https://youralbania.com/ Albania travel, property and investment news and guides. en https://youralbania.com/news/albania-protests-high-court-fire-207-injured https://youralbania.com/news/albania-protests-high-court-fire-207-injured Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Society Hospitals recorded 207 injuries over four days of Tirana protests, and fire reached part of Albania's High Court building on 17 October. https://youralbania.com/blog/corfu-to-saranda-ferry-guide https://youralbania.com/blog/corfu-to-saranda-ferry-guide Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Transport How to cross from Corfu to Saranda by ferry: the two main operators, crossing times, the 2026 timetable, ticket prices, taking a car, and what happens at border control. https://youralbania.com/news/albania-protests-spread-other-cities https://youralbania.com/news/albania-protests-spread-other-cities Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Society Protests against PM Edi Rama entered a third day and spread beyond Tirana to Shkodër, Durrës, Korçë and Elbasan, with 51 police injured. https://youralbania.com/news/tirana-protests-escalate-government-buildings https://youralbania.com/news/tirana-protests-escalate-government-buildings Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Society Clashes between police and protesters widened in Tirana on 14 October, with fires at several ministries and 29 people treated for injuries, officials said. https://youralbania.com/news/tirana-student-protest-education-ministry https://youralbania.com/news/tirana-student-protest-education-ministry Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Society Police used tear gas and water cannon and arrested 23 people as a student protest over education and jobs escalated in central Tirana on 13 October. https://youralbania.com/news/saudi-qatar-visa-free-albania-2026 https://youralbania.com/news/saudi-qatar-visa-free-albania-2026 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Visa Albania's seasonal visa waiver lets Saudi and Qatari citizens visit for tourism without a visa until the end of 2026. Who qualifies and what to bring. https://youralbania.com/news/luxair-luxembourg-tirana-flights-2027 https://youralbania.com/news/luxair-luxembourg-tirana-flights-2027 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Tourism Luxair will fly Luxembourg–Tirana twice weekly from 29 March 2027, the first direct link between the two capitals, with tickets already on sale. https://youralbania.com/blog/ksamil-travel-guide https://youralbania.com/blog/ksamil-travel-guide Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Destination A practical guide to Ksamil on the Albanian Riviera: its beaches, sunbed prices and free public areas, the islets, Butrint, getting there and when to go. https://youralbania.com/news/albania-foreign-investment-record-q2-2026 https://youralbania.com/news/albania-foreign-investment-record-q2-2026 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Investment Bank of Albania data show foreign direct investment of €741 million in Q2 2026, up 86% on a year earlier, with €438 million going into real estate. https://youralbania.com/news/albania-accommodation-guests-july-2026 https://youralbania.com/news/albania-accommodation-guests-july-2026 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Tourism INSTAT data released on 17 September show 622,660 non-resident guests in Albanian accommodation in July 2026, up 18.3%, with hotel room occupancy at 55.3%. https://youralbania.com/news/albania-foreign-arrivals-january-august-2026 https://youralbania.com/news/albania-foreign-arrivals-january-august-2026 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Tourism INSTAT recorded 9.44 million foreign arrivals in January–August 2026, up 5.3%, while arrivals in August rose 2.0% on a year earlier. https://youralbania.com/news/ebrd-albania-growth-forecast-september-2026 https://youralbania.com/news/ebrd-albania-growth-forecast-september-2026 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Investment The EBRD now expects Albania's economy to grow 3.5% in 2026 and 2027, while the Bank of Albania kept its base rate at 2.5% on 7 October. https://youralbania.com/news/zvernec-protected-area-resort-approvals https://youralbania.com/news/zvernec-protected-area-resort-approvals Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Real Estate Albania's territory council approved three hotel and resort permits in the Pishë Poro–Narta protected area in 2025, BIRN reported. Final permits are pending. https://youralbania.com/news/albania-house-prices-first-half-2026 https://youralbania.com/news/albania-house-prices-first-half-2026 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Real Estate Bank of Albania survey data show house prices unchanged in H1 2026 from late 2025 but 10% higher on the year, with about one in five homes sold to non-residents. https://youralbania.com/news/albania-eu-chapter-20-closure https://youralbania.com/news/albania-eu-chapter-20-closure Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Investment Albania provisionally closed Chapter 20, on enterprise and industrial policy, at its 10th accession conference with the EU in Luxembourg on 13 October 2026. https://youralbania.com/news/vlora-airport-concession-cancellation https://youralbania.com/news/vlora-airport-concession-cancellation Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Tourism The government has begun terminating the Vlora International Airport concession after the airport missed its 2026 operating deadlines. The concessionaire disputes it.