August 26 (SeeNews) - Albania attracted 1.4 million foreign tourists in July, compared with 1.16 million which visited the country in the same month last year, the country's statistical office said on Friday.
Foreign tourist arrivals reached nearly 4 million in the first seven months of 2022, up 39% compared with the same period a year earlier, the statistical office said in a statement.
In July alone, the number of domestic tourists rose to 607,708 from 488,001 in July 2021. Overall, the total number of domestic and foreign tourists came in at 2 million in the month under review, compared with 1.6 million in the same month in 2021.
In 2021, the total number of foreign nationals who visited Albania jumped 114% year-on-year, reaching 5.7 million.