Activity

Tourism

70 Programs
Companies active in the tourism sector are seeking solutions related to both their short and long-term prospects and their development needs. NSRF — Tourism Subsidies are available for hotels, campsites, guesthouses, rental rooms/apartments, tourist furnished residences, travel agencies, car rental companies, maritime tourism services, sports tourism and rural tourism (marinas, ski resorts, theme parks, thermal tourism facilities, thalassotherapy centres, spas, sports training centres). Eligible businesses include:
  • Existing enterprises
  • New enterprises
  • Enterprises under establishment
Development Law — Tourism Eligible investment plans include the establishment or expansion of hotels (3 stars+), comprehensive modernisation of hotel units (3 stars+), tourist campsites (3 stars+), hotels within traditional/listed buildings (2 stars+), special tourism infrastructure (conference centres, golf courses, marinas, ski resorts, theme parks, thermal spa facilities, sports training centres, mountain shelters, racing circuits), and youth hostels operated by cooperatives or Social Cooperative Enterprises. See espa.io for detailed information on all subsidy programmes for the tourism sector.

Programs

Closed
Launched: 06-05-2026

Start a Business (Xekino Epicheirimatika): 100% Grant of up to €36,000 for Graduates

The Start a Business programme (in Greek «Ξεκινώ Επιχειρηματικά», Xekino Epicheirimatika) is part of the Operational Programme “Competitiveness 2021–2027” under ESPA. Its purpose is to activate human capital. More specifically, it aims to strengthen self-employment and to develop new business initiatives that contribute to higher employment. The programme is aimed… Read More

Deadline
30-06-2026
Subsidy
100%–100%
Closed
Launched: 18-05-2026

NSRF (ESPA)

Epicheiro Sterea (Central Greece): Subsidy of up to 75% for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

The “Epicheiro Sterea” action (in Greek «Επιχειρώ Στερεά», “Doing Business in Central Greece”) is part of the Regional Programme “Central Greece” 2021-2027, financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and national funds. The strategic goal of the action is to finance investment plans that fall exclusively within one of… Read More

Deadline
18-09-2026
Subsidy
70%–75%
Investment
+€30.000 - €800.000
Expected

NSRF (ESPA)

Support for Productive Investments – Adaptation / Modernisation and Recovery (Attica)

Support for Productive Investments – Adaptation / Modernisation and Recovery The action “Support for Productive Investments – Adaptation / Modernisation and Recovery” aims to strengthen activities in the priority sectors of the National Smart Specialisation Strategy, as defined for the Region of Attica (Regional Extensions), by supporting investment plans… Read More

Subsidy
50%–65%
Investment
+65000000
Closed
Launched: 08-05-2025

NSRF (ESPA)

Support for Existing Micro and Small Enterprises in Island Areas of the JTF 2021–2027 Programme (“Go Green”)

Support for Existing Micro and Small Enterprises in Island Areas of the JTF 2021–2027 Programme (“Go Green”) The action “Go Green” aims to support existing micro and small enterprises operating on small Greek islands (population of up to 3,100 inhabitants). Its goal is to stimulate the local economy through… Read More

Deadline
10-07-2025
Subsidy
70%
Investment
+20.000.000,00€
Closed
Launched: 08-05-2025

NSRF (ESPA)

Support for the Establishment of Micro and Small Enterprises in Island Areas of the JTF 2021–2027 Programme (“Go Green”)

Support for the Establishment of Micro and Small Enterprises in Island Areas of the JTF 2021–2027 Programme (“Go Green”) The Action “Go Green” is part of the Just Transition Fund (JTF) 2021–2027 framework and aims to stimulate entrepreneurship on small Greek islands with a population of up to 3,100… Read More

Deadline
10-07-2025
Subsidy
70%
Investment
+30.000.000,00€
Closed
Launched: 16-12-2024

Recovery and Resilience Fund

Digital Tools for SMEs B’

