Another round of tourism vouchers to support River Murray businesses will be on offer next month for South Australians and cross border communities.
The 12,000 River Revival vouchers can be redeemed between July and November to generate turnover for Riverland businesses hit hard by once-in-a-century floods in summer.
The latest round of the State Government initiative includes houseboat operators — many of whom have only recently returned to full scale operations.
Tourism Minister Zoe Bettison said unused vouchers will be cancelled and reissued in a second chance draw.
"We've had some feedback and people have said they need more time to book their travel," Ms Bettison said.
"The travel period will be for five months ... if you don't use it, you lose it.
"If you haven't booked by the 25th of July, we are going to do a second chance draw which means you will have another month to book for that same travel period."
The vouchers include $100 experiences, up to $200 accommodation and $750 houseboat vouchers with minimum spending required.
The revival of the program comes after the South Australian Tourism Commission told a parliamentary committee that less than 40 per cent of the 12,000 vouchers handed out in the first round was redeemed.
The commission said that it expected at least 60 per cent of the first round of vouchers to be redeemed, which also included $50 for an experience and $100 for accommodation.
Owner of Riverland Canoe Adventures Kym Werner said he hopes the second round makes a difference to his business.
While his business is about to go into a quiet season during winter, he hopes remains optimistic for summer.
"Something needed to be tweaked," Mr Werner said.
"I think for some people accommodation worked quite well, I think for many of us doing the tours, it didn't seem to hit the mark."
Previously, State MP Tim Whetstone represents the Riverland and Mallee regions and said that tourism operators were feeling the "financial pinch".
"Tourism operators are really hurting," the Member for Chaffey said.
"They're feeling the financial pinch because there is that lag between now and when people are going to make those bookings."
