If you're looking for discount travel reservations to Europe, avoid Spain, Italy and Greece. All three countries are superb places to visit, but they're also very expensive. It's even becoming harder to get discount travel reservations to Croatia because the country is becoming increasingly popular. Albania, on the other hand, is still dirt-cheap. Albania is associated with communism and poverty, but don't let that put you off.

Albania has two hundred miles of magnificent Adriatic and Ionian coastline. The most impressive beaches are located in the south of the country. Rich in history, Albania has some outstanding churches and mosques. Because it's not yet as popular as other countries in southern Europe, other tourists won't crowd you. The currency of this country is Lek not Euros. This means you'll get more value for your dollar at souvenir shops, bars and restaurants. The flight from the US to Albania will cost quite a bit, but you'll get discount travel reservations on your hotel.

I'm not going to embellish the truth. Albania definitely isn't a luxurious vacation destination. Then again, if you expected opulence you wouldn't be hunting for discount travel reservations anyway. Although Albania isn't plush, it is a great place to visit if you have an adventurous spirit, a love of warm sandy beaches and passion for history.