Towards an alternative tourism

MEDF in consortium with the Center for managing change and crises Partners Albania and local partner Local Development Agency Struga (LDA) in the period from 15 April 2013 to 15 December 2014 implementing the project: "Towards an alternative tourism".


Overall objective of the project is:

  1. Diversified economic development based on tourism opportunities in Korca and Pogradec in Albania and Struga, Ohrid and Debarca Vevchani in Macedonia.
  2. Increased cross-border cooperation in the areas of Korca and Pogradec Albania areas Struga, Ohrid and Debarca Vevchani of Macedonia.

Specific objective of the project is:

  • Enhanced development of tourism in Korca and Pogradec Albania and Struga, Ohrid and Debarca Vevchani of Macedonia.

Provided the following results:

  1. Identified and developed products for local tourism development;
  2. Developed facilities for tourism;
  3. Promotion of the potential for tourism in the region;
  4. Improved infrastructure;
  5. Exchange of best practices.

The planned activities of the program will identify the local attractive tourist locations, business opportunities for tourism development in the target regions, and will develop at least 8 separate products in the field of tourism in Macedonia and Albania. Additional training will be provided to stakeholders for 100-120 capacity development for tourism Albania and Macedonia will organize visits to exchange experiences and cooperation of 20 people from Macedonia and Albania in order to boost tourism and 1 trip to the identified Tourist places by tour operators and journalists from Macedonia to Albania and vice versa. The project will be organized workshops and press conferences will be ready 2 videos that will be broadcast on local and national media in Macedonia and Albania, to promote the region as a tourist destination and local promotion of tourism as an economic alternative to the finish group. The project provided small infrastructure improvements in the target region.


For more information please visit:


http://www.mrfp.org.mk/mk/za-nashata-rabota/promocija-pretpriemnistvo/partnerstva-za-razvoj-na-mali-pretprijatija/kon-alternativen-turizam.html