The purpose of the research is to analyse the state of implementation of the concept of sustainable tourism development in the Albanian legislation regulating the tourism industry. The following research methods were used in the research: logical and legal method, formal and dogmatic method, qualitative analysis method, correlation analysis method, and systematic approach. The publication highlights the main approaches to understanding the concept of sustainable tourism development both from the

standpoint of international organisations (in particular, the World Tourism Organisation) and from the standpoint of theory. The research reflects a comprehensive analysis of the Law of the Republic of Albania No. 93/2015 “On tourism” with a focus on the concept of sustainable tourism development in this regulation. Particular attention in the publication is devoted to the understanding of the concept of sustainable tourism provided for in the Law of the Republic of Albania No. 93/2015 “On tourism”, and to the identification of its characteristic features. The conducted research allowed for establishing the correlation between the normative provisions of the Albanian legislation in the field of tourism and the system of key features of sustainable tourism developed in the theory of tourism development science.

Highlights

• The study allowed for developing recommendations for amendments to the Law of the Republic of Albania No. 93/2015 “On tourism” at the level of detailing the concept of sustainable tourism for each type of tourism sector, which indicates the practical significance of the work.