tourist voucher program

Uncertainty surrounds Serbia’s tourist voucher program: Impact on small restaurateurs and hoteliers

Serbia's 2025 budget includes 500 million dinars for tourist vouchers, offering 100,000 vouchers worth 5,000 dinars each. While this is double the number of vouchers distributed last year, the reduced value has raised concerns among tourism industry stakeholders. The vouchers were previously worth 10,000 dinars each, leading to concerns that the funds could be redirected towards other projects, such as the EXPO or rural tourism, leaving small restaurateurs and hoteliers in a vulnerable position. Since their introduction 10 years ago,…