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A €10 voucher per night will be issued for English language students to to be used in Maltese and Gozitan businesses.
The scheme will start on the 7th of June each student in Malta and Gozo will be eligible from 14 days to 30 days of attending a local English language school and will be given a voucher per night, for a maximum of € 300 per student.
Minister for the Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri and Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection Clayton Bartolo, announced the scheme and stressed that “this aims to provide additional assistance to around 40 English schools which offer their services to thousands of students, as well as to other sectors that have been directly affected by this sector.”
Minister Clayton Bartolo outlined how the Malta Tourism Authority will be working in coordination with MIMCOL and English schools to provide these yellow vouchers to foreign students upon their arrival in our country according to the number of nights they will spend in the Maltese Islands.
Minister Silvio Schembri explained that the vouchers will be distributed as a printed voucher. He commented how these yellow vouchers in printed format will be valid from the beginning of June, until the end of this year, or until the full fund of one million euro is expended.
He argued how this measure will continue to help businesses operating in the tourism sector, specifically those which accept red vouchers, such as licensed accommodation, bars, diving schools, restaurants. This translates into about 4700 eligible businesses.
He clarified that those businesses which already accept red vouchers do not need to do anything and will also be able to automatically scan these yellow vouchers. These vouchers must be kept together with the VAT receipt like all other printed vouchers.
Those consumers who want more information about this yellow voucher intended for foreign English students, can also call on the voucher helpline 8007 4904. Businesses have a dedicated helpline for them on 8007 4950.
File Photo by Alain Salvary
