The state government will release a second round of free travel vouchers to encourage Tasmanians to support the state's tourism-based operators.
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While the announcement has been welcomed by industry, the head of the state's chief tourism lobby group has said the state has continued to stimulate its intrastate market at the same time as another COVID-free state has decided to reopen its borders.
The first round of vouchers, worth $7.5 million, was fully subscribed within 40 minutes of opening earlier this month.
Under the program, vouchers up to $100 can be used for accommodation bookings and vouchers up to $50 can be used towards the cost of a tourism experience.
The vouchers were snapped up by up to 60,000 Tasmanians, though many others expressed disappointment on the operation of the program and lengthy delays on its website.
Premier Peter Gutwein said the government would contribute $5 million for a second round of the program.
He said the new vouchers would be released on September 30.
Mr Gutwein said vouchers would be able to be redeemed from then until November 30.
He said people could register for vouchers online at the Make Yourself At Home website or through a special hotline if they did not have online access.
Mr Gutwein said registrations would open at 7pm next Wednesday.
He said industry feedback indicated Tasmanians were visiting the state's regional areas and booking mid-week overnight trips.
Mr Gutwein said anyone who had already redeemed a travel voucher would be able to vie for another voucher in the second round.
"Around 800 people have already redeemed a voucher," he said.
"In the main, this will be available to people who were unable to get a voucher in the first round."
Mr Gutwein said the government would receive a clear indication of utilisation of vouchers of the school holiday period.
"The information that we're receiving back from the industry is that bookings are very strong for that period and we expect a significant number of the vouchers will be used then," he said.
Tourism Industry Council Tasmania chief executive Luke Martin said Tasmania was trying to stimulate its intrastate market while another COVID-safe state had opened its borders.
"South Australia has opened its borders to all states apart from Victoria and are well ahead of us in terms of rebuilding their tourism industry," he said.
West by North West chief executive Tom Wootton said with direct flights to King Island from Hobart announced last week, the region was already seeing an increase in voucher redemption on King Island.
"It's great to see that Tasmanians who missed out on the first round of vouchers will have another chance to register," he said.
"Having said that, it's important to remember this program is less about providing subsidised holidays and more about stimulating a tourism industry in desperate need of support."
Visit Northern Tasmania chief executive Chris Griffin said a second release of vouchers would be greatly appreciated by both travellers to the region and its businesses.
"What is most important to us is the timing of the release, 30 September, stimulating travel after the school holidays where we expect there to be a dip in demand," he said.