Albania's Changing Tourism Environment

Hall, Derek

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“…To a certain extent, up to recent times, this situation could be confirmed in facts; and, indeed, such mistrust of the Albanian towards all that is 'foreign' may be the inheritance of years of isolation in which, although tourism was not expressly forbidden, a sharp separation between tourists and residents was actually pursued in the use of places and transport means [14] and in many other practical respects through the so-called 'prescriptive tourism' [7].…”

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Lerario¹,

Varasano²,

Maiellaro³

2017

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Albania represents an interesting case of a newly emerging destination in the international tourist market, with intensive pressures coming from seasonal visit flows and the related impacts on the environment. The Albanian Culture Marketing Strategy, while correctly focusing on heritage for the de-seasoning of visits in congested areas and for awareness-raising about the country's cultural identity among tourists and residents, presents some limitations in the definition of application patterns and concrete solutions. In particular, the active contribution of potential users, of ICTs and, in particular, the potentialities of widespread tools such as mobile apps seem to be overlooked. In this article, the current scenario of the Albanian tourism sector, with particular emphasis on the cultural segment, is presented through a detailed analysis of relevant program documents in order to outline strengths and weaknesses of the underlying approach. Then, the potential contribution of mobile apps to the sustainable development of destinations are analyzed and the market of available technologies is presented through a taxonomy of a consistent number of representative cases. Finally, the SOS-Tirana app is presented and its adequateness to the context is discussed.

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“…Albania's rich cultural heritage provides a wealth of potential niche tourism attractions (Hall, 1992), yet the country's religious diversity has long been viewed as a source of weakness and ambivalence. In the post-communist context this has expressed itself in debates on the course of the country's development path, and alongside EU, World Bank and other`Western' support, funding has been secured from the Islamic Development Bank to assist rural development.…”

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Tourism as sustainable development? The Albanian experience of ?transition?

Hall¹

2000

Int. J. Tourism Res.

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Despite significant increases in international tourist arrivals and tourism receipts since the fall of communism in central and eastern europe as a whole, in the rural southeastern corner of the continent, a region well‐endowed with a range of natural and cultural tourism resources, instability and uncertainty have constrained international tourism development in the 1990s. This regional context for tourism development and the specific issues which surround a tourism‐led development model in a small developing country are addressed with particular reference to the recent experience of Albania. As part of a sustainable rural development programme, rural tourism's role as a counterbalance to rejuvenated mass coastal tourism is evaluated. Potentially an important vehicle for cultural expression and employment regeneration, the adoption of rural tourism as a development vehicle is faced with a number of obstacles, which national, and perhaps international, development programmes need to address. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Albania's Changing Tourism Environment

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