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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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Ksamil islands, lack of rehabilitation project mars Albania’s tourism gems

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TIRANA, Sept. 4 – The Ksamil islands and the nearby beaches in southernmost Albania offer one of the most breathtaking views of the Albanian Riviera and regularly make it to promotional spots

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Albanians seek healing, good luck at annual Mount Tomor pilgrimage

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TIRANA, Aug. 22 – Dozens of thousands of Bektashi believers and pilgrims of all religions have taken to Mount Tomor, southwest Albania, in an annual August pilgrimage commemorating Abbas ibn Ali, a

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German tourists discover Albanian Alps

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TIRANA, Aug. 21 – Coastal destinations along the Adriatic and Ionian dominate trips by foreign tourists to Albania during summer. But for adventurers wanting to escape the heat wave and seeking a

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Environmentalists want Albania’s sole Balkan lynx sanctuary a protected area

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TIRANA, July 25 – Albanian environmentalists want a northeastern mountain region that is the country’s sole sanctuary of the critically endangered Balkan lynx to be declared a protected area. Local environmental watchdog

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Poles lead tourist growth as Albania climbs among top travel destinations

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TIRANA, July 24 – Poles are leading the hike in Albania tourist arrivals for a second year in a row as Albania has climbed to one of the top 7 most popular

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Klaivert Dervishi: The 17-year-old Albanian eSports world champion

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TIRANA, July 19 – Seventeen-year-old Albanian Klaivert Dervishi was part of the duo that impressed audiences in Valencia’s DreamHack venue, by winning the Fortnite gaming competition, which granted the winning team €5,000.

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Albanian Riviera becomes second home destination for Norwegian, Russian tourists

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TIRANA, July 17 – Albania’s coastline is gradually turning into a second home destination for European holidaymakers and it’s mostly the southern Albania Riviera that is becoming a magnet. A combination of

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More Israeli tourists discover Albania as direct flights link Tirana to Tel Aviv

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TIRANA, July 12 – More and more Israeli tourists are visiting Albania, a Balkan country which Israel recognizes as unique in Europe for its efforts to save Jews during World War II,

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Preserving traditional architecture becomes top challenge for Albania’s emerging mountain tourism

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Back in 2006 when the then German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), the current GIZ International Cooperation, launched a project to turn the century-old towers into guesthouses accommodating tourists in the Theth mountain area

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New survey to help set up Albania’s first underwater heritage museum

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TIRANA, July 4 – An archeological research vessel of the U.S.-based Institute of Nautical Archaeology has embarked on a mission to conduct a month-long coastal survey in Albanian waters, helping Albanian authorities

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One hour with Vladislav Bajac

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By Sidonja Manushi Vladislav Bajac looks as if he could have been anything he wanted in life – painter, rock and roll star, zen master…anything; but he decided to be a

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Features - Page 17

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

Ksamil islands, lack of rehabilitation project mars Albania’s tourism gems

Albanians seek healing, good luck at annual Mount Tomor pilgrimage

German tourists discover Albanian Alps

Environmentalists want Albania’s sole Balkan lynx sanctuary a protected area

Poles lead tourist growth as Albania climbs among top travel destinations

Klaivert Dervishi: The 17-year-old Albanian eSports world champion

Albanian Riviera becomes second home destination for Norwegian, Russian tourists

More Israeli tourists discover Albania as direct flights link Tirana to Tel Aviv

Preserving traditional architecture becomes top challenge for Albania’s emerging mountain tourism

New survey to help set up Albania’s first underwater heritage museum

One hour with Vladislav Bajac

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