Insight
Large tourism-real-estate deals are increasingly demanding "exceptional treatment," including special investor status, rewritten protections, and consent bypasses.

Albania's "Flamingo Revolution" highlights issues with large-scale tourism developments and "strategic investor" status, granting developers special treatment and bypassing regulations. This case involves a $1.4B Sazan Island resort linked to Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners.
Large tourism-real-estate deals are increasingly demanding "exceptional treatment," including special investor status, rewritten protections, and consent bypasses.