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.

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…