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Only 1 in 5 tourists sleep in apartments or hotels

Politiko 2025-06-17 20:25:16

Only 1 in 5 tourists sleep in apartments or hotels

Only one in five tourists who entered Albania in April slept in one of the country's hotels, guesthouses or rented apartments. At least according to official data.

Out of 819,151 foreign visitors, data from the Institute of Statistics shows that only 149,621 of them were accommodated 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 Zak Topuzi.

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 20 thousand or 23 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 ," adds Topuzi.

Data from INSTAT show that during April, the majority of tourists who stayed overnight in the country, just over 138,000, were accommodated in hotels. Meanwhile, there were only 8,700 of them in apartments for daily rent. 

"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 ," said the head of the Chamber of Hoteliers and Tourism.

Data from the Ministry of Tourism and Environment shows that only 1,850 daily rental apartments are registered with taxes and pay taxes and fees. Taken from A2

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