The Podlasie Tourist Voucher is the original program of the Podlasie Voivodship Local Government. It was created to support the tourism industry, which bears the effects of a difficult geopolitical situation at the border with Belarus. The migration crisis caused by Belarus at this border has been going on since 2021, many tourists give up arrivals to the province.
The idea of a voucher constituting co -financing of stays in Podlasie from the beginning is very popular. In the first edition in April (to be used in April and May) and in the second in June (for holiday stays), the region's self -government allocated a total of over PLN 2 million for co -financing in this form of tourist services in the region; One-off funding was PLN 200-400.
In the edition, which will start on Monday, the value of the voucher has been unified, regardless of the place of accommodation, and will amount to PLN 300. The pool of money for the third edition is over PLN 2.3 million; It can be increased if all vouchers from two previous editions have not been used. The voucher generation system will operate on September 1, between 12-13 (but in a randomly selected time) at podlaskibonisturisty.pl.
The form will be active until the pool of funds available in the third edition of the voucher. According to data from the voivodship self -government, about 4,000 have been implemented so far. vouchers.
– The idea of the voucher is that we reach this tool to the citizens of our country with the message that the Podlasie Voivodeship is a safe and attractive place, where it is worth spending a vacation, a long weekend or coming on vacation. Many years ago, our location at the eastern border was our advantage. The geopolitical situation from us independent caused that this is no longer our advantage – emphasized the voivodship marshal Łukasz Prokorym.
As he said, thanks to the idea of this voucher and for the relatively small money, the region achieved a great promotion of its tourism industry in the media not only Polish. “The voucher was a tool that we said (…) that it is safe and attractive with us,” he added Prokory.
The region authorities announce the continuation of this idea also in 2026
