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First Nordic tourist arrivals, a test for Albania’s emerging tourism industry

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TIRANA, May 1 – Albania’s tourism industry is set to host the first sizeable number of Nordic tourists in the upcoming tourist season in what will be a test that could prove decisive for the future of one of Albania’s key emerging sectors. As the 2018 tourist season is already underway, Albania’s air transport authorities have already approved new charter flights linking Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm and Helsinki to Tirana from May to early October 2018. In addition, direct charter flights from Poland, Hungary and Russia as well as new regular flights with Israel and a new low-cost carrier linking Tirana…

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  • "Much suggests that Albania will be the big travel news of this summer. We have noticed a great deal of interest and curiosity from our Swedish travelers, which also reflects in the number of bookings for this summer," says Peter Browall, General Manager at Apollo Sweden.

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