European Youth Card
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The European Youth Card is a card for young people offering a large number of discounts on culture, travel, accommodation, shopping and services in most European countries. Everyone under the age of 30 (or 26, depending on the country or region) can become a cardholder and benefit from 80.000 discounts that the card offers – you don’t have to be a student or a resident of a European country. The card costs between EUR 5 and EUR 19, depending on where it is purchased, but a cardholder will always be able to use it wherever they see the European Youth Card logo. The card is usually issued for one year.
In many European countries, the card is still known as EURO<26 but with the change of the age limit (from 26 to 30), more and more it is called the European Youth Card (in English or the local language – Jugendkarte, Carta Giovani, Carnet Joven).
The European Youth Card is issued in three versions: a classic card (as pictured), a student card or a so called co-brand card. The co-branded card can be issued with various partners - a bank, a railway company, a municipality or a local government, a cultural institution or other. The design of the co-branded card can be very different from the classic card, however, it always carries the EYCA logo and offers the same benefits as the classic card.
European Youth Card is managed by the European Youth Card Association (EYCA) that represents 40 Youth Card organisations in 38 countries. All EYCA Member organisations issue the European Youth Card in their territory and develop local discounts individually. EYCA has its official seat in The Netherlands and its office in Bratislava, Slovakia.
The European Youth Card can be purchased through the national card organisation (see the list in a table below). Young people coming from outside of Europe, or living in a country where there is no national card organisation, have the possibility to buy the card online through the Kiosk shop that is managed by the EYCA headquarters.
The cardholders have the possibility to easily search all the 80.000 discounts on the online geo-tagged map on the card’s official web site. Moreover, EYCA has recently launched a brand new iPhone application called GeoDiscounts that is designed to help cardholders when traveling with the European Youth Card. Thanks to the GPS it shows the user a number of EYCA discounts closest to their current location. It is possible to narrow down the search by choosing a category, or typing in keywords. When the users have found the discount(s) they were looking for, they can access detailed info as well as the exact location on a map. Alternatively they can call or e-mail the place for more information.
| Country | Member | Web Page |
|---|---|---|
| ANDORRA | Carnet Jove Andorra | http://www.carnetjove.ad |
| ARMENIA | Armenian Junior Chamber / EURO<26 | http://www.euro26.am |
| AUSTRIA | jugendinfo.cc, European Youth Card Austria | http://www.jugendkarte.at |
| AZERBAIJAN | European Youth Card of Azerbaijan | https://www.eyca.az |
| BELARUS | Centre for Youth Information and Documentation - CYID | http://www.adukacyja.info |
| BELGIUM Flemish speaking | CJP vzw | http://www.cjp.be |
| BELGIUM French speaking | Carte Jeunes Wallonie-Bruxelles | http://www.cartejeunes.be |
| BELGIUM German speaking | Jugendbüro der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft | http://www.jugendbuero.be |
| BULGARIA | EURO<26 Foundation Bulgaria | |
| CROATIA | Croatian Youth Hostel Association EURO<26 Hrvatska | http://www.euro26.hr |
| CYPRUS | Youth Board of Cyprus, Κάρτα Νέων - Karta Neon EURO<26 | http://www.euro26.org.cy |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Sdružení Karty mládeže, o. s. | http://www.euro26.cz |
