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Prof. Dr. Alaa Garad is President and Founding Partner of the Stirling Centre for Strategic Learning and Innovation, University of Stirling Innovation Park, Scotland. He is actively engaged in health tourism, higher education and organisational learning across the Western Balkans, including the Global Health Tourism Leadership Programme in Albania.

The 5Ps of Service Excellence: A Practical Roadmap for Albanian and Western Balkan Service Providers

By Professor Alaa Garad Tirana Times, April 07, 2026 – In my earlier article for Tirana Times, I described Albania as a country that moves from being visited to being remembered. Having

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Building a Trusted Health Tourism Ecosystem: Albania’s Next Competitive Advantage

by Professor Alaa Garad Tirana Times, March 17, 2026 – There are countries you visit, and there are countries you remember. Albania is rapidly becoming the latter. I began writing this article

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The Kurum Case and the Collapse of Environmental Oversight in Albania

Tirana Times, 08 February 2026 – The Kurum waste file has exposed one of the most serious environmental and governance scandals in Albania in recent years, revealing not only the illegal export

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Editorial: A sleep walking patient aiming for the abyss

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL There is only one thing worse than a full blown democratic crisis and that is ignoring it, normalizing the current state of affairs as just an administrative glitch with

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Albania launches new ‘Be Taken’ tourism campaign with appeal to overcome prejudice

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TIRANA, Feb. 27 – In an appeal to Northern Irish actor Liam Neeson to come and discover Albania on his own following his notorious comments about the Balkan country a decade ago

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No Church in the Wild – The Peak of Laà§

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By Christopher Tushaj Kisha of Laà§it was one of the most cherished of sites within Albania. But after the Communist struggle, all that was left was an old abandoned hillside with a

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Tirana rated among top 2019 emerging European destinations

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TIRANA, Feb. 20 – London-based Emerging Europe has rated Albania’s capital, Tirana, among the top emerging European destinations to visit in 2019. In an article rating 19 top Central and Eastern European

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Legal, physical barriers deny tourists access to public beaches

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TIRANA, Feb. 19 – A series of barriers in place deny access to coastal areas to thousands of Albanian residents who can’t afford paying fees at private beaches, massively rented from local

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Shkodra campsite rated Albania’s best

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TIRANA, Feb. 14 – A campsite along the Shkodra Lake, northern Albania, has been rated Albania’s best by a German portal focused on European camping holidays. The ranking is made by Berlin-based

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An Institute of Thought seeking to improve society

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By Sonja Methoxha An interview with Dr. Ardian Muhaj Prof. Dr. Ardian Muhaj is the newly appointed director of the Albanian Institute of the Islamic Thought and Civilization (AIITC). The institute

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A commemoration to Ismail Qemali

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By Sonja Methoxha “However, God desired, that with the work, the unmatched bravery and courage of the Albanians, from today on the misfortunes and sufferings of our Motherland will cease, here

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Illyrian ceramic vessels found in Durres

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TIRANA, Jan. 14 – Over 220 red-figured ceramic vessels dating back to the 4th century BC were unearthed at the necropolis of the Dauta, Kokomani and Spitalle hills, in Durres. These vessels

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Albania rated 2019 under-the-radar, budget destination

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TIRANA, Jan. 16 – Albania has made it to a series of top under-the-radar and affordable destinations for 2019, hinting the country’s emerging and fast growing travel and tourism industry is set

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Doctors’ exodus makes Albania’s healthcare system more vulnerable

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By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Jan. 15 – Albania has been facing an exodus of doctors in the past few years, making the country’s healthcare system, already facing one of world’s lowest number

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Features - Page 13

The 5Ps of Service Excellence: A Practical Roadmap for Albanian and Western Balkan Service Providers

Building a Trusted Health Tourism Ecosystem: Albania’s Next Competitive Advantage

The Kurum Case and the Collapse of Environmental Oversight in Albania

Editorial: A sleep walking patient aiming for the abyss

Albania launches new ‘Be Taken’ tourism campaign with appeal to overcome prejudice

No Church in the Wild – The Peak of Laà§

Tirana rated among top 2019 emerging European destinations

Legal, physical barriers deny tourists access to public beaches

Shkodra campsite rated Albania’s best

An Institute of Thought seeking to improve society

A commemoration to Ismail Qemali

Illyrian ceramic vessels found in Durres

Albania rated 2019 under-the-radar, budget destination

Doctors’ exodus makes Albania’s healthcare system more vulnerable

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