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Foreign tourists "drive away" the locals; High prices encourage record bookings by Albanians in Greece and Turkey
In the summer of 2024, Albanians have increased their preference for holidays in Turkey and Greece, despite the increase in prices by 10-15% this year in these countries.
With a cheap euro and much higher prices in the south of Albania, many tourists have chosen to spend their holidays in these popular destinations, taking advantage of the economic offers and comprehensive services. Travel agencies claim that bookings for Turkey and Greece have been at historic highs this year.
For years, Elona spent her holidays with her family in Qeparo, together with her husband and children. The choice was always a 2+1 apartment.
A year ago, the daily rent of the apartment was 120 euros, down from the 90-100 euros she had previously received, but still her choice did not change. When he asked to book this year, the same apartment cost 200 euros a night, but the owner told him that as a regular customer he could get it for 150 euros/night.
Elona says that this price seemed too high to her, moreover that even the daily umbrella already cost 3,000 Lek from 2,000 Lek before. "With the same standard, I found an apartment in the best area of Corfu, Greece, for 100 euros/night, and normally I will go there this year," she says.
Many of her friends have told her that in Himare the prices are even more expensive and are at least 30-40% more than a year ago. They have also calculated whether it is better to spend the holidays in the country or abroad.
Accommodation prices in the south of the country have risen significantly this year, by 25-30%, driven both by increased costs and by the demand of foreign tourists, especially in the first months of the year, as Albania was heavily advertised as foreign media as well as social networks, especially the south coast, and Ksamil that was labeled as the Maldives of Europe.
According to INSTAT, in the first 5 months of the year, the arrivals of foreign nationals reached 3.3 million, with an increase of 38% compared to the same period a year ago, or double, compared to 2019, before the start of the pandemic .
The tightening of accommodation in the country has encouraged many Albanians, who used to spend their vacations in the South, to look for other alternatives abroad in destinations such as Greece, Turkey, or Montenegro, taking advantage of economic offers and comprehensive services. Previously, the cheaper prices were a reason to rest within the country, but with the increase in recent years, especially in the south, for both accommodation and food, there is no longer any difference in cost.
Të kontaktuara nga “Monitor”, agjencitë turistike pohojnë se prenotimet për Turqi dhe Greqi kanë qenë në nivelet më të larta historike këtë vit, pavarësisht se dhe ato kanë parë rritje të çmimeve të paketave me 10-15% në vit.
Pavarësisht rritjes së çmimeve për paketat turistike, Turqia dhe Greqia vazhdojnë të jenë destinacionet kryesore të preferuara dhe më të shiturat në numër. Kjo tendencë është ndikuar nga kursi i lirë i euros, që ka amortizuar rritjen e çmimeve. Euro këmbehet aktualisht me rreth 100 lekë, nga rreth 110 lekë një vit më parë, ose 9% më lirë.
Nga “Ilirida Travel” pohojnë se këtë vit janë shitur më shumë paketa familjare për në Turqi, krahasimisht me vitet e tjera. Ata bëjnë të ditur se çmimet fillojnë me 700-800 euro/person dhe arrijnë deri në 1800 euro në disa resorte më luksoze për disa ditë qëndrimi.
Drejtuesit e agjencisë “Union Travel” thonë se destinacionet më të pëlqyera në Greqi janë: Korfuzi, Halkidhikia dhe Parga. Afërsia dhe mundësia e arritjes së këtij destinacioni edhe me automjete private e bëjnë më të vizituar dhe të prekshëm nga një pjesë e mirë e shqiptarëve që zgjedhin të pushojnë jashtë. Ofertat për këtë destinacion janë për hotelet me katër e pesë yje, për 5 apo 10 ditë qëndrim. Alternativë tjetër janë pushime në Korfuz, duke filluar nga 400 euro/person në hotele me 4 yje; në Halkidiki, duke filluar nga 450 euro/person, sipas “Union Travel”, të cilat janë destinacione të pëlqyera ndër vite.
Sipas agjencive turistike, edhe në këto vende ka pasur shtrenjtim të lehtë të çmimeve, që arrijnë deri 20% më shumë se një vit më parë, por këtë vit ka pasur më shumë prenotime të hershme që datojnë që në janar të 2024. Operatorët turistikë pohojnë se ka gjithnjë zgjedhje ekonomike për ata që nuk u volit një pushim i shtrenjtë, me alternativa rajonale ose resorte me më pak yje, por “half board”, pa të gjitha vaktet e përfshira, duke rezultuar me çmim më të lirë.
Më të parapëlqyerat vijojnë të mbeten ato pushime që mund t’i quajmë “me duar në xhepa”, sidomos për familjet me fëmijë.
Shqiptarëve, edhe këtë vit, po u pëlqejnë pushimet gjithëpërfshirëse, sidomos nëse do të udhëtojnë me familjen. Dhe kërkesat janë më shumë të orientuara drejt Turqisë, sidomos në muajin qershor, që ka çmime më të volitshme, sipas të dhënave të agjencisë “Ilirida Travel”.
Sipas “Zenith Travel”, këtë vit është vënë re një rritje e lehtë të çmimeve, e reflektuar për të gjithë destinacionet, jo vetëm Turqinë dhe resortet “me të gjitha të përfshira” nisin me 750 euro për person. Në Turqi, tre janë destinacionet që kërkohen për shkak të ofertave të shumta: Antalia, Bodrum dhe Alania.
Përfaqësues të “Kalemi Travel” thonë se këtë vit janë shtuar ofertat e pushimit edhe në resorte me 4000 euro/person, të cilat kanë pasur më parë target grup rusët.
According to communications made by Monitor with several agencies in the capital, Albanians in Turkey prefer to book in four- and five-star resorts with all or even "ultra all inclusive" services. Antalya is the main destination, followed by Kemer, Bodrum and Alania. The average length of stay is 6 nights. For a week, a family with 2 children spends a minimum of 2400 euros, up to 3900 euros.
"For the reservations of this period, unlike in previous years, there was a slight increase in prices in June. A package for staying in a five-star hotel, for 7 days, is offered at a price of 800 euros/person, at a time when two years ago, in the same period, this figure was about 500 euros/person", say the managers of ATHS agency.
Demand to travel to Montenegro is also high for Albanians during the summer season. Montenegro is a beautiful country with its wonderful coastline on the Adriatic Sea and mountainous landscapes. Even our neighbors have reflected an increase in the price of current packages, according to tourist agencies, by about 15%./ Monitor
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