| ESTONIA | Eesti Euroopa Liikumine (European Movement Estonia) | http://www.euro26.ee |
| FINLAND | Finnish Youth Cooperation Allianssi | http://www.euro26.fi |
| GERMANY | Euro26.de | http://www.euro26.de |
| GREECE | Institute for Youth | http://www.europeanyouthcard.gr |
| HUNGARY | EURO<26 Hungary | http://www.euro26.hu |
| ITALY | Associazione Carta Giovani | http://www.cartagiovani.it |
| LATVIA | EURO<26 Jaunatnes Attistibas Asociacija (JAA)-Youth Development Association | http://www.euro26.lv |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | EURO<26 Jugendkarte Liechtenstein | http://www.euro26.li |
| LITHUANIA | Zigzag Travel | http://www.jaunimas.lt |
| LUXEMBOURG | Centre National d’Information pour Jeunes | http://www.euro26.lu |
| MACEDONIA (FYROM) | Aurora Turs Skopje | http://www.aurora.com.mk |
| MALTA | NSTS - Student & Youth Travel | http://www.nsts.org |
| MOLDOVA | Cardul European pentru Tineret | http://www.europeanyouthcard.md |
| MONTENEGRO | Ferijalni Savez Crne Gore | http://www.euro26.org.me |
| NETHERLANDS | CJP Netherlands | http://www.cjp.nl |
| POLAND | Polish Youth Projects Association | http://www.euro26.pl |
| PORTUGAL | Movijovem | http://www.cartaojovem.pt |
| ROMANIA | Asociatia EURO<26 Romania | http://www.euro26.ro |
| RUSSIA | Russian Union of Youth | http://www.euro26.org.ru |
| SCOTLAND | Young Scot | http://www.youngscot.org |
| SERBIA | EURO26 Serbia Association | http://www.euro26.rs |
| SLOVAKIA | CKM SYTS | http://www.euro26.sk |
| SLOVENIA | MOBIN, Institute for Youth Mobility and Information | http://www.ejkartica.si |
| SPAIN | Instituto de la Juventud (Injuve) | http://www.injuve.es/contenidos.item.action?id=261748382 |
| SWITZERLAND | EURO<26 Schweizer Jugendkarte AG | http://www.euro26.ch |
| UKRAINE | EURO<26 Zarevo | http://www.euro26.org.ua |
| UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND | Young Scot | http://www.youngscot.org |
| Region | Member | Web Page |
|---|---|---|
| ANDALUCIA | Instituto Andaluz de la Juventud | http://www.andaluciajunta.es/patiojoven |
| ARAGON | Instituto Aragonés de la Juventud | http://www.carnejoven.es |
| ASTURIAS | Instituto Asturiano de la Juventud Consejeria de Cultura Comunicación Social y Turismo | http://www.carnetjovenasturias.es |
| BALEARES | Govern de les Illes Balears - Conselleria d'Afers Socials, Promoció i Immigració - Institut Balear de la Joventut | http://www.carnetjoveib.es |
| CANARIAS | Dirección General de Juventud | http://www.juventudcanaria.com |
| CANTABRIA | Gobierno de Cantabria Dirección General de Juventud | http://www.jovenmania.com |
| CASTILLA-LA MANCHA | Instituto de la Juventud de Castilla-La Mancha | http://www.portaljovenclm.com/ |
| CASTILLA Y LEON | Junta de Castilla y León Instituto de la Juventud de Castilla y León | http://www.castillayleonjoven.com |
| CATALUNYA | Secretaria de Joventut Agencia Catalana de la Joventut | http://www.carnetjove.cat |
| CEUTA | Consejería de Juventud, Deportes y Nuevas tecnologías | http://www.ceuta.es |
| EXTREMADURA | Instituto de la Juventud de Extremadura | http://www.juventudextremadura.com |
| GALICIA | Xunta de Galicia Dirección Xeral de Xuventude e Voluntariado | http://www.xuventude.net |
| LA RIOJA | Instituto Riojano de la Juventud | http://www.irj.es |
| MADRID | Comunidad de Madrid Dirección General de Juventud | http://www.carnejovenmadrid.com |
| MELILLA | Consejería de Deporte y Juventud, Viceconsejería de Juventud | http://www.melilla.es |
| MURCIA | Instituto de la Juventud de la Región de Murcia | http://www.carnejovenmurcia.es |
| NAVARRA | Instituto Navarro de la Juventud | http://www.carnetjovennavarra.com |
| PAIS VASCO | Dirección de Juventud y Acción Comunitaria | http://www.gazteaukera.euskadi.net |
| VALENCIA | Institut Valenciá de Joventut | http://www.ivaj.es |
