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Only one in four tourists who entered Albania last year stayed in one of the country's hotels, guesthouses or rented apartments. At least according to official data. Of the approximately 12.5 million foreign visitors, data from the Institute of Statistics shows that just over 3 million of them stayed for at least one night.
"This truly shows the situation and as we have said before, we are a transit country. This may also be due to the increase in the number of accommodation structures that are not included in the integrated tourism system, but we can still say that very few foreigners sleep in Albania," said the president of the Hotel and Tourism Association, Zak Topuzi, to A2 CNN.
The government's calls, often accompanied by warnings of fines, are being reflected little in the increase in declarations from accommodation structures. Compared to 2024, data from INSTAT show that the number of accommodations expanded by almost 851 thousand or 38.9 percent.
"Albania has 107 thousand registered accommodations. This includes cottages, hostels and apartments. We have about 30 thousand apartments with about 90 thousand beds outside the system. That's why we have these figures. Maybe we will see effects later as a result of changes to the law on tourism ," he emphasized.
Data from INSTAT show that last year, the majority of tourists who stayed in the country, just over 2.7 million, were accommodated in hotels. Meanwhile, from daily rental apartments, there were only 222,721 accommodations reported.
"This shows informality. Albania has almost 48 percent of its accommodation capacity in apartments and villas outside the tax system. This damages both the state coffers and competition between entities," Topuzi told A2 CNN.
Data from the Ministry of Tourism and Environment shows that only about 1,850 daily rental apartments are registered with taxes and pay taxes and fees.
Natyrisht. Kështu është kur i llogarit shqiptarët që këthehen në shtëpitë e tyre si turistë. Atëherë për 2025 kanë hyrë në Shqipëri 2,7 milion turistë. Të tjerët janë shqiptarë që emigrojnë me 3 mujorshe ose lejë qëndrimi jashtë, e këthehen në shtëpitë e tyre. Ju faleminderit.