TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's prime minister hopes to win reelection this weekend so he can work on making one of Europe's poorest countries a “champion of tourism.” The negative impact of the ...

Hurtling down the freeway from Tirana along the snaking Albanian coastline, it feels hard to believe that this country was closed off from the world around it just three decades ago. Benny, the name ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An international forum bringing together officials from the Western Balkans and southern Europe to Albania's capital aims to promote sustainable regional tourism as a main ...

The countries of Italy and Albania have expanded and further developed cooperation relationships and programs. The meeting was chaired by Arnaldo Lomuti, appointed President of the Section for this ...

SAZAN, Albania – This summer Albania plans to debut what it hopes will become a new selfie spot for tourists: Sazan Island, a former military base that still has bunkers and tunnels designed to ...

JALË, Albania — Three and a half hours south of the capital Tirana, a winding road leads down to a 300-meter beach with crystal blue waters and pebbly sand. Here, on the edge of the Ionian Sea, ...

Green Coast, is an ultra-modern landmark development in Albania, representing a remarkable investment of over 1 billion euros. Albania stands out among European countries, demonstrating some of the ...

Critics are questioning the impact of Albania’s tourism boom on the environment and the lives of ordinary Albanians. In the past year, Sherif Durmishaj has taken on a dozen foreign employees – 10 from ...

After three years of booming tourism figures, 2025 shows a marked slowdown in visitors’ arrivals and revenues in Albania. Although slowing down, numbers remain impressive for the small Balkan country ...

KUKES, AlbaniaKUKES, Albania — If you’d like to walk for miles in concrete burrows built to defend an isolationist totalitarian regime that nobody wanted to attack, Kukes in northeastern Albania is ...