Airbnb Took Your Edge. The Balkans Gave It Back.
It's been a rough week in our space. EU Regulation 2024/1028 went live. Portugal's licences are vanishing. Italy's tax regime just got heavier. And Airbnb's Summer Release quietly absorbed half the services that used to set good operators apart.
So here's a story going the other way.
Albania. Non-EU. Record 12.5 million visitors in 2025. Non-resident overnight stays up nearly 38% year on year. The coast, Ksamil, Dhërmi, Saranda, is turning into one of the Mediterranean's most profitable STR frontiers, on property that still costs a fraction of Croatia or Greece.
But the real lesson isn't the…
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