Archive for the ‘Tourism’ Category

Bunkers – The restaurants of Bunec, Albania

The bunkers in Bunec are already transformed in restaurants, and nearby, there is a camping site used during the summer times…It’s just one of many examples of the transformed and well-used bunkers…

As BalkanTravellers.com reported in August, the significant growth of visitors to Albania was already apparent for the first seven months of 2009, when more than 1.5 million visitors entered the country, a 36 per cent hike on the same period in 2008.

via Balkan Travellers – More than 2 Million Tourists Visited Albania this Year.

Ecotourism has increased for the last decades and many unindustrialized countries have found how to get profits from it.

Ecotourism is defined as “nature tourism” and has become of the most lucrative niche markets, as it represents 2-4% of all international travel expenditure.

via Eco-Tourism | Trifter.

Who would believe that in the close future, Albania would grow to become one of the biggest tourist destinations?

Albania has a very unique land that has been untouched for centuries. It has a diverse environment with glaciers, mountains, beaches, valleys, faunas and is rich with coal and gas. This is a huge factor for tourism in Albania. Since the country has such a diverse landscape it is one of the perfect places for ecotourism. They have begun ecotourism in Albania to educate people on the land and to protect some of the areas of lush’s landscape

via Rising Tourism in Albania | Trifter.

…Fa’ la cosa giusta! non si butta via niente!
L’allestimento della fiera è improntato all’idea di sostenibilità ambientale e sociale. Un progetto che fa del riuso, della raccolta differenziata e della riduzione dell’impatto ambientale i suoi cardini. Per l’allestimento della fiera si ricorre a materiali che possono essere riutilizzati in futuro o riciclati completamente. La raccolta differenziata è poi promossa tra pubblico e espositori attraverso le “Isole del Riciclo”…

Quaint mountain villages indifferent to modern development in the cities, which also retain their own unique charm, give rise to incredible travel experiences that you would be hard pressed to find elsewhere in Europe.
via Summer in the Balkans: Albania.

IPS Case Study

Lots of information and interesting video on the development of the tourism of Albania.

Case Study: Albania – Cultural and Environmental Tourism / IPS Inter Press Service.

Ecotourism in Albania – 1995

Genc Pasko, REC Senior Fellow, explains how the Albanian Ministry of Tourism is using eco-tourism as a remedy for the country’s economic woes

The Bulletin 5/4: Eco-tourism in Albania.

Albanian eco-tourism

By: Bill Fink

Berati also represents the future of Albania: eco-tourism. Companies are beginning to offer hiking and camping expeditions among the jagged peaks and remote highlands of central Albania.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/01/TR2V10S5LI.DTL

by: Bill Fink

I asked the mayor of Tirana how he’d like Americans to think of his country. “Tell Americans to come see the land of their forefathers,” Rama said. Not because he thinks America is filled with Albanians, but rather that Albania is full of America. He told me Albania has “all the passion, the courage … and the brutality” of a newly democratic country. The people are eager for change, and are willing to do anything to make it happen.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/01/CMGFCL0FAS1.DTL