A new round of River Revival vouchers is expected to build on the $10.7 million already splashed in South Australia's River Murray regions.
The voucher program was designed to increase economic activity in regions hit by the River Murray floods and has so far been a big success.
In the program's second round, more than 8000 bookings were made for accommodation, experiences, houseboats and guided tours, making a $7.6m economic impact.
A ballot for the third round of vouchers will be open to residents in SA, and cross border communities in Vic and NSW on February 19 and 20.
Successful recipients will be notified on February 21.
Voucher types will include $100 for experiences, $100 for one night of accommodation, $200 for two nights accommodation, and $750 for houseboats or guided tours with a minimum $1500 spend inclusive of the voucher.
The travel period will run from February 22 until June 30 following the traditional bumper holiday season, which operators lost last summer.
Expressions of interest will open to providers of experiences, accommodation, houseboats and guided tours in the Riverland and Murray River Lakes and Coorong regions in early 2024.
Tourism Minister Zoe Bettison said the state government was still focused on assisting tourism operators who missed out on their peak operating time due to the floods.
"To confirm that rounds one and two contributed more than $10 million into the impacted regions is testament to the success of the program, and to the enormous support tourism operators right along the river have from fellow South Australians," she said.
"I acknowledge that some businesses are still not back to full operation, and I will keep working with them and keep listening. Last summer was one to forget - I want this summer to be one for the regions to celebrate the return of tourism."
Edwards Group chief executive officer Stephen Edwards, who runs the Riverbend Caravan Park and Waikerie Holiday Park, said his parks were fortunate to redeem more than 500 vouchers in round two of the program.
"The first two rounds of the River Revival Voucher programs have been a lifesaver for tourism operators in the river regions affected by 2022 floods," he said.
"With the vouchers generating bookings and revenue throughout the usual off-peak periods, our parks and other tourism operators have been able to recoup a portion of the significant revenue lost during the flood months."
