10 December 2020 | Tennis Victoria

From tomorrow, thanks to the Victorian Government and Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Martin Pakula, Tennis players will be able to apply for 120,000 travel vouchers to help get out to regional Victoria for the summer and kickstarting tourism recovery.

The vouchers will assist clubs and participants travelling and staying at any regional events and tournaments.

The vouchers will be rolled out in two stages, with 40,000 vouchers valued at $200 each redeemable for travel between Saturday, 12 December and Friday, 22 January.

Additional lots of 40,000 vouchers will become available on 20 January for travel between 27 January and 1 April and on 30 March for travel between 6 April and 31 May – spreading the benefits for regional communities well into the year. Any vouchers not used in the first two rounds will be added to the third round.

The release of the second stage of vouchers will include Tennis Victoria’s Country Week (15-19 February 2021) and the many tournaments held in regional Victoria occurring across the Labour Day and Easter long weekends.

The vouchers will be available from 10:00am tomorrow, with successful applicants able to redeem their voucher after they have travelled, ensuring cash flows immediately to regional businesses.

The voucher scheme is open to Victorian residents aged 18 or over when they spend a minimum $400 on accommodation, experiences or tours in regional Victoria in specified periods.

Vouchers will be limited to one per household and travellers will be required to spend at least two nights in paid accommodation in regional Victoria to qualify for the scheme.

Victorians will register through the Business Victoria website and if successful, be provided with a link to redeem the voucher after their travel is completed. Vouchers will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

To apply for the voucher scheme, visit http://business.vic.gov.au/travelvouchers from 10:00am, Friday 11 December.