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The Victorian Government Regional Travel Voucher Program website has crashed due to the large number of potential vacationers trying to apply for the $ 200 discount.
The vouchers were announced on Thursday to bring more life to the regional Victorian tourism industry, which has been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
At 10:00 a.m. when the first 40. 000 coupons were about to be released, an internal server error message was displayed for many users on the Business Victoria website.
Those who managed to get onto the website couldn’t find the « Apply Now » button to register for the program for almost an hour.
Another error message was found after opening the applications informing users that the government Salesforce servers were « temporarily unable to respond ». .
« Business Victoria is seeing strong demand for regional travel vouchers, which has resulted in the application page going offline, » a spokesman told ABC.
Tourism Minister Martin Pakula said yesterday that he expected a very high demand for vouchers, which should be issued based on availability.
« For this first tranche, I would expect demand to exceed supply. That was the experience in other parts of the country, « he said on Thursday.
« We tried to be generous, but 40. 000 is the limit for the first tranche and each tranche. «
Vouchers are redeemed after individuals travel to the Victoria area and spend a minimum of $ 400 on accommodation, experiences, or tours.
For those who struggled through the website troubles to successfully receive a coupon, the first 40. 000 vouchers between the 12th. December and 22nd. January to be used for travel.
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Vouchers are limited to one per household, and travelers must spend a minimum of two nights in paid accommodation in regional Victoria.
Trips to the Mornington Peninsula and the Yarra Valley can be redeemed, although parts of these areas may be redeemed during the 4. Stage in the metropolis of Melbourne were included.
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Ref: https://www.abc.net.au
