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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 destinations there and more charter flights directly link Poland’s major cities to Tirana. The ninth largest nationals of foreign tourists visiting Albania, the Poles rank first when it comes to annual growth rates in an ongoing upward trend for the past few years. Data published by Albania’s statistical institute, INSTAT, shows some 21,000 Poles visited Albania during the first half of this year, about a quarter more compared…

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