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SA Government praises hotel occupancy boom amid travel voucher scheme, but Opposition calls for it to be expanded
The South Australian Government has welcomed the boom in hotel occupancy rates after rolling out its travel voucher scheme — but the Opposition says it wants the policy expanded to include tour operators and other hard-hit tourism ventures.
Key points:
- Hotel occupancy rates beat or match those for December 2019
- But Labor says the travel voucher scheme must be broadened
- Tour operators want to be included in the scheme
Labor leader Peter Malinauskas said the government scheme was “good policy” but only about 24 per cent of the second round of vouchers had been cashed in so far.
The scheme offers discounts of $50 for regional accommodation businesses and $100 for city-based providers for bookings up until March 31.
“The tourism voucher scheme…
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