Spain is the favorite country to spend the holidays for many European countries. With its culture, architecture, food, beaches, etc., Spain is the first choice for Italians, Germans, French, Danes, Swedes, Norwegians, etc.
The Spaniards themselves prefer to go to the United Kingdom, Germany and France.
The data were published by Eurostat in the report "Is your country popular for tourists" and refer to the year 2017.
Greece is the only country in Europe that has Albania as the first choice for tourism. According to Eurostat, Albania is Greece's top destination with 2.1% of nights spent, followed by Germany with 1% and the United States of America with 1%.
This is also related to the fact that about 40% of Albanian immigrants live in Greece, who are equipped with Greek passports. Greeks who come on vacation to Albania spend very little, about 27 euros per day (an indirect indicator that they don't stay in hotels, but mostly with relatives), and stay for 11 nights.
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Greece itself is visited more by German tourists, who spend 153 euros per day and stay for about 9.8 days, followed by the British, who spend 71 euros per day.
Italy is the first favorite of Austrians, Romanians, Slovenians. Italians themselves go more to Spain, where they spend 120 euros per day, and the second destination is Croatia with 90 euros per day, followed by the United Kingdom, where an Italian spends on average around 90 euros per day.
The Poles, who have been coming to Albania in recent years, have Germany as their main vacation destination, where they spend 34 euros per night, followed by the United Kingdom, with 33 euros per night, and the third, Italy, with 65 euros per night. night. Poles are actually one of the stingiest peoples, with a daily tourist expenditure of only 27 euros, from 59 euros spent by the French, 77 euros spent by the Germans on vacation, 72 euros by the British, 49 euros by the Spanish, 63 euros by the Italians, etc.
The Czechs, who have started to prefer Albania, have as their first destination Croatia, then Slovenia and the third choice is Italy. Czechs are stingier than Poles, with daily spending of 21 euros, according to Eurostat.
Bulgarians go to Greece, Croats and Hungarians have Germany as their first choice.
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The Norwegians, who have been coming to Albania for the last two years, have Spain as their first destination, followed by Sweden and Greece. Norwegians are among the most indulgent in Europe, with daily expenses of 123 euros per day.
Not even the Swedes are left behind, with average daily expenses of 125 euros. Their three favorite destinations are Spain, Thailand and the USA. Danes also spend 136 euros per day for vacations and trips, as they prefer Spain, Sweden, Italy./Monitor
