On the eve of the opening of the summer tourist season, the National Conference on Safety in Tourism, "Safe Stay in Albania", was held, with the aim of taking measures to ensure and guarantee quality infrastructure and services to welcome the influx of visitors who will choose Albania as their vacation destination.
During the conference, Prime Minister Edi Rama stated that Albania must respond to the increased interest of tourists who choose our country as a vacation destination.
"We must be very attentive and very careful not to let this flow flow freely because I have said it many times before, we do not need an Albania that is a mass tourism destination. We do not need to simply increase the number of foreign visitors. We need a country that balances all layers and categories of tourists and that manages to formulate an offer where it is not the numbers at first glance that matter, but the quality of the numbers," the head of government emphasized, among other things.
During her speech, Minister of Tourism and Environment Mirela Kumbaro underlined that ensuring safety on the coast during the peak months of the summer tourist season is a high responsibility for all state authorities.
Minister Kumbaro stated that 110 marine tour operators and over 600 guides have been certified. "We have certified over 110 marine tourism operators and no one will be able to exercise marine and water tourism activity if they are not equipped with the relevant certificate, and this also applies to other water areas, such as Lake Pogradec, the Shala River or Lake Koman, and vehicles will be blocked by the State Police if operated without certification at the Ministry of Tourism and Environment. The non-negotiable presence of beach watchers for each station as well as all orienting signage for vacationers is not discussed," emphasized Ms. Kumbaro.
The Minister of Tourism stated that the institution she heads will intensify its monitoring role and protection of standards in tourism.
According to Minister Kumbaro, referring to statistics from the last three months, and contracts confirmed by the private sector, expectations for tourist flows this year will be high.
Other members of the Council of Ministers also spoke during the conference.
