The official figures published by the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) for accommodation structures once again reflect the positive progress of tourism in the first five months of the year, before the start of the “slowdown” that tourist operators reported for June and the beginning of July.
In total, non-residents have recorded a number over three times higher than the presence of residents. This tendency is also confirmed by the tour operators for June and July where the locals are choosing to go abroad in a good part of the cases.
According to INSTAT, the total number of visitors has increased by 45.8%, compared to May 2023. The following two indicators follow the same trend: the number of resident visitors has increased by 12.9%; the number of non-resident visitors increased by 63.2%.
The same publication underlines that the number of total overnight stays has increased by 30.9%, compared to May 2023. The following indicators follow this trend: the number of overnight stays by residents has decreased by 2.0%; the number of overnight stays by non-residents has increased by 47.1%.
Most of the visitors are located in the center region, which includes Tirana and Elbasan, where there is also the largest increase of non-residents.
