“Tourism for all 2025”: The programming agreement for the new cycle was signed – Beneficiaries and amounts
The programming agreement for the new cycle of the “Tourism for All 2025” program, with the implementing body of the project Information Society, was signed by the Minister of Tourism Olga Kefalogianni.
“The program of the Ministry of Tourism aims to strengthen domestic tourism and regional development. This year we will have two draws, so as to strengthen more the beneficiaries who will choose the autumn or winter period for their holidays”, emphasized Mrs. Olga Kefalogianni.
Especially to support mountain and winter tourism, there will be an increased subsidy for the low season (start of program by 4/30 & from 1/10 to 31/12).
Potential beneficiaries who meet the conditions of the income criteria can choose when submitting the application which period they will use their card (low or high).
At the same time, the increased subsidy to vulnerable population groups continues: pensioners, three and many children, single-parent families, people with disabilities and parents with disabled children, with amounts of up to 600 euros.
The program will show the areas affected by natural disasters as well as the mountainous destinations of the country.
The budget of the new C cycle of the “Tourism for All 2025” Program amounts to approximately €18 million, while it is planned to utilize the unused amounts of the B cycle as they will be formed after 12/31/2024. The purpose of the Program is to strengthen the demand of domestic tourism, through the subsidy to beneficiaries of accommodation services for taking holidays within the Territory.
Through the “Tourism for All 2025” Program, following a relevant online application and selection by lottery, a financial facility is granted per period as follows:
HIGH SEASON: 01.05.2025 to 30.09.2025
- An amount of two hundred (200.00) euros to natural persons who meet the defined conditions and will choose when submitting the online application the high period, that is: 01.05.2025 to 30.09.2025.
- Amount of three hundred (300.00) euros to natural persons:
- Unmarried or widowed with dependent children, based on last cleared when submitting the 2023 Personal Income Tax Return application,
- Marriage or parties to a cohabitation agreement with three or more protected children, based on the last settled when submitting the application for a joint or separate Personal Income Tax Return 2023.
- Pensioners of all Funds with a final decision to award a pension due to old age until 31.12.2023, who meet the defined conditions.
- An amount of four hundred (400) euros, especially for Persons with disabilities, with a valid decision of a total disability rate of 67% or more at the time of submitting the application, as well as for beneficiaries with children Disabled persons with a valid Decision of a total disability rate of 67% or more at the time of submitting the application.
- In the case of a beneficiary who meets the conditions of more than one of the above categories, the application is classified in the category with the maximum subsidy amount.
- The above amounts concern exclusively the beneficiary and do not increase in case of dependent members.
LOW PERIOD
From the effective date of the intangible digital debit cards of the “Tourism for All 2025” Program until 30.04.2025 and from 01.10.2025 until 31.12.2025.
- An amount of three hundred (300.00) to natural persons who meet the defined conditions and will choose when submitting the application the low period.
- Amount of four hundred (400.00) euros to natural persons:
- Unmarried or widowed with dependent children, based on last cleared when submitting the 2023 Personal Income Tax Return application,
- Marriage or parties to a cohabitation agreement with three or more protected children, based on the last settled when submitting the application for a joint or separate Personal Income Tax Return 2023.
- Pensioners of all Funds with a final decision to award a pension due to old age until 31.12.2023, who meet the defined conditions.
- An amount of six hundred (600) euros, specifically for Persons with disabilities, with a valid decision of a total disability rate of 67% or more at the time of submitting the application, as well as for beneficiaries with children of disabled persons with a valid Decision of a total disability rate of 67% or more at the time of submitting the application.
- In the case of a beneficiary who meets the conditions of more than one of the above categories, the application is classified in the category with the maximum subsidy amount.
- The above amounts concern exclusively the beneficiary and are not increased in case of dependent members.
Potential beneficiaries of the “Tourism for All 2025” Program
- Potential Beneficiaries of the “Tourism for All 2025” Program are adult natural persons, who are tax residents of Greece and fall within the income criteria herein (annual individual/family income).
- For the third (C) cycle of the Program, i.e. for the “Tourism for All 2025” Program, Potential Beneficiaries are those who have submitted a final Personal Income Tax Return until the deadline for timely submission of returns for the tax year 2023, which has been cleared by the deadline for submitting applications, and their annual family income falls within the income criteria defined in the table below.
- INDIVIDUAL (NATURAL PERSONS UNMARRIED OR WIDOWED)
- FAMILY (MARRIAGES AND PARTIES OF COhabitation)
- WITHOUT CHILDREN 19,000 31,000
- WITH 1 CHILD 20,500 32,500
- WITH 2 CHILDREN 22,000 34,000
More information interested parties can look for on the 2nd 15th of January on the websites of the Ministry of Tourism and the Information Society.