Greece Opens Applications for Chios and Kythira Travel Passes

Applications for Greece’s “Chios Pass 2026” and “Kythira Pass 2026” tourism support programs will unfastened connected May 18, offering fiscal incentives designed to promote home travel and support section businesses connected the two islands.

The initiative, introduced done a associated ministerial decision, is portion of a wider state assistance model aimed astatine strengthening determination economies and boosting interior tourism. The programme is co-managed by respective authorities ministries, including those liable for clime situation response, finance, tourism, interior affairs, and integer governance.

Eligible applicants will beryllium capable to submit their requests done a dedicated online platform. The exertion window will stay unfastened until May 18, 2026.

Under the scheme, beneficiaries will person prepaid integer debit cards that tin beryllium used for accommodation, dining, and section transport services. The cards are designed to support spending exclusively within approved tourism-related businesses operating successful designated areas of Chios and Kythira.

A total of 3,000 beneficiaries will beryllium selected for the Chios program, while 3,600 will beryllium approved for the Kythira scheme.

The inaugural will beryllium implemented successful two phases: the archetypal moving from May to June 2026, and the 2nd from September to October 2026. Any unused funds from the archetypal signifier will beryllium transferred to the second.

The integer cards tin lone beryllium used astatine businesses that conscionable specific criteria, including the acceptance of paper payments and cognition within eligible tourism and transport sectors successful designated postal codification areas of the two islands.

The programme is scheduled to tally until the extremity of 2027 and will beryllium administered done Greece’s integer nationalist services platform, ensuring centralized entree and absorption of applications.