Albania Hotel
Foreign Entry Requirements
AUSTRALIA - *Passport, Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) or non-electronic label visa, proof of onward or return ticket, and sufficient funds are required. An ETA or non-electronic label visa is required for tourist or business stays of up to 3 months. An ETA is an electronically stored authority to travel to Australia and can be obtained online at www.ETA.immi.gov.au or through participating travel agencies or airlines. Minors not accompanied by a parent or traveling with only one parent need notarized written parental consent from the absent parent(s). AIDS test required for permanent resident visa for applicants age 15 and older; tests taken in the U.S. are acceptable. More information about entry requirements to Australia (including for longer stays) is available on the Embassy of Aus ... [Read More]
June
1111--06/02/03 Remarks in Courtesy Call With French President Chirac; President George W. Bush, French President Jacques Chirac; Hotel Royal; Evian, France ... [Read More]
May
1111--05/25/02 Press Briefing on President's Trip to Russia; Secretary Colin L. Powell; The Grand Europa Hotel, St. Petersburg, Russia ... [Read More]
H - Europe Overview
Belgian authorities are continuing their investigations of several individuals arrested in 2001 who are of interest to the United States. Authorities are examining Richard Reid’s activities and associates in Belgium, particularly in light of Reid’s stay at a Brussels hotel shortly before he attempted to ignite his shoe bomb while on American Airlines Flight 63 in December 2001. Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian national arrested by Belgian authorities in September 2001 for his involvement with a plot to bomb the US Embassy in Paris, claimed in June 2002 that his plan was to attack Kleine Brogel airbase in Belgium. Authorities have nearly completed the investigation of Tarek Maaroufi—a Tunisian-born Belgian national arrested in December 2001 for allegedly providing forged passports to the two assassins of Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud. ... [Read More]
November
1111--11/10/03 Press Conference with Assistant Secretaries Jones and Craner; A. Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Lorne Craner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; InterContinental Hotel; Tashkent, Uzbekistan ... 1111--11/18/03 Interview with Laurent Zecchini of Le Monde; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Le Meridien Hotel; Brussels, Belgium ... [Read More]
May
1111--05/22/03 Interview with French Television 1 (TF-1); Secretary Colin L. Powell; Intercontinental Hotel; Paris, France ... 1111--05/22/03 Press Conference at the French American Press Club; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Hotel Clarion St. James et Albany; Paris, France ... 1111--05/07/03 Foreign Policy Association’s Annual Dinner ; Secretary Colin L. Powell; New York Hilton Hotel; New York, New York ... [Read More]
May
1111--05/12/03 Interview with Israel Television Channel Two; David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem ... 1111--05/07/03 Foreign Policy Association’s Annual Dinner ; New York Hilton Hotel; New York, New York ... 1111--05/22/03 Press Conference at the French American Press Club; Hotel Clarion St. James et Albany; Paris, France ... [Read More]
May
1111--05/06/02 Remarks at the 24th Annual National Leadership Conference of the Anti-Defamation League; Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC ... 1111--05/25/02 Press Briefing on President's Trip to Russia; The Grand Europa Hotel, St. Petersburg, Russia ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
The Ambassador’s residence has an asphalt tennis court available to Embassy personnel during specified hours. The few local tennis courts are cement and not in good repair. The Chateau Linza hotel on the outskirts of the city has swimming facilities, which may be used for a fee. Walking and running in the park around Tirana’s artificial lake is a popular activity among both Albanians and internationals. A few private fitness clubs are now in operation in Tirana. The Embassy housing compound also has a playground equipped for children, and a fitness facility provided by the marine detachment. The Sheraton hotel has a health club with membership available to the Embassy community, which includes both indoor and out door pools. ... [Read More]
Albania
Albania is a cash economy. Credit cards and travelers checks are not generally accepted, except at the major new hotels in Tirana and some international airline offices. Travelers' checks can be changed at banks in larger towns. ... COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: Albania is a parliamentary democracy that is slowly transforming its economy into a market-oriented system. Albania's per capita income is among the lowest in Europe, but economic conditions in the country are steadily improving. Tourist facilities are not highly developed in much of the country, and though Albania's economic integration into European Union markets is slowly underway, many of the goods and services taken for granted in other European countries are not yet available. Hotel accommodations are limited outside of major cities. Read the Department of State Background Notes on Albania at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3235.htm for additional information. ... [Read More]
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