Time to Make Yourself at Home Tasmania

Peter Gutwein,Premier & Minister for Tourism

Our priority during COVID-19 has been protecting the health, safety and wellbeing of Tasmanians.

But we know that our tourism and hospitality industry has been one of the hardest hit as a result of the necessary restrictions we have had to put in place and we must continue to support the sector over the next few months.

Our new Make Yourself at Home voucher incentive scheme aims to drive intrastate visitation, and to support and encourage Tasmanians to get out and experience their home State.

The $7.5 million initiative will run between 7 September 2020 and 1 December 2020, including during the important school holiday period, and will benefit tourism businesses across the state, with flow on effects to other businesses from people staying in their region, for longer a period of time, and spending more while they’re there.

Through a new online registration system, which will open at 9am on Monday 7th of September Tasmanians can register as a single adult or a couple, or as a family, for accommodation vouchers and/or tourism experience vouchers.

The amount we will reimburse for valid travel activity is as follows:

  • One adult can register for one (1) x $100 accommodation voucher and one $50 experience voucher.
  • A couple can access up to two (2) x $100 accommodation vouchers to use on different nights and two (2) x $50 experience vouchers.
  • Families can register either as a single parent or for two parents and can access up to two (2) $150 accommodation vouchers to use on different nights. As well as one (1) $50 experience voucher for each parent, and a $50 experience voucher is available for each child up to a maximum of three (3) children.

Under the initiative, Tasmanians will pay and undertake their travel activity, and then claim the value of their vouchers using their receipts for eligible accommodation or an eligible experience.

We know 2020 has been a year like no other and we will continue to provide as much support as we can to support our local economy and our local jobs.

I encourage all Tasmanians to get out there, experience what is without doubt the best place in the world, and in doing so, support our regions, our businesses, families and communities.

Registrations will open from 9:00 am on Monday 7 September 2020.

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