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Tripadvisor Lists 2020 Travelers’ Choice Awards for Emerging Destinations

2020-02-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Naoussa Greece

Naoussa, Greece and Saranda, Albania among Tripadvisors Travelers’ Choice trending and emerging destinations for 2020.

Tags: albania, destinations, Europe destinations, Greece, Saranda, Travelers Choice, travels, TripAdvisor

Save the Blue Heart of Europe in Albania

2018-07-27 by Phil Butler

Save the Blue Heart

In the wilds of Albania, the Vjosa River flows from its origins at Mavrovouni mountain in Northern Pindos mountain chain in Greece, to wind down through the Balkan mountains to the beautiful the Adriatic Sea. We must “Save the Blue Heart of Europe.”

Tags: #SAVETHEBLUEHEART, albania, Aoös, Blue Heart of Europe, Mihela Hladin Wolfe, Patagonia, Vjosa River, Vjosë River

Albania Renews Visa Free Travel Regime for Gulf States

2017-06-07 by Liliana Steffens

In news from Tirana, Albania has renewed a visa-free travel regime for nationals of three Gulf countries in order to boost tourism.

Tags: albania, Albania Travel, Oman, Qatar, Riyadh, Sami Shiba, Saudi arabia, tirana

Albania Improves Road Infrastructure with New Tirana-Elbasan Highway

2013-07-03 by Liliana Steffens

Tirane - Elbasan highway

There are already more than 8000 km of new or reconstructed roads in rural areas, many of them also connecting sites of great tourist interest.

Tags: albania, infrastructure, roads, travel

Albania Announces Unilateral Visa-free Travel for Russians

2013-03-12 by Violeta-Loredana Pascal

Albanian beach

Albania wants to boost its tourism, offering unilateral visa-free travel for Russians as well as announcing a draft law which stipulates that people who invest USD 200,000 in the country will receive citizenship.

Tags: alania free visa, albania, albania citizenship, free visa, russian free visa albania

Surprising Travel Modes: Superfast Ferries

2012-10-12 by Phil Butler

Superfast Ferries routes

Odds are you never thought of traveling from Italy to Greece via ultra fast auto ferry. You probably did not even consider there is such a thing outside of a Bond flick, let alone churning across the length of the Adriatic aboard one. Here at Argo, we are all about the love of travel and wonderful, novel ways of “getting there” too.

Tags: Adriatic, Adriatic Sea, albania, Audi, car travel, cruises, Europcar, ferry, Greece, Greek Islands, Italy, Korfu, SeaSmiles

Eastern Europe On Pinterest: Part I

2012-08-27 by Phil Butler

Sokolsky Monastery, Bulgaria

Pinterest is something of a phenomenon when it comes to users being social and loving all things imagery. As a window inside travel too, the boards on Pinterest can reveal a lot about the wonder and beauty of our travel landscape. Argo Travel News decided to start showing off the best boards for those breathtaking places in Eastern Europe.

Tags: albania, Anela ✗✗ Odžakovic, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Baku, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Jona D, Maria Morozova, P8ronella, Pinterest, Rana Wallwork, Stella Ess

This Week’s Famous Eastern Europeans Quiz

2012-06-15 by Liliana Steffens

Argo people

For those of you out there who love a challenge, Argo Travel News offers up this Eastern Europe celeb quiz from the cool folks at ProProfs. You’ll be surprised at how proud some countries are of their celebrity countrymen too. More on that later, but test yourself now on your celeb know how.

Tags: albania, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, celebrity, Croatia, Eastern Europe, Europe stars, famous Europeans, Knowledge, Montenegro, poland, ProProfs, Quiz Maker, Quiz taking, romania, tests

Al-Imtiaz Group Eyes Investments in Albania

2012-05-29 by Mike Wheatley

Albania is confident of securing greater investment from the Middle East, following the successful visit of a high level delegation from the Al-Imtiaz Investment Group in Kuwait, which travelled to the Balkan country as special guests of Albanian President Dr. Bamir Topi.

Tags: Abdullatif Al-Abdulrazzaq, Adriatic, Al-Imtiaz Investment Group, albania, delegation, Dr. Bamir Topi, Fatmir Cela, investment, kuwait, President Topi

Albania, Serbia, Entice Israeli Tourists

2012-03-08 by Mike Wheatley

Albania tourism

Israelis love their travels more than most, and so it is perhaps less of a surprise than one would initially think to learn that both Albania and Serbia have sent large delegations to a major tourism expo in that country.

Tags: albania, Albanian Riviera, Albanian tour, albanian travel, Durrës Amphitheatre, IMTM, International Mediterranean Tourism Market, Israel, Serbia, UNESCO World Heritage sites

Albania Celebrates 100 of Independence All Through the Year

2012-02-08 by Delia Gavrilescu

Lalzit Bay Resort and Spa

The Albanian centenary of independence will be marked all through the year with various events.

Tags: albania, centenary, independence

More Polish Tourists to Albania

2011-10-17 by Delia Gavrilescu

President of the Polish Chamber of Tourism, Ian Korsak told Albanian Minister of Tourism Aldo Tonin Bumçi that Polish tourists will be encouraged to visit Albania’s fine beaches and other tourist destinations in the near future.

Tags: albania, Albania Travel, polish tourism, Visit Albania

Albania and Bulgaria Top Destinations for 2011

2011-01-15 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Main Square of Tirana, Albania

Albania and Bulgaria are considered among the best travel destinations in the world this year. Two publications ranked these Eastern European countries among the world’s top 10 destinations: CNN and Lonely Planet.

Tags: albania, Bulgaria, top travel 2011

Winter in Kosovo: Hiking in the Šar Mountains

2011-01-05 by Sharmistha Ray

Brezovica

When visiting Kosovo during the Winter months, one of the top activities worth pursuing is hiking in the Sar Mountains. This Balkans mountain range offers almost unparalleled challenge and breathtaking vistas for the newcomer and veteran hiker alike. The Kosovo Valley below, and Šar Mountains National Park also offer rare encounters with some 20 unusual wildlife species.

Tags: albania, backpack Kosovo, Balkans, hiking, Kosovo, Kosovo Mountains, Kosovo travel, mountain hiking, mountain species, Sar Mountains

Albania’s National Day and UNWTO News

2010-11-28 by Phil Butler

Gjipa Beach in Albania

On Albania’s National Day news of last week’s UNWTO Conference provides a positive backdrop for one of Eastern Europe’s most interesting emerging economies. The culture and beauty of Albania and her neighbors have for too long been missed amid the world’s most visited places. The UNWTO findings and initiatives last week may lead Albania and her neighbors into a more cooperative and positive economic future.

Tags: albania, Albania Independence, Albania National Day, Eastern Europe travel, EU tourism, Hillary Clinton, regional tourism, Sali Berisha, tirana, travel economies, UNWTO, UNWTO Seminar, Welcome to Albania

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