, 119,921 came to Albania for recreational purpose.
The largest part of foreign citizens in April, or 35%, came from Kosovo, followed by Macedonia with 13.7% and Greece with 12.2%.
Most of the foreign visitors entered Albania by land - 81.8%, 12.7% arrived by air and 5.5% came by sea.