Digital Tools for SMEs B’ – The Programme The purpose of the Programme “Digital Tools for SMEs B'” is to enhance the digital maturity of small and medium-sized enterprises across a broad range of economic sectors. Through the Programme, participating businesses can receive support in order to: Modernise their production,… Read More

Deadline
09-05-2025
Subsidy
80%–90%
Investment
+42000000
Closed
Launched: 16-10-2024

Recovery and Resilience Fund

Grants for Diving Tourism

The programme “Grants for Diving Tourism” aims to promote the underwater environment through the creation and upgrading of diving/submarine parks, and to exploit the comparative advantages (natural and cultural) of Greece in accordance with sustainability principles, while improving the country’s overall tourism offering by enhancing its diversification and developing special-interest… Read More

Deadline
20-12-2024
Subsidy
60%–100%
Investment
+6200000
Closed
Launched: 21-10-2024

DYPA (Public Employment Service)

Creation of New Jobs (NJP) for Unemployed Persons in RIS3 Strategy Businesses in the Region of South Aegean

Within the framework of the action “Creation of New Jobs (NJP) for Unemployed Persons in RIS3 Strategy Businesses in the Region of South Aegean”, the employment of unemployed individuals with higher formal qualifications in businesses operating in the South Aegean Region is supported. The purpose of the action is the… Read More

Deadline
17-01-2025
Subsidy
100%–100%
Investment
+47.200€
Closed
Launched: 25-09-2024

NSRF (ESPA)

Priority Application of Mainly Non-Technological Innovations by Enterprises under the Regional Dimension of the National Smart Specialisation Strategy

The Action “Priority Application of Mainly Non-Technological Innovations by Enterprises under the Regional Dimension of the National Smart Specialisation Strategy” includes innovative interventions for reorganising the production and/or administrative functions of the Region’s enterprises, such as changing the production process (production lines, reorganising the sales system and/or the internal operation… Read More

Deadline
05-12-2024
Subsidy
70%–70%
Investment
+60.000-400.000€
Closed
Launched: 16-09-2024

NSRF (ESPA)

Sales Promotion and Export Development (North Aegean Region)

The action “Sales Promotion and Export Development” is financed within the above programme under Specific Objective 1.3: “Strengthening the sustainable growth and competitiveness of SMEs and job creation in SMEs, including through productive investments”, aiming to support the activities of priority sectors of the Regional Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3) through… Read More

Deadline
14-11-2024
Subsidy
50%–50%
Investment
+60.000-300.000€
Expected

NSRF (ESPA)

Supporting the creation and operation of new tourism businesses

The Action Supporting the creation and operation of new tourism businesses is the third in a row of the Entrepreneurship Action of the NSRF 2021-2027, which will soon open for applications. In particular, for the third Entrepreneurship Action, the budget will be… Read More

Subsidy
40%–55%
Investment
+150.000.000,00€
Expected

NSRF (ESPA)

Establishment of Enterprises & Support for New SMEs in the Areas of the Territorial Just Transition Plans of the Region of Western Macedonia & Megalopolis

The programme The Action entitled “Establishment of Enterprises & Support for New SMEs in the Areas of the Territorial Just Transition Plans of the Region of Western Macedonia & Megalopolis” will be implemented with funds from the “Just Development Transition” Programme of ESPA 2021 – 2027, totalling €20,000,000. It aims… Read More

Subsidy
%–70%
Investment
+20.000-100.000
Επιχορήγηση υφιστάμενων επιχειρήσεων που έχουν πληγεί από την πανδημία, σε περιοχές που υπέστησαν μεγάλες φυσικές καταστροφές

Επιχορήγηση υφιστάμενων επιχειρήσεων που έχουν πληγεί από την πανδημία, σε περιοχές που υπέστησαν μεγάλες φυσικές καταστροφές: 7η Απόφαση Αποδοχής/Απόρριψης Ενστάσεων

Δημοσιεύθηκε η έβδομη (7η) Απόφαση Αποδοχής/Απόρριψης Ενστάσεων στο πλαίσιο της Δράσης του ΕΠΑνΕΚ «Επιχορήγηση υφιστάμενων επιχειρήσεων που έχουν πληγεί από την πανδημία, σε περιοχές που υπέστησαν μεγάλες φυσικές καταστροφές», σχετικά με την έγκριση των αποτελεσμάτων εξέτασης διακοσίων τριάντα πέντε (235) ενστάσεων. Ειδικότερα, εγκρίνεται η… Read More

Ενίσχυση

16η τροποποίηση της Πρόσκλησης στη δράση: Ενίσχυση της Ίδρυσης και Λειτουργίας Νέων Τουριστικών Μικρομεσαίων Επιχειρήσεων

Δημοσιεύτηκε σήμερα η Δέκατη έκτη (16η) τροποποίηση της Πρόσκλησης υποβολής αιτήσεων χρηματοδότησης επιχειρηματικών σχεδίων στη δράση: Ενίσχυση της Ίδρυσης και Λειτουργίας Νέων Τουριστικών Μικρομεσαίων Επιχειρήσεων του Ε.Π. «Ανταγωνιστικότητα, Επιχειρηματικότητα και Καινοτομία (ΕΠΑνΕΚ)», ΕΣΠΑ 2014 – 2020. Ενίσχυση της Ίδρυσης και Λειτουργίας Νέων Τουριστικών Μικρομεσαίων Επιχειρήσεων… Read More

HDB

Ελληνική Αναπτυξιακή Τράπεζα: Ενεργοποιήθηκαν τα 3 νέα χρηματοδοτικά προϊόντα

Ενεργοποιήθηκαν τα 3 νέα χρηματοδοτικά προϊόντα της Ελληνικής Αναπτυξιακής Τράπεζας – HDB, όπως αναφέρεται σε σχετική ανακοίνωση της τράπεζας. Συγκεκριμένα πρόκειται για τα εξής: Πράσινα Συγχρηματοδοτούμενα Δάνεια (Green Co-Financing Loans) Με συνολικά διαθέσιμα δανειακά κεφάλαια ύψους έως 500 εκατ. ευρώ για χρηματοδοτήσεις επενδυτικού σκοπού σε ΜμΕ που υλοποιούν επενδύσεις:… Read More

Ενίσχυση Τουριστικών Επενδύσεων

Αναπτυξιακός Νόμος: Δημοσιεύτηκε η 2η Προκήρυξη του Καθεστώτος Ενίσχυση Τουριστικών Επενδύσεων

Δημοσιεύτηκε η 2η Προκήρυξη του Καθεστώτος Ενίσχυση Τουριστικών Επενδύσεων του Αναπτυξιακού Νόμου 4887/2022 που υπέγραψε ο Αναπληρωτής Υπουργός Ανάπτυξης και Επενδύσεων αρμόδιος για τις Ιδιωτικές Επενδύσεις κ. Νίκος Παπαθανάσης. Ο δεύτερος κύκλος υποβολής των αιτήσεων υπαγωγής επενδυτικών σχεδίων στο παρόν καθεστώς ξεκινά την 12η Ιουνίου 2023 με ημερομηνία… Read More

Τράπεζα Πειραιώς

Τράπεζα Πειραιώς: Χαμηλότοκα δάνεια σε ΜμΕ μέσω Business Growth Fund

Τη μακρόχρονη συνεργασία της με την Ελληνική Αναπτυξιακή Τράπεζα (ΕΑΤ), συμμετέχοντας στο νέο Ταμείο Χαρτοφυλακίου με την επωνυμία BUSINESS GROWTH FUND διευρύνει η Τράπεζα Πειραιώς. Το Ταμείο Χαρτοφυλακίου δημιουργήθηκε από την Ελληνική Αναπτυξιακή Τράπεζα και το Ελληνικό Δημόσιο… Read More