Assistant Minister for Tourism Renata Pind\u017eo has stated for the Ve\u010dernje novosti that so far there have been 63.000 applications for vouchers for holiday in Serbia and, even though the budget initially planned 80.000 vouchers, due to a great interest the big chances are that this number will reach 100.000 applications, like last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow it is the the peak season for applying for the vouchers and we are getting a large number of them. We plan to reach the last year\u2019s level, when we distributed 100.000 vouchers, but we have to take care of the budget, and the available capacities as well.<\/p>\n
It is still early to talk if the number will exceed the last year\u2019s one. There is also one technical thing, i.e. whoever applies, they have to do it at least a month before they go on holiday, so now in May, we give reservations for June and the first half of July\u201d, says Assistant Minister. <\/p>\n
According to her works, the most wanted destinations are Prlolom spa, Zlatibor, Sokobanja, Kopaonik, Gornja Trep\u010da, and Banja Kovilja\u010da. A big interest are touristic facilities in which the vouchers, in the value of RSD 5.000, can be used. <\/p>\n
To that end, says Mrs Pind\u017eo, it is important that the government settles its obligations on time, so there were no delays or problems. \u201cAt this point we have 1.107 facilities where the vouchers can be used, and last year there were 938\u201d, says Mrs Pind\u017eo, adding that the number is constantly growing, and the caterers are left with the ability to register throughout the year. <\/p>\n
Mrs Pind\u017eo underlines that the largest number of touristic facilities are located in the most developed sites where the accommodation is most wanted. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe voucher action has greatly contributed to that, at least in those towns, to leave the \u201cgrey\u201d zone. Now they are categorised and work in line with the law. They register their guests and pay the residence fee, which is not a thing to be neglected. We also have destinations in which the number of guests has increased for several times, which is not only a physical growth, but it was achieved by the compulsory registration\u201d, says Mrs Pind\u017eo.<\/p>\n
When it comes to the conditions for getting the vouchers or, more precisely, whether other population categories will be included, the Assistant Minister says that it is not possible to cover all the population categories since the vouchers are not a social measure, but rather a stimulation. \u201cWe need to rely on those categories which status can be easily evaluated\u201d, concluded Mrs Pind\u017eo. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Assistant Minister for Tourism Renata Pind\u017eo has stated for the Ve\u010dernje novosti that so far there have been 63.000 applications for vouchers for holiday in Serbia and, even though the budget initially planned 80.000 vouchers, due to a great interest … Continue reading