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Albania sets eyes on mountain tourism to boost growth

Albania will aim to develop its mountain tourism in an effort to generate more revenue from its tourist sector and to increase the share of tourism in its gross domestic product, a new strategy blueprint indicates.
Tourism is among the most important sectors in the economy of Albania. According to official statistics it generates 10% of the country’s gross domestic product which is estimated to have reached some 13 billion U.S. dollars (10.5 billion euro) in 2011.