00:01It's the last chance for many to catch some sun before the winter weather sets in.
00:07But on the Eyre Peninsula tourist towns have experienced a major slump through Easter and
00:11school holidays.
00:13Easter time was probably 40% cancellations but a lot of people stayed on but since then
00:17we've had almost 60% cancellations.
00:19Regions reliant on campers, caravans and grey nomads are feeling the pinch.
00:24For those travellers fuel is front of mind.
00:27We've changed our itinerary a bit as well, so areas that are further flung that would
00:31cost a fair bit to get out there that we'd like to see, like Coober Pedy is an example,
00:35we've just canned it from the itinerary just because it just didn't make sense financially.
00:39The York Peninsula saw tourism plummet due to the algal bloom, now fuel and access to it
00:45is top of mind.
00:46There's been a few that have mentioned and asked about supply issues out here, like can
00:50we get fuel to get home as well?
00:52In other parts of the state, the situation is looking more positive.
00:56Here, closer to the Victorian border, gather round and school holidays back to back have
01:01kept visitor numbers steady.
01:03In Mount Gambier, the unseasonably warm weather is keeping attractions like the Umfiston sinkhole
01:09buzzing.
01:09People are preferring to stay closer and travel a little bit closer to home, but also maybe
01:14once they're here staying longer, so that's been a great outcome for our city.
01:18Along the Murray, the sun is also out and Renmark businesses have been run off their feet.
01:23I don't think the fuel crisis has affected at all because we've just been flat out, flat
01:27chat, people coming in from everywhere.
01:29Yeah.
01:30Mixed reports, but a resounding call for fuel cost relief.
01:33Mixed reports, but a lot of often people are facing the same amount as yes, and if to make
01:33any sense of the weather, there will be a real energy thing around on a road.
01:34If you are approaching the surrounding border, let's just try to make sure what you have
01:36seen in this and that's going to be a real need of a valley.
01:36Let's see.
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