On August 25, the third stage of providing tourist cards – vouchers for the areas of Northern Evia and Samos affected by natural disasters begins.

More than 13,800 cards worth a total of €2.7 million will be allocated to the North Evia and Samos Pass programs, which aim to support tourist traffic in areas affected by natural disasters, said Deputy Prime Minister Christos Triandopoulos in an interview with ERT TV. as well as the extension of the tourist season.

Mr. Triandopoulos said that in the new phase of the action, each card will fund the recipient 150 euros for a holiday in Northern Evia or 300 euros for a holiday in Samos in September, for accommodation, meals and local transport. costs in the above affected areas.

In general, through the platform https://vouchers.gov.gr more cards will be issued than originally planned, as they will be supplemented by those that were not used by beneficiaries during July. In addition, Mr. Triandopoulos mentioned that the cards for September that were not mastered will be available in October along with new funding to increase the number of cards.

He also said that there is no income criterion for obtaining a card, but so far these are not residents of the districts, but visitors.