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Health Tourism in Thermal Waters in Peshkopi, Albania—Statistical and Economic Analysis
Author(s)
Arif Murrja, Maksim Meço, Ilir Tomorri
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2185/2019.02.005
Affiliation(s)
Agriculture University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
ABSTRACT
Health tourism in thermal
waters is one of the types of tourism in Albania. Attending these types of tourism, not only
heals/cures some diseases of visitors/tourists, but also contributes to the
economic development of the communities located near the thermal water
resources. The purpose of the study is the identification of the comparative
advantages of health tourism in the thermal waters, the Thermal Baths Peshkopi
in Dibra, Albania. To realize this study we provided information by hotel
businesses, owners of hostels and Balnear State Enterprise, which operate in
the service of visitors/tourists who frequent health tourism thermal waters. The study showed: (i)
The ratio Albanian tourists (domestic) and foreign tourists is 2:3; (ii) Time
attendance is 10-15 nights of staying; (iii) The cost of person in hotels,
including accommodation, three meals, transport and entrance fees in spa tourism
center are on average €12, while these costs in the hostels of the residents
are on average €8; (iv) The number of hotels to accommodate visitors/tourists
is over 10 with over 900 beds in total; (v) The number of hostels that offer
family tourism is about 111 with the average number of beds 8-10/house with
over 1 000 beds; (vi) Total revenue from health tourism, for hotels and hostels
for 2015 were €132,000,
while the 10-year period (2006-2015) is €1,004,102.
KEYWORDS
visitor/tourist, health tourism, thermal waters, income, hostels, cost, advantages
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