48 TOURISM LAW IN EUROPE of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement. The law is partially aligned with the Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 concerning European statistics on tourism and repealing Council Directive 95/57/EC and Council Directive 90/314/EEC of 13 June 1990 on package travel, package holidays and package tours78. According to the National Strategy for Sustainable Tourism Development 2019-2023, the policy objectives are as follows: a) Promotion of public and private investments79 The qualitative development of the tourism industry is closely linked to the attraction of internationally renowned hotel and tourism operators in Albania. Implementation of a program that will promote the fiscal facilities provided for in the Albanian legislation and further cooperation to support and facilitate these strategic investors is a key priority of this strategy. For sustainable and wellplanned development, the public and private investments should be directed to areas of priority tourism development. In line with the National Sectoral Plan for the Tourism Field, detailed development plans shall be developed for each of these areas and specific policies shall be developed to encourage private investments in them. One of the most pressing problems of tourism development in Albania is the connecting infrastructure and poor infrastructure at the destination. On the one hand, there is a need to improve the overall transport network in the country and, on the other hand, to invest in basic infrastructure such as electricity, water supply and sewerage, parking spaces, promenades, tourist information and so on. b) Consolidation and development of tourism products80 Increasing the quality of tourism services is closely linked to the standardisation of these services and the certification of their bidders. By 2023, standards will be consolidated, accommodation facilities will be classified and a register will be set up, which will be constantly updated. Improvement of services is also related to human resources. The objective of the strategy is to design the qualifications framework and work on the curricula in order to proceed with the training of all tourism related professions as well as the inhabitants of tourist areas. Another development opportunity offered by the 78 National Plan for European Integration, 2021-2023, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, p. 262, accessed on 17.06.2021. 79 “National Strategy For Sustainable Tourism Development 2019 – 2023”, https://turizmi.gov.al/wpcontent/uploads/2019/12/National-Tourism-Strategy-2019-2023-EN.pdf, accessed on 03.09.2021. 80 Idem.
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