Who are the beneficiaries
One day extenses the deadline for submitting applications to participate in ‘Program social tourism 2025-2026 »of the Public Employment Service (DBA).
Therefore, the submission of beneficiaries’ applications for all VAT will continue tomorrow, Thursday, May 15, 2025.
The program will begin on June 1, 2025 – earlier than ever – and concerns 300,000 vouchers, with a budget of € 50 million.
The check is a unique number for each beneficiary and beneficiary separately, which can carry out up to six nights in accommodation, which he chooses from the “Register of Providers” of DBA, upon consultation with the Provider, with little private participation.
Specifically, in Leros, Lesvos, Chios, Kos, Samos and Rhodes, up to 10 free nights (zero private participation) can take place, while in the municipalities of North Evia and Evros, as well as in Thessaly, except for the Sporades, up to 12 nights.
The subsidy prices are increased by 20% for the peak month of August and for Christmas (15/12/2025 to 14/01/2026) and Easter (03/04/2026 to 19/04/2026).
The increased subsidy is valid all year long for the accommodation of North Evia, Evros and Thessaly, except for the Sporades.
In addition to staying in tourist accommodation, ferry tickets are also subsidized. Participation is 25%, while for people with disabilities, tickets are free.
As stated in a related announcement, the program provides for special scoring for single group and for disabled and increased scoring for beneficiaries with lower incomes.
Also, people with disabilities provide for participation each year, the entitled of escort and zero private participation in the ferry tickets, and they are not imposed on ratification if they do not use their checks.
For parents, there is an increased scoring for each minor child.
In addition, those who have not received checks in the past or have not received a check due to scoring in the last two programs.
Beneficiaries are:
– employees with a dependent employment relationship of private law or
– Insured to E-EFKA in their professional category, with contributions in favor
– Unemployed with an ongoing unemployment period of at least three months at the expiry date of the application deadline.
Family income may not exceed 30,000 euros, while long -term unemployed (at least 12 months of unemployment) there are different income criteria, as described in the public invitation.
Applications are submitted, via Gov.gr, to the email address: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/ergasia-kai-asphalise/apozemioseis-kai-parokhes/koinonikos-tourismos.
Specifically, the route is: Initial – Work and Insurance – Compensation and Benefits – Social Tourism Programs (DBA).
The choice of beneficiaries is based on the scoring of specific criteria (disabled, single, number of children, income, first time participation in the program), in an objective and transparent manner, through the integrated DBA Information System (IIS).
According to the announcement, employees and unemployed people who are subsidized in a social tourism program for another period for the same period cannot participate in the program and those who, except for the disabled, received a check in the 2024-2025 program.
Supporting documents relating to the conditions for participation or the beneficiaries are sought on its own motion. In cases of non -potential for an ex officio search, the supporting documents are attached to the applications.
Providers are tourist accommodation and ferry companies.
Provider applications are submitted from 07/05/2025 to 18/05/2025, via Gov.gr, to: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/ergasia-kai-asphalise/apozemioseis-kai.
The route is: Initial – Work and Insurance – Compensation and Benefits – Social Tourism Providers.
The “Providers Register” automatically integrates the last year’s providers, as long as they update the supporting documents.
For more information: https://www.dypa.gov.gr/koinonikos-toyrismos.
