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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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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.

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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A Pain That Is Worth It

By Ardit Bejko news@tiranatimes.com DHERMI – “It will be worth it,” I kept repeating to my foreign friend, and to myself, on our way to the south. “It will be worth it,”
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One day trip

CHURCHES AND MONASTERIES OF DHERMI Dh쳭i is a quaint coastal village, home to 31 churches and monasteries and is a favorite summer retreat for many of Tirana’s international community. Park carefully on
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More Thrills Than Skills

By Paul Harris Albania. This is the Wild West, I am thinking. A few days ago, I was sitting in the air-conditioned cool of the office of the Minister of Tourism in
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The Iron Law of the Mountains

Frank Ledwidge reports on some uncanny similarities between the ancient Afghan code of Pashtunwalli and the Kanun of Lek. It is the fashion amongst journalists and others to talk of the “lawless
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Forsaken Albania

By Artan Lame Albania in the 30-ties. There exists an Association in Albania which holds a record in terms of the longevity of its activity and that is the ADRIATICA Shipping Company,
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A year of American experiences

By LISA KACZKE, Staff Writer Regi Salataj could have changed his mind about coming to International Falls from Durres, Albania, last August. But when the plane took off, the reality set in
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Myth or Reality: Gods and Heroes

By Frank Ledwidge Albanians are fond of fanciful stories linking their language to other ancient tongues. ‘Did you know’ a friend told me “that Illyrian and the language of the old mysterious
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