The Development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) An important aspect of tourist destination marketing is its branding. Destination Branding concept is very important because it make possible for a destination to differentiate from competitors through an unique name and identification in the perception that the target market will have. The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact that Internet has in destination branding, especially for relatively new destinations. The role of Internet is present through a variety of tools, such as web-sites, e-mail, social networks, blogging etc. We will bring the Albanian Case as a new destination to illustrate how the use of Internet and its related tools has helped in constructing a good brand image. Nowadays people find themselves firstly searching for information online about the destinations they want to visit, through Internet and the various platforms, so they are becoming very important as means for branding a destination. Many Internet elements can make a difference in branding if included as needed in the e

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The transition period has undoubtedly deserved, and it still does, in-depth analysis of the overall economy. Different studies in transition countries have served for the recognition of realities, taking action and policy development needed for economic development. Almost all transition countries are still undergoing a deep economic crisis. The nature of this crisis comes from a restructuring of the infrastructures created for a centralized economy.Many countries have been concerned with the problems that the development has caused in the environmental aspect. Transition countries are faced even with greater environmental problems because of their need to be developed rapidly.At low levels of development, both the quantity and the intensity of environmental degradation are limited to the impacts of subsistence economic activity on the resource base and to limited quantities of biodegradable wastes. As agriculture and resource extraction intensify and industrialization takes off, both resource depletion and waste generation accelerate.From an environmental perspective a decline in GDP is positive if hazardous materials pollution reduced. However, if one wants to analyze the dynamics of release per unit of production these relations will grow along with GDP in almost all transition economies.Economic situation in Albania, was very difficult due to the political instability of the country, which impede the development and implementation of a sustainable strategy and long-term

When we talk about the new information based economy, we're talking about a world in which people work with their brains instead of their hand, a world in which communications technology creates global competition-not just for running shoes and laptop computers, but also for bank loans and other services that can't be packed into a crate and shipped. We are in fact speaking of a world in which innovation is more important than mass production, investment buys new concepts or the means to create them, rather than new machines, a world in which rapid change is a constant, a world so different its emergence can only be described as a revolution.