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Elite tourism? Lack of infrastructure, garbage, sewage, the report blackens Rama's facade
2025-04-06 11:31:55 / POLITIKË
A frenzy of reports in pro-government media about foreign tourist numbers during 2024 create the idea that Albania has transformed into a kind of paradise on earth.
INSTA reports, but more recently, also those of the Bank of Albania, speak of over 11 million foreign tourists in our country last year, a figure which, on the other hand, has not translated at all into an increase in domestic consumption.
Prime Minister Edi Rama, who is engaged in an electoral campaign to obtain his fourth governing mandate, has turned the topic of tourism into one of his main battle horses.
He never misses an opportunity to mention successes and what he considers to be major investments in attracting foreign tourists.
However, beyond its propaganda campaign, the main branch of tourism in Albania, the coastal one, is at a level that is hardly considered scandalous.
Tourists, both Albanian and foreign, are witnesses to the lack of investment, dirt, and infrastructure along much of the Albanian coastline.
A full overview is also provided in a Performance Audit Report on " Public Beach Management ", recently published by the Supreme State Audit Office (SSA).
Excerpt from the KLSH report on the situation of public beaches
The information summarized in this report provides the real situation of the tourism sector, what is seen every day, not only by the residents of the areas, but also by many, many others who choose to vacation on the Albanian coastline.
From South to North, the scandalous state of public beaches
Data processed by the Supreme State Audit Office shows that public beaches, from the beloved South to the North, are in a truly scandalous situation.
Below, the situations on most of the beaches are listed in a telegraphic manner.
– A lack of hygiene services has been noted on public beaches in the Ksamil area .
– On the beaches of Himara , on Lukovë beach:
– Public beaches are unguarded and lack the necessary signage.
– There are no beaches adapted for people with disabilities.
– There is a lack of investment in infrastructure by the Municipality, road rehabilitation, lack of lighting, water, greenery, special care was taken in cleaning which was done several times a day by the cleaning company.
– Public beaches are without lifeguards and without the necessary signage.
– In public spaces, residents of the area erect non-demountable wooden tents.
– There are no beaches adapted for people with disabilities.
– At Qeparo beach and Porto Palermo :
– In some public spaces, non-demountable wooden tents have been set up by local residents.
– On Porto Palermo beach, the beaches are used by the public as public beaches even though they are not approved.
– There are no beaches adapted for people with disabilities.
– There are no beaches adapted for people with disabilities.
– On Potam, Maraç & Himarë beaches, public beaches lack water signage and licensed lifeguards;
– On Livadhi Beach, public beaches lack water signage, licensed lifeguards, as well as other facilities such as toilets, changing rooms, showers, etc.
– From the inspection of Dhërmi beach , it was found that public beaches lack water signage and licensed lifeguards.
– In the Municipality of Lezha, regarding public beaches, during monitoring it was found that some of the plots designated as public beaches in coastal areas under the territorial jurisdiction of the latter are not easily accessible to the public due to the terrain.
– The coastal areas of Shëngjin and Kuna have a very small number of plots designated as public beaches, which, due to the large influx of tourists, both day tourists, residents of the Shëngjin Administrative Unit or even those who have invested by buying holiday homes in these coastal areas, make it impossible for the latter to cope with this influx. According to the observations of the audit group on the public beaches of the Vlora municipality , specifically in the Lungomare and Pashalimani areas , they were found to be outside any standard.
– In Durrës and Kavajë , the location of public beaches is often near sewage discharges, in dirty territory, or far from historic beach areas./ BOLDNEWS
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