Why do Albanians travel? 76 percent of them for tourism purposes, only a minority for business

2024-10-12 13:28:59Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

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Data published by the Balkans Barometer 2024 show that at the regional level, travel for tourism purposes remains the largest category with 72% of citizens choosing to travel for this reason.

"Scan Intel" has analyzed the figures to understand what are the reasons for the travel of the citizens of Albania and other countries of the region. According to the figures, Kosovo ranks first with 92% of citizens who have traveled for tourist purposes, a much higher figure compared to the regional average.

Even for Albanian citizens, the focus of travel has been tourism. Specifically, 76% of their trips were for tourist purposes, a higher percentage compared to the regional average, which is 72%. Meanwhile, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro are among the countries that show a lower percentage of tourism trips compared to Albania, with 69% and 38% respectively.

Travels for business purposes are different, where only 10% of Albanian citizens travel for this reason. On the other hand, Montenegro has the highest percentage of business trips in the region, with 27%.

In Kosovo, only 10% of trips are for business, a figure similar to Albania, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina this category is slightly higher with 17%. North Macedonia also shows a moderate percentage of 14% of business-related travel. Serbia is at the level of the regional average, with 15% of trips related to business and professional activities.

The opposite happens with trips for health treatments, where Albania ranks among the countries with the lowest percentage after Serbia and North Macedonia. In countries like Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, trips for health reasons were more frequent, where 7% of trips were dedicated to this purpose.

In terms of education, trips for educational purposes make up 1% in Albania, which is a modest indicator compared to some other countries in the region, such as Montenegro with 3% or Kosovo and Bosnia Herzegovina with 4% and 6% respectively.


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