Day trip11 hoursBerat and Ardenica
The UNESCO town of Berat and the Ardenica monastery
For partners
Your partner on the ground in Albania
For more than 25 years, tour operators and agencies across Europe have trusted us with their guests in Albania. We contract the hotels, run the transfers, guide the tours and answer the phone when something needs fixing, so you can sell Albania with confidence.
What we do for tour operators and agencies
Hotel contracting
Allotments and guaranteed rooms in beach resorts, city hotels and heritage towns, including the hotels our group operates.
Charter and series programmes
Full ground handling for weekly flights: arrivals, transfers, reps and guest care.
Round trips and fly-drive
Ready-made circuits through Albania and the Balkans, or programmes built to your brief and your brochure.
Groups and MICE
Meetings, incentives, conferences and events, from the venue to the last transfer.
Excursions
Day trips, wine tastings, 4x4 routes and evening experiences for your guests in resort.
Why work with us
Since 1999
One of Albania's longest-running incoming agencies.
Hotels in the group
We operate hotels ourselves, including the Accor hotels in Albania, which means better access and fewer surprises.
One team, one contact
Contracting, operations and guest care work together in Tirana.
Clear terms
Written contracts, transparent rates and fast replies.
How working with us goes
- 1
Tell us what you need
Send us the size of your group, your dates, and what your guests want to see and do.
- 2
We build the programme
Our incoming team plans the route, hotels, transport and guides, tailor-made or from tours we already run.
- 3
We run it on the ground
Transfers, hotels, guides and events are looked after by our own team in Albania and the Balkans.
Tours and trips
Tours you can book today
A selection of the tours our incoming team already runs. They run in German, English, French, Italian, Russian and Polish, and tailor-made programmes are built on request.
Day trip11 hours
Multi-day2 daysButrint, the Blue Eye and Gjirokastra
Roman Butrint, the Blue Eye spring and the stone city of Gjirokastër
Day trip10 hoursWine tasting in Berat
A day of wine tasting around Berat
Day trip9 hoursCognac factory in Durrës and Krujë
A cognac factory in Durrës and the old bazaar of Krujë
Day trip8 hoursAdventure spirit: 4x4 from Tirana
Off-road from Tirana: Rodoni Cape, Burrel, Elbasan, Kavajë or Peqin
Day trip3 hoursAlbanian Nights
A short three-hour programme
Multi-day15 highlightsAlbanian Heritage
15 highlights, from Shkodër and Theth to Saranda, Butrint and Gjirokastër
Who we work with
We also meet agencies and brands in person at fairs such as ITB Berlin.
- FRAM
- Hotelbeds
- RateHawk
- TBO
Questions agencies ask us
Which destinations do you cover?
Albania and all the Balkan regions. We are the incoming destination management company behind tours, groups and events there.
Which languages do your tours run in?
Our published tours run in German, English, French, Italian, Russian and Polish.
Can you arrange hotels and meeting space for a group?
Yes. IONA Hospitality operates four hotels: Mercure Tirana (74 rooms), Fllad Resort & Spa in Golem (132 rooms), Perandor Beach & Family in Durrës (100 rooms) and Merko Hotel in Berat (21 rooms, with a meeting room for 30 to 40 people). Our team also books other hotels where a programme calls for it.
Do you also handle travel out of Albania?
Yes. Alongside incoming tours we arrange outgoing travel: flights, hotels, packages and charters.
How do we start working together?
Send us the form below, or write to the incoming team directly. Tell us about your group and we will come back to you with a proposal and our contracting conditions.
Start a conversation
Tell our incoming team about your market, your dates and the kind of programme you want, and we will reply with a proposal.
For owners and brands
Hotel owners and international brands looking for a partner in Albania: IONA Hospitality is where to go.