As school holidays start tomorrow and SA enters two long weekend's back-to-back tourism is booming across the state with many places completely booked out or very close to it.
Fuel prices has not affected travellers venturing to the South East this holiday period, with bowser prices dropping in recent days.
Murrami Farm owner Jill Mitchell, Mount Benson, said their cottage was very popular for the upcoming holidaying period.
"I'm booked out now with just a few days here and there, but more generally until the end of May," she said.
According to National Parks and Wildlife Service executive director Mike Williams, bookings at many of SA's most iconic national parks were at 100 per cent, with only a few vacancies left.
And Tourism Industry Council South Australia chief executive officer Shaun de Bruyn said tourism during the April school holiday period, which includes two public holidays, was looking strong across the state.
"South Australians as well as interstaters are making the most of the opportunity," he said.
"We're hearing that the rain and floods on the eastern seaboard has motivated many travellers to visit SA.
"But we have not heard yet that fuel prices have hindered people's travel plans, however, they are certainly adding cost to businesses at a time that they are least in the position to absorb them."
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He said people should do something different - whether it was a day or multi-night trip to the regions, a tour or experience they wouldn't normally do, or even a staycation in the city - and continue to experience everything the state has to offer.
"And just because something is booked out, stay in touch with the businesses and be flexible - they are getting last minute cancellations due to COVID all the time," he said.
Eyre Peninsula wilderness retreat, Yarnbala founder Kane Slater, Coffin Bay, said they were booking up quickly for the coming weeks.
"There are only a limited number of spots," he said.
Meanwhile Pikes Wines, Clare, are gearing up for a busy weekend with the Clare races attracting a large crowd to the region this weekend.
"The restaurant is looking pretty well booked out," she says. "It is very much all-hands-on-deck this weekend and also obviously going into school holidays."
She said despite it being reiterated throughout COVID, people needed to book ahead.
"If we are booked out we are always here to help in terms of recommendations," she said.
South Australian Tourism Commission chief executive Rodney Harrex said since the borders opened across the country, they had seen an increased confidence and a sense of certainty that had brought life back to airports, put planes in the sky and had more people hitting the road to discover regional SA.
"With two rounds of our Great State Voucher program having generated the highest number of bookings in the scheme to date, coupled with the upcoming Easter and Anzac long weekends and school holidays - tourism is set for a major boost," he said.
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