Following huge demand for the first round of the government's voucher scheme, a subsequent $5 million round was similarly popular, with about 20,000 registrations recorded.

Those who were lucky enough to secure a voucher are able to use them around the state in the middle of the week. They offer rebates between $100 and $150 per night for accommodation for a maximum of two nights (subject to eligibility), as well as $50 vouchers for tourism experiences.

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Opposition Leader Rebecca White said given the vouchers had to be used by the end of November, it was crucial they supported all sectors of Tasmania's visitor economy.

"Limiting the voucher scheme to accommodation and tourism experiences ignores a large part of our visitor economy that has helped to drive the success of tourism in our state, and that's cafes and restaurants," she said.

"Labor believes adding food and dining to the range of experiences the vouchers can be applied to would instantly boost their redemption, which was last reported at a very low 20 per cent usage."

But Premier Peter Gutwein, who is also the state's Tourism Minister, said the redemption rate had since improved and that the voucher scheme was already creating significant flow-on benefits for cafes and restaurants.

"Already more than 9500 vouchers have been redeemed and for every voucher dollar, people are spending between $3 and $4 in addition on another service," he said.

"What is pleasing is that around 30 per cent of the total travel spend driven by the voucher scheme is being spent on food and beverages.

"This is what we thought would happen, with the vouchers driving visitation and encouraging people to visit regions across our beautiful and unique state."

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