Tourism for All 2026–27 in Greece: when your holiday card works, and where unspent money goes

If you won a card in Greece's Tourism for All 2026–27 draw, the date that matters is the end of the season you chose. Low-season cards can be used from 1 October 2026 to 30 April 2027 ³. High-season cards can be used again from 1 May to 30 June 2027 ³. Any balance left unspent goes back to the programme, not to the holder ¹.

What is Tourism for All 2026–27?

«Τουρισμός για Όλους» (Tourismos gia Olous, "Tourism for All") is a Greek state subsidy for holiday accommodation inside Greece ¹. Its legal basis is joint ministerial decision 11562/2026, published in the Government Gazette (ΦΕΚ, Fyllo Efimeridas tis Kyverniseos) B' 3409 on 15 June 2026 ¹. Decision 12354/2026, in ΦΕΚ B' 3766 of 24 June 2026, amended its income table ².

The Υπουργείο Τουρισμού (Ypourgeio Tourismou, Ministry of Tourism) runs the programme with Κοινωνία της Πληροφορίας (Koinonia tis Pliroforias, ΚτΠ), the state's Information Society company, which handles applications and cards ¹. Phase 1 of Tourism for All 2026–27 has a budget of €16,361,624.27 and runs until 30 June 2027; phase 2 runs until 31 December 2027 ¹ΕΛ. The decision gives 70% of the budget to the low season and 30% to the high season ¹.

Could foreign residents apply?

Yes, if they were tax residents of Greece ¹. The decision opens the programme to adults who are tax residents of Greece, with no nationality condition ¹ΕΛ. Applicants also needed a final 2024 income tax return, filed by the normal deadline and processed by the closing date for applications ¹. The programme platform repeats the same conditions ³.

Applications ran from 5 August 2026 at 12:00 to 21 August 2026 at 23:59 ³⁵. From 5 to 9 August 2026, access was staggered by the last digit of the applicant's ΑΦΜ (Arithmos Forologikou Mitroou, the tax identification number); from 10 August 2026 anyone could apply ⁵⁶. People applied online through vouchers.gov.gr or gov.gr with TAXISnet codes, or at a ΚΕΠ (Kentra Exypiretisis Politon, citizens' service centre) ¹³. The Ministry of Tourism said 1,156,017 applications were made: 819,976 for the low season and 336,041 for the high season ¹³¹⁴.

What were the income limits?

"Income" means the total annual family income of the applicant, spouse and dependent children from every source: taxable income, actual or deemed, plus exempt and specially taxed income; a tax-exempt disability allowance is not counted ¹. These were the limits for Tourism for All 2026–27 ¹²:

For each child beyond seven, the June 2026 amendment adds €5,000 to each limit ². The Ministry of Tourism says the limits rose from €19,000 (single, no children) and €31,000 (married, no children) in the previous cycle ⁷.

People with a disability of 67% or more, and parents of a child with such a disability, could apply regardless of income ¹³. Two groups were excluded, whether or not they used the benefit: people selected for the 2026–27 Social Tourism programme of ΔΥΠΑ (Δημόσια Υπηρεσία Απασχόλησης, Dimosia Ypiresia Apascholisis, the public employment service), and people drawn in Tourism for All 2025 ¹. The 2025 exclusion does not apply to those who took part as a person with a 67%+ disability or as the parent of a child with one ¹.

How much is the card worth?

Each applicant chose the high or the low season when applying, and the low season pays more ¹. The amounts are ¹³:

The disability amounts are €400 in the high season and €600 in the low season ¹¹ΕΛ. Winners in every category with four or more dependent children receive an extra €50 for each child from the fourth onwards ¹. Someone who fits more than one category is placed in the one that pays most ¹.

How were winners chosen, and how do I check?

Winners were picked by a single electronic draw across both seasons' lists, not by points ¹. The Ministry of Tourism announced the phase-1 results on 28 August 2026 ⁴. You can check by logging into your application with TAXISnet codes ⁴¹⁰. The lists posted on vouchers.gov.gr show the application number, the last four digits of the ΑΦΜ, the draw number and the amount, not names ¹³.

ot.gr reported 31,702 low-season and 19,528 high-season winners ⁸. The ministry's announcement gave no figure, and we could not confirm these numbers ⁴.

How does the card work?

Once it receives the winners' file from ΚτΠ, the bank issues a digital debit card electronically within two working days ¹. The platform lists Snappi, Alpha Bank and Eurobank as issuers ³. The bank sends an SMS and an email with a link; you set a password, receive a confirmation code by SMS, and the card is then active ¹.

The card pays only for accommodation, at businesses based in Greece such as hotels and campsites ¹³. The money must be used by the winner personally; it cannot be transferred to someone else or withdrawn as cash ¹. You can pay contactless, with an NFC-enabled smartphone, or online, on a website or booking platform that lets you enter the card's details ¹³. The decision excludes businesses whose only payment terminals are web or virtual POS ¹. Ask the business before booking whether it accepts the card. You can spend the amount in one payment or in several ³¹⁴.

When does my card stop working?

A phase-1 card works only in the season you chose, and in any case no later than 30 June 2027 ¹³. Transactions outside those windows are not possible ³.

A low-season Tourism for All card from phase 1 works from 1 October 2026 to 30 April 2027 and not after that ³.

• Low season: 1 October 2026 to 30 April 2027 ³.
• High season: from the date the cards took effect to 30 September 2026, then 1 May to 30 June 2027 ³.

When the card's period of use ends, the bank must deactivate it at once and return what is left to the account of ΚτΠ, not to the holder ¹. Once unspent phase-1 money has been settled, the decision tops up the winners' lists with more names from the "not drawn" lists (Πίνακες μη κληρωθέντων), which work as reserve lists, in draw order ¹. After the programme closes on 31 December 2027, any money still unspent goes to a Bank of Greece account for unspent public investment funds ¹ΕΛ. By our reading, a low-season balance left on 30 April 2027 is lost to the holder; we found no announcement of a refund or extension.

What happens to people who were not drawn?

There is no new application and no new draw for phase 2 ¹⁹¹². Phase-2 beneficiaries will be taken from the phase-1 "not drawn" lists, in ascending draw order, keeping the 70/30 split between low and high season ¹⁹¹². How far down those lists phase 2 reaches depends on the 2027 budget ¹¹⁴. The Ministry of Tourism says it has started work to strengthen phase 2, for which additional budget has been earmarked, and describes phase 2 as running from January to December 2027 ⁴. ot.gr reports that the start date will be announced on the programme website ⁸.

Who can help?

The Tourism for All helpdesk is on 210-2150231, Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00, and at tourism4all2026-2027@ktpae.gr ³.