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Victorian Government to issue more regional tourism vouchers after website crashes
An extra 30,000 regional tourism vouchers will be made available to Victorians next week after heavy demand for the scheme saw the website crash on Friday.
Key points:
- Business Victoria says the extra $200 vouchers are a “show of good faith” after Friday’s crash
- Website issues meant Friday’s allocation was only exhausted in the mid-evening as people struggled to apply all day
- The additional vouchers will be available from Monday for travel until January 22
The $200 vouchers for people who holiday in regional Victoria over the summer are designed to boost the local tourism industry after the impact of the state’s coronavirus lockdowns.
The first allocation of 40,000 vouchers was set to be made available on a first come, first served basis…
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