
The researcher Auron Tare has questioned the developments on the South coast, which according to him, more than development, could threaten the disappearance of a basic feature of tourism in Šiperia, which is authenticity.
According to him, the disappearance of architecture and historical landscapes in the South of the country is one of the biggest mistakes that is being allowed to happen.
Tare says that the promotion of these constructions, or luxury villas, will soon cause the disappearance of all the local values that can be attractive to a better part of the tourists.
Auron Taras's post:
The future of Albanian Tourism? Or the threat of extinction?
Such developments in the South of Albania are creating a harmful model for the future of tourism, erasing one of the essential values of the local brand. Authenticity.
The disappearance of traditional architecture, historical landscapes and their replacement with decaying concrete piles is one of the big mistakes that is being allowed to happen. Even worse their promotion.
But is the argument valid only in terms of aesthetic values? The trend of world tourism has been moving towards local values as the guarantor of the sustainability of the industry for years now.

If Albania will continue to promote and support developments such as the photos in question, it will soon lose its attraction, turning into a destination without local values.
Meanwhile, the big losers will be the residents and small businesses, while the big winners will live in Vienna or Paris after selling their concrete villas to young Albanians./ Voa