1.8 Expected results and stakeholders

5. The final Chapter is focused in the Results and Conclusions is focused on the conglomerate derived from the above-mentionedchapters to generate two main matrixes related with interventions in the hotels of communism and the new design of future hotels.

1.8 Expected results and stakeholders

The First direct interested stakeholders would be the central governmental instances respectively represented by the Ministry of Tourism and Environment, Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy, Ministry of Economy and special Institutes like National Tourism Agency and National Institute of Cultural Heritage7. The relevance of interest for this research from the governmental units of policy-makers consists on the creation of an analytical database for the communist heritage related to the architecture for accommodation, which will serve as an inventory to be considered in the upcoming policies regarding the inclusion of these assets in the strategies for holistic management including urban development and financial issues and finding new leads of sustainabledeveloping of tourism. On the other hand,the methodology presented in the thesis could be a step-by-step guided process to be applicable also in other type of architectural heritage with the possibility to assure a holistic management. The NICH Institute, which has not till now included architectural communist heritage in its working competences, might find the research useful in the process of awareness of the values of this type of heritage and consider a footpath for expanding their methodologies and trainings for architectural restoration and preservations, by including in their work portfolio a new set of skills for approaching heritage.

The Municipalities, as part of the local government is considered a substantial actor which could find net worthy the research, since the present of socialist hotels are present in almost every city. Considering the Albanian socialist hotel an integral part of the urban development and history, through a possibility of special interest of a

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landmark site, can amplify the touristic performance of the cities, by raising interest in the presence of communist heritage as a value itself and the resurrection of their primary function which is accommodation for touristic purposes.

Other indirectly interested stakeholders can be considered: Albanian Chamber of Commerce and big Investing companies who are constantly searching new development opportunities and can benefit from the perspective or outcome of the research. Creditors and Banks as a supportive financial supporter of development in different entrepreneurships. Citizens, visitors and tourist are also introduced as an indirect stakeholder for the experience and image of the city perceived, which is in this case related with components like aesthetics, cultural and local identity, socialist heritage, visuality, quality of construction etc.