Prime Minister Edi Rama, in the meeting with the citizens in Himare, also spoke about the increase in prices.
Rama denied that there was a decrease in tourists in the country, while according to him there was an increase of 150%. Furthermore, Prime Minister Rama said that the businesses will be forced to disclose the prices at the entrance of the shops.
Part of Rama's statement:
Not that there is no decline, but foreign tourists, compared to years, have increased by 150%. But where is the problem? Undoubtedly, in certain places, and here I am taking Palasa or Ksamil, where the commotion became very big, there was also an irrational jump in prices, but this is the question of the market in the end, you aim for it and then the market gives it the head. He says, wait, if it were that easy, we'd raise them all, but it's not that easy. But the main thing is that the hotels are super full, while the number of restaurants has increased much more than the beds. There is a lot to offer. Restaurants that were very frequented before have raised their prices and realized that people have moved to other less popular but more reasonable restaurants.
There is another side to anti-propaganda, that it is competition, that is a fact. An article appeared, about a beach in Marittimo, which makes a price reduction, due to Albania's competition.
Public beaches are made according to a vertical way, but they are working with international expertise, because there are beaches that choose the horizontal way. The number of private tents will be reduced, they want to raise the price, let them do it. But we want to make the beach free for the public. It's free to come, there's no need to say, I have the hotel here, don't pass by.
We're going to force everyone to do the prices at the entrance, so I know what's being paid here. They are some simple